Boca Suno weather in May

In May, Boca Suno sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 256 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Boca Suno's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boca Suno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
256 mm
26.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:06 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
82%
10th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Boca Suno reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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)
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52821
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How May really feels in Boca Suno

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Boca Suno weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°14120.1124.0
Feb29° / 21°16920.2123.6
Mar29° / 21°22826.6123.3
Apr29° / 21°25726.5123.3
May28° / 21°25626.7123.5
Jun27° / 20°25026.2123.8
Jul27° / 20°23024.9124.2
Aug28° / 20°17622.8124.2
Sep29° / 21°16323.6123.6
Oct29° / 21°16524.6123.4
Nov29° / 21°19625.9123.2
Dec29° / 21°18823.8123.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
81090
91090
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121090
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311288

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Boca Suno gets around 256 mm of rain over 26.7 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 86% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
385
485
585
685
785
885
986
1086
1186
1286
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1486
1586
1686
1786
1886
1986
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2186
2287
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2687
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2988
3088
3188

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1991
21090
31090
41090
51090
61189
71189
81189
91189
101189
111189
121189
131090
141090
151090
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201090
211090
221090
231189
241189
251288
261288
271387
281486
291486
301585
311684

Wind in May

Winds average 3 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 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
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
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263calm
273calm
283calm
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303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:066:05
212.06:066:05
312.06:066:05
412.06:066:05
512.06:066:05
612.06:066:04
712.06:066:04
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3112.06:076:05

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
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94.0Bright
104.0Bright
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234.0Bright
244.0Moderate
254.0Moderate
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Boca Suno?

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
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Boca Suno.

What to pack for Boca Suno in May

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

In May, Boca Suno sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Boca Suno in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Boca Suno peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeFeb 16UV 15Aug 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Boca Suno 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 Boca Suno is worst in February — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 1922 µg/m³Jul 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul10Good
Aug12Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Boca Suno?

Boca Suno sits at 0.7°S, 77.1°W, 280 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Puerto Francisco de Orellana, 32 km away.

PuyoCayambePuerto AsísOritoIbarra

Topography around Boca Suno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boca Suno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 288 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,551 m.

The land around Boca Suno is covered by trees (86%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
157 m
80 km
3,551 m
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May weather nearby: Puerto Francisco de Orellana 32 km · Tena 82 km · Nueva Loja 91 km · Puyo 130 km · Cayambe 139 km · Puerto Asís 152 km · Orito 155 km · Ibarra 160 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 Boca Suno (-0.6983°, -77.1408°, elevation 280 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).