Posorja weather in May

In May, Posorja sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 117 mm of rain across 17.2 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 11% 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 Posorja's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Posorja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
117 mm
17.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:21 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

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 Posorja 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 on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Posorja 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°1551612.15.7
Feb26° / 25°25019.812.14.7
Mar26° / 25°25920.1124.9
Apr25° / 24°16817.911.95.4
May25° / 24°11717.211.95.7
Jun23° / 23°5310.211.86.6
Jul23° / 22°358.111.96.9
Aug22° / 21°154.711.97.3
Sep22° / 21°245.9127.0
Oct22° / 21°267.212.16.8
Nov22° / 22°326.312.17.0
Dec23° / 23°729.712.26.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53367
63367
73367
83367
93367
103367
113367
123268
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Posorja gets around 117 mm of rain over 17.2 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 55% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
160
260
359
459
559
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1060
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1955
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2153
2252
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2450
2549
2648
2747
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3043
3142

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
119801
219801
319801
420791
521772
621772
722762
824742
925732
1026722
1128702
1230673
1332653
1434633
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1638602
1740582
1842562
1944542
2046522
2148511
2249501
2351481
2452471
2553461
2654451
2756440
2857430
2958420
3059410
3160400

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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 6:15 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:216:15
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411.96:216:15
511.96:216:15
611.96:216:15
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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 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.6 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Posorja

In seasonPeak

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

Posorja's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Posorja?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Posorja for sightseeing.

What to pack for Posorja in May

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

In May, Posorja sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Posorja 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 16 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
Oct23Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Posorja 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 Posorja 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
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Posorja?

Posorja sits at 2.7°S, 80.2°W, 1 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Playas, 18 km away.

Topography around Posorja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Posorja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,127 m.

The land around Posorja is covered by water (48%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, water (59%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
50 m
80 km
2,127 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Playas 18 km · Machala 69 km · Guayaquil 70 km · Naranjal 70 km · Eloy Alfaro 75 km · Guabo 75 km · Pasaje 84 km · Huaquillas 85 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 Posorja (-2.7092°, -80.2472°, elevation 1 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).