Pasaje weather in May

In May, Pasaje sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 310 mm of rain across 30.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pasaje's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pasaje's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
310 mm
30.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:20 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
89%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Pasaje is city of El Oro Province, Ecuador.

Founded
1720

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 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Pasaje reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Pasaje weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 19°38430.612.23.5
Feb25° / 20°43827.912.13.4
Mar25° / 20°54230.8123.4
Apr25° / 19°40229.711.93.4
May25° / 19°31030.511.93.5
Jun24° / 18°16127.511.83.8
Jul23° / 17°1122511.84.3
Aug23° / 17°1042511.94.2
Sep23° / 17°15627.4123.7
Oct23° / 17°17827.612.13.8
Nov23° / 18°17724.812.24.1
Dec24° / 19°29229.612.23.6

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 0% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 100%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pasaje gets around 310 mm of rain over 30.5 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 99% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10955
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70964
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 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 6:20 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:206:13
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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 4.71 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Pasaje

In seasonPeak

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

Pasaje's rainy season runs December–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Pasaje?

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
3.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pasaje.

What to pack for Pasaje in May

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

In May, Pasaje sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Pasaje in May

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 24 km away) is warmest in March at about 27°C and coldest in September near 23°C.

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

22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr26Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct24Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Pasaje 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 Pasaje peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Pasaje 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 Pasaje is worst in September — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1524 µg/m³Jun 2219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pasaje?

Pasaje sits at 3.3°S, 79.8°W, 30 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Guabo, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Pasaje

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pasaje has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,614 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,408 m.

The land around Pasaje is covered by trees (69%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), grassland (30%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
1,614 m
80 km
4,408 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Guabo 9.0 km · Machala 18 km · Santa Rosa 23 km · Arenillas 38 km · Piñas 42 km · Huaquillas 50 km · Zarumilla 55 km · Tumbes 75 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 Pasaje (-3.3256°, -79.807°, elevation 30 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. 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).