Arafo Weather in May
Arafo in May
The short of it: Arafo in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 14 mm (0.55 in) of rain and about 13 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 10° · rain 14 mm · daylight 13 h 33 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Arafo an average May high of 18°, a low of 10° and some 14 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 18°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 14 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 33 min in mid-May, 44 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and July.
Against its neighbours, Arafo runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Güimar, 3 km to the SSE, is 6° warmer by day.
May in Arafo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° warmer, 18 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GüimarCanary Islands | 3 km SSE | 24° | 16° | 6.0 mm |
| CandelariaCanary Islands | 5 km ENE | 26° | 17° | 5.0 mm |
| La Victoria de AcentejoCanary Islands | 11 km NNW | 22° | 14° | 8.0 mm |
| La OrotavaCanary Islands | 11 km WNW | 22° | 14° | 9.0 mm |
| Santa ÚrsulaCanary Islands | 12 km NW | 22° | 14° | 8.0 mm |
| FasniaCanary Islands | 12 km S | 24° | 14° | 7.0 mm |
| La Matanza de AcentejoCanary Islands | 13 km N | 18° | 11° | 14 mm |
| SauzalCanary Islands | 14 km N | 21° | 14° | 8.0 mm |