Sucre weather in May

In May, Sucre sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 119 mm of rain across 19.6 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 Sucre's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sucre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
119 mm
19.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:20 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
86%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Sucre is place in Manabí, Ecuador.

Density
6,646/km²
people per km²
Founded
1871

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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Sucre reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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)
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How May really feels in Sucre

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 8 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
8
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Sucre 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
Jan29° / 22°19823.312.13.7
Feb28° / 22°31525123.3
Mar29° / 23°29126.6123.3
Apr29° / 23°21924.6123.4
May29° / 22°11919.611.94.2
Jun28° / 21°4310.111.95.8
Jul28° / 21°286.911.96.3
Aug28° / 21°174.5126.3
Sep28° / 21°296.1125.8
Oct29° / 21°265.6125.7
Nov29° / 21°325.912.15.5
Dec29° / 22°8613.812.14.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3694
4694
5694
6694
7694
8694
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sucre gets around 119 mm of rain over 19.6 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 63% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
174
273
373
472
571
671
770
870
969
1069
1169
1268
1368
1467
1567
1666
1765
1864
1963
2061
2160
2259
2358
2456
2555
2654
2752
2851
2949
3048
3146

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16895
25905
35905
46895
56895
66895
77885
87894
98884
109874
1110864
1211854
1313834
1414833
1516813
1618793
1720773
1822762
1924742
2026722
2129692
2231681
2333661
2434651
2536631
2638611
2740591
2842571
2943561
3045541
3147530

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:20 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:206:18
212.06:206:17
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512.06:206:17
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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 3.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.61 kWh/m² to a high of 4.6 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 3.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.2Bright
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54.2Bright
64.1Bright
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84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Bright
134.0Moderate
144.0Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
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263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sucre

In seasonPeak

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

Sucre's monsoon runs January–April, 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 Sucre?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Sucre for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sucre in May

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

In May, Sucre sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Sucre 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 51 km away) is warmest in February at about 26°C and coldest in September near 24°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
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr26Warm
May26Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Sucre 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 Sucre 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 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Sucre 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 Sucre is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1726 µg/m³Aug 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sucre?

Sucre sits at 1.3°S, 80.4°W, 152 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Jipijapa, 19 km away.

Topography around Sucre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sucre has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 m around an average of 223 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 703 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 846 m.

The land around Sucre is covered by trees (77%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (77%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), grassland (26%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
413 m
16 km
703 m
80 km
846 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Jipijapa 19 km · Portoviejo 25 km · Montecristi 37 km · Manta 51 km · Puerto López 53 km · Calceta 56 km · Balzar 58 km · Pedro Carbo 63 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 Sucre (-1.2799°, -80.4178°, elevation 152 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).