Balzar weather in May

In May, Balzar sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 183 mm of rain across 23.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Balzar's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balzar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
183 mm
23.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:18 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
89%
5th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Balzar is city of Guayas Province, Ecuador.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Balzar reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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)
12923
22923
32923
42923
52923
62923
72923
82923
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112923
122923
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212923
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242923
252923
262923
272923
282923
292923
302922
312822

How May really feels in Balzar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 24 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
24
heat index over the day's high
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.

Balzar weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°31226.912.13.3
Feb29° / 23°42526.6123.0
Mar29° / 23°38228.1122.9
Apr29° / 23°30326.9123.0
May29° / 23°18323.711.93.5
Jun28° / 22°8216.511.94.8
Jul28° / 21°6213.411.95.4
Aug28° / 21°389125.6
Sep28° / 21°5912.4124.9
Oct29° / 22°6113.1124.8
Nov29° / 22°6110.912.14.8
Dec29° / 23°14819.112.14.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
5298
6298
7298
8298
9298
10298
11298
12298
13199
14199
15199
16199
17199
18199
19199
20199
21199
22199
23199
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25199
26199
27199
280100
29199
30199
31199

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Balzar gets around 183 mm of rain over 23.7 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 76% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
386
486
585
684
784
883
983
1082
1181
1281
1380
1479
1578
1677
1776
1875
1974
2073
2172
2271
2370
2469
2569
2668
2767
2867
2966
3066
3165

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
108119
208119
308020
408020
508020
608020
707921
807921
907921
1007921
1108020
1208020
1308119
1418019
1518118
1618217
1718316
1818415
1928414
2028612
2128711
2228810
232899
243898
253907
263916
273925
284924
294924
304933
314933

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:186:15
212.06:186:15
312.06:186:15
411.96:186:15
511.96:186:15
611.96:186:15
711.96:186:15
811.96:186:14
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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 2.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 3.63 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 2.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Balzar

In seasonPeak

None of Balzar's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Balzar's monsoon runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Balzar?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Balzar.

What to pack for Balzar in May

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

In May, Balzar sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Balzar in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Balzar peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Balzar 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 Balzar is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1726 µg/m³Aug 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Balzar?

Balzar sits at 1.4°S, 79.9°W, 41 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Vinces, 27 km away.

Topography around Balzar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balzar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,763 m.

The land around Balzar is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
1,763 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Vinces 27 km · El Empalme 46 km · Ventanas 50 km · Daule 56 km · Sucre 58 km · Quevedo 62 km · Pedro Carbo 62 km · El Triunfo 64 km

Ecuador travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,125
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
70%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
45.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 466
Religion
Roman Catholic 68%Protestant 19%none 8%other 2%

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 Balzar (-1.3655°, -79.9051°, elevation 41 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. 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).