Tocumen Weather in May
Tocumen in May
The short of it: Tocumen in May averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 24 °C (76 °F), with 192 mm (7.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 24° · rain 192 mm · daylight 12 h 32 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Tocumen an average May high of 31°, a low of 24° and some 192 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 192 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 32 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Tocumen runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Nuevo Belén, 1 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Tocumen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 131 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuevo BelénPanamá | 1 km W | 31° | 24° | 192 mm |
| Vista HermosaPanamá | 4 km NE | 32° | 25° | 150 mm |
| PedregalPanamá | 5 km WSW | 32° | 25° | 102 mm |
| Nueva EsperanzaPanamá | 6 km ENE | 32° | 25° | 172 mm |
| Juan DíazPanamá | 8 km SW | 32° | 25° | 216 mm |
| PacoraPanamá | 10 km E | 32° | 25° | 229 mm |
| San MiguelitoPanamá | 11 km WSW | 32° | 25° | 117 mm |
| Parque LefevrePanamá | 13 km SW | 32° | 25° | 96 mm |