Quevedo weather in May

In May, Quevedo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 625 mm of rain across 28.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-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 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 Quevedo's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quevedo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
625 mm
28.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:15 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
93%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Quevedo is city of Los Ríos Province, Ecuador.

Density
4,027/km²
people per km²
Founded
1838

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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Quevedo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°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)
12823
22823
32823
42823
52823
62823
72822
82822
92822
102822
112822
122822
132822
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212822
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302722
312722

Quevedo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 22°81930.212.13.3
Feb28° / 22°87627.5123.2
Mar28° / 23°90230.1123.1
Apr28° / 23°83928.7123.1
May28° / 22°62528.8123.4
Jun26° / 21°3592711.93.7
Jul26° / 20°2902711.93.9
Aug26° / 20°18725.1124.1
Sep26° / 20°21225124.0
Oct27° / 21°23225.4123.9
Nov27° / 21°21721.3124.3
Dec27° / 22°48427.212.13.7

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 (%)
10100
20100
30100
40100
50100
60100
70100
80100
90100
100100
110100
120100
13199
14199
15199
160100
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180100
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31199

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Quevedo gets around 625 mm of rain over 28.8 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 93% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
197
296
396
496
596
696
796
896
996
1096
1195
1295
1395
1495
1595
1694
1794
1893
1993
2092
2192
2291
2391
2490
2590
2690
2789
2889
2989
3089
3189

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
118514
218514
318514
408515
508515
608515
708515
808515
908416
1008416
1108416
1208515
1308515
1408515
1508614
1618514
1718613
1818712
1918811
2028810
212899
222908
233907
243916
253925
263934
274924
284933
294942
304942
315941

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 6:16 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:166:14
212.06:166:14
312.06:166:14
412.06:166:14
512.06:166:13
612.06:166:13
712.06:166:13
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1012.06:156:13
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1512.06:156:13
1612.06:156:13
1712.06:166:13
1812.06:166:13
1912.06:166:13
2012.06:166:13
2112.06:166:13
2211.96:166:13
2311.96:166:13
2411.96:166:13
2511.96:166:13
2611.96:166:13
2711.96:166:13
2811.96:166:13
2911.96:176:13
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3111.96:176:14

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.45 kWh/m² to a high of 3.18 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 2.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Quevedo

In seasonPeak

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

Quevedo'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 Quevedo?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Quevedo.

What to pack for Quevedo in May

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

In May, Quevedo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Quevedo 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 Quevedo peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Quevedo 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 Quevedo is worst in November — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateNov 1738 µg/m³Jul 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov40Poor
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Quevedo?

Quevedo sits at 1.0°S, 79.5°W, 51 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Valencia, 15 km away.

Topography around Quevedo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quevedo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,522 m.

The land around Quevedo is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
149 m
80 km
4,522 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Valencia 15 km · El Empalme 20 km · La Maná 28 km · Ventanas 46 km · Balzar 62 km · Vinces 67 km · Chone 79 km · Calceta 81 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 Quevedo (-1.0288°, -79.4626°, elevation 51 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).