Orange Walk weather in May

In May, Orange Walk sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 99 mm of rain across 16.1 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Orange Walk's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orange Walk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
99 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:25 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
55%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Orange Walk is Orange Walk district capital.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical May day in Orange Walk reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Orange Walk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
24 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Orange Walk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°5813.7115.7
Feb29° / 21°309.911.45.4
Mar31° / 22°297.911.94.8
Apr33° / 24°397.712.43.9
May33° / 25°9916.112.83.0
Jun32° / 25°19522.913.12.7
Jul32° / 25°14122.9132.9
Aug32° / 25°15924.512.62.6
Sep32° / 24°19426.412.12.4
Oct31° / 23°20022.911.63.2
Nov29° / 21°1071611.24.7
Dec28° / 20°6615.210.95.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26634
36634
46634
56634
66535
76535
86436
96436
106337
116238
126139
136040
146040
155941
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195545
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225248
235050
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264654
274357
284357
294258
304060
313961

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Orange Walk gets around 99 mm of rain over 16.1 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 52% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
134
234
335
436
537
638
740
841
942
1044
1145
1246
1348
1449
1550
1652
1753
1854
1955
2057
2158
2259
2361
2462
2564
2665
2767
2868
2969
3070
3171

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1276130
2276031
3166231
4166231
5156331
6156232
7156232
8156232
9146332
10146233
11146233
12046234
13046135
14045937
15045838
16035740
17035542
18035443
19035245
20035047
21034849
22034552
23034354
24024157
25023959
26023761
27023662
28013465
29013267
30013069
31012871

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:326:11
212.75:326:11
312.75:316:11
412.75:306:12
512.75:306:12
612.75:296:12
712.75:296:13
812.75:286:13
912.85:286:13
1012.85:276:14
1112.85:276:14
1212.85:276:14
1312.85:266:15
1412.85:266:15
1512.85:256:16
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1712.95:256:16
1812.95:246:17
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2212.95:236:18
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2613.05:226:20
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2913.05:226:21
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
155.9Bright
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295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Orange Walk

In seasonPeak

In May, Orange Walk sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Orange Walk sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Orange Walk's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Orange Walk?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Orange Walk.

What to pack for Orange Walk in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Orange Walk sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Orange Walk in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 47 km away) is warmest in September at about 30°C and coldest in January near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Orange Walk in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Orange Walk peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Orange Walk in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Orange Walk is worst in July — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.8× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1030 µg/m³Dec 176 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar12Good
Apr22Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Orange Walk?

Orange Walk sits at 18.1°N, 88.6°W, 16 m above sea level, in Belize. The nearest listed city is Crooked Tree, 34 km away.

Crooked TreeChetumalSan PedroCaye CaulkerBelize CityBelmopanSan Ignacio

Topography around Orange Walk

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Orange Walk.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orange Walk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m.

The land around Orange Walk is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
307 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Crooked Tree 34 km · Chetumal 56 km · San Pedro 66 km · Caye Caulker 68 km · Bacalar 69 km · Belize City 75 km · Belmopan 94 km · San Ignacio 116 km

Belize travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / G
110 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 53% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,865
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
28.1
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
22.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 40%Protestant 32%none 16%other 11%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Orange Walk (18.0812°, -88.5633°, elevation 16 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).