Playas weather in May

In May, Playas sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 48 mm of rain across 9 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Playas's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Playas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:21 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Playas is city of Guayas Province, Ecuador.

Founded
1910

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 Playas reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 1°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 about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Playas 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
Jan25° / 24°881012.16.6
Feb26° / 25°14413.812.15.6
Mar26° / 25°14614.2125.7
Apr25° / 24°8311.411.96.4
May25° / 24°48911.96.9
Jun23° / 23°20511.97.6
Jul23° / 22°133.711.97.7
Aug22° / 21°51.611.97.9
Sep22° / 21°92.5127.6
Oct22° / 21°10312.17.5
Nov22° / 22°152.812.17.5
Dec24° / 23°385.612.17.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 60%.

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

Any precipitation

Playas gets around 48 mm of rain over 9 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 29% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in May

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:15 PM.

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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 4.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Playas

In seasonPeak

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

Playas's rainy season runs January–April, 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 Playas?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Playas for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Playas in May

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

In May, Playas sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 24°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Playas 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 offshore 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
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr26Warm
May26Warm
Jun24Warm
Jul23Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec24Warm

UV index in Playas 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 Playas peaks around February 21 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 21UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
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Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Playas?

Playas sits at 2.6°S, 80.4°W, 10 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Posorja, 18 km away.

Topography around Playas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Playas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 579 m.

The land around Playas is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (46%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and water (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
321 m
80 km
579 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
May weather nearby: Posorja 18 km · Santa Elena 69 km · La Libertad 73 km · Guayaquil 74 km · Salinas 78 km · Eloy Alfaro 80 km · Machala 84 km · Naranjal 86 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 Playas (-2.632°, -80.3881°, elevation 10 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).