Salinas weather in May

In May, Salinas sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 26 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Salinas's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salinas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:23 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
59%
2nd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Salinas is city of Santa Elena Province, Ecuador.

Density
1,720/km²
people per km²
Founded
1929

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 24°C through the month.

A typical May day in Salinas reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Salinas weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 24°659.312.16.9
Feb26° / 25°10112.412.15.9
Mar26° / 25°8911.6126.2
Apr25° / 24°478.1127.1
May24° / 23°266.111.97.5
Jun23° / 22°13411.97.6
Jul22° / 21°143.911.97.4
Aug21° / 21°82.311.97.4
Sep21° / 20°92.6127.3
Oct22° / 21°72127.3
Nov22° / 21°11212.17.5
Dec23° / 22°304.212.17.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 51%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45644
55644
65644
75644
85545
95545
105446
115446
125248
135248
145050
155050
164951
174852
184753
194654
204555
214555
224357
234357
244357
254258
264258
274258
284357
294159
304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Salinas gets around 26 mm of rain over 6.1 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 20% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
324
424
524
623
723
822
922
1022
1122
1222
1321
1421
1520
1620
1720
1819
1919
2018
2118
2218
2317
2417
2516
2615
2715
2815
2914
3014
3114

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
136622
237612
338602
439592
539592
641572
742562
843552
945532
1047512
1148502
1250482
1352462
1454442
1555432
1658411
1760391
1861381
1963361
2064351
2166331
2267321
2368311
2469301
2571290
2672280
2772280
2873270
2974260
3075250
3175250

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
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814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
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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 6:23 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:236:19
211.96:236:19
311.96:236:18
411.96:236:18
511.96:236:18
611.96:236:18
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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 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
184.9Bright
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214.9Bright
224.9Bright
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244.9Bright
254.8Bright
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274.8Bright
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294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Salinas?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Salinas for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Salinas in May

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

In May, Salinas sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 23°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Salinas in May

The nearest coast averages about 25°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 13 km away) is warmest in March at about 26°C and coldest in August near 23°C.

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

22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr26Warm
May25Warm
Jun24Warm
Jul23Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec24Warm

UV index in Salinas 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 Salinas peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 9 (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 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Salinas?

Salinas sits at 2.2°S, 81.0°W, 12 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is La Libertad, 5.0 km away.

JipijapaEl Triunfo

Topography around Salinas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salinas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 841 m.

The land around Salinas is covered by water (57%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, water (78%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
87 m
80 km
841 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: La Libertad 5.0 km · Santa Elena 10 km · Puerto López 75 km · Playas 78 km · Pedro Carbo 91 km · Posorja 96 km · Jipijapa 105 km · El Triunfo 114 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 Salinas (-2.2145°, -80.9515°, elevation 12 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).