Ciudad de la Paz weather in May

In May, Ciudad de la Paz sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 241 mm of rain across 28.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-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 0% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ciudad de la Paz's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad de la Paz's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 241 mm; 28.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:11 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 4th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

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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 Ciudad de la Paz reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

How May really feels in Ciudad de la Paz

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ciudad de la Paz weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 20°	138	23.1	11.9	3.8
Feb	29° / 20°	156	21.9	11.9	3.5
Mar	29° / 20°	251	28.4	12	2.9
Apr	29° / 20°	261	28	12	2.9
May	29° / 20°	241	28.7	12.1	3.1
Jun	27° / 20°	193	24.8	12.1	4.0
Jul	26° / 20°	136	21.3	12.1	4.6
Aug	27° / 20°	139	23.3	12.1	4.3
Sep	27° / 20°	266	28.5	12	3.4
Oct	28° / 20°	332	30.1	12	3.3
Nov	28° / 20°	292	28.5	11.9	3.3
Dec	28° / 20°	172	25.3	11.9	3.6

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 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10
Cloudier (%)	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	10	90
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	10	90
31	10	90

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ciudad de la Paz gets around 241 mm of rain over 28.7 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 93% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	93
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	92
30	92
31	91

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	34	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	43	44	46	47	49	50	52	54	56	57	59	61
Oppressive (%)	66	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	64	63	62	61	60	59	57	56	54	53	51	50	48	46	44	43	41	39

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	34	66
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	40	60
19	41	59
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	49	51
25	50	50
26	52	48
27	54	46
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	59	41
31	61	39

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May, the calmest month.

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
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10	4	calm
11	4	calm
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29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 06 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 6:12 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:17 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12
Sunset (PM)	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:12	6:16
2	12.1	6:12	6:15
3	12.1	6:12	6:15
4	12.1	6:12	6:15
5	12.1	6:12	6:15
6	12.1	6:12	6:15
7	12.1	6:11	6:15
8	12.1	6:11	6:15
9	12.1	6:11	6:15
10	12.1	6:11	6:15
11	12.1	6:11	6:15
12	12.1	6:11	6:15
13	12.1	6:11	6:15
14	12.1	6:11	6:15
15	12.1	6:11	6:15
16	12.1	6:11	6:15
17	12.1	6:11	6:15
18	12.1	6:11	6:15
19	12.1	6:11	6:15
20	12.1	6:11	6:15
21	12.1	6:11	6:15
22	12.1	6:11	6:16
23	12.1	6:11	6:16
24	12.1	6:11	6:16
25	12.1	6:11	6:16
26	12.1	6:11	6:16
27	12.1	6:11	6:16
28	12.1	6:11	6:16
29	12.1	6:11	6:16
30	12.1	6:11	6:16
31	12.1	6:12	6:17

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 4.86 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ciudad de la Paz?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ciudad de la Paz.

What to pack for Ciudad de la Paz in May

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

In May, Ciudad de la Paz sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ciudad de la Paz 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 Ciudad de la Paz peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	11	14	14	12	10	11	11	13	14	11	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Ciudad de la Paz 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 Ciudad de la Paz is worst in February — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.2× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	35	42	28	20	16	20	20	16	11	10	16	28
Level	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	35	Moderate
Feb	42	Poor
Mar	28	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	28	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad de la Paz?

Ciudad de la Paz sits at 1.6°N, 10.8°E, 454 m above sea level, in Equatorial Guinea. The nearest listed city is Ebebiyin, 84 km away.

Topography around Ciudad de la Paz

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ciudad de la Paz.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad de la Paz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 649 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 409 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 937 m.

The land around Ciudad de la Paz is covered by trees (51%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (100%) within 80 km.

3 km

69 m

trees 51%

16 km

409 m

trees 96%

80 km

937 m

trees 100%

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← April Ciudad de la Paz year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Ebebiyin 84 km · Oyem 84 km · Bitam 92 km · Ambam 102 km · Bata 121 km · Ébolowa 150 km · Ntoum 178 km · Kribi 181 km

Equatorial Guinea travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 41% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $6,615; 2025
Road deaths: 27.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
Religion

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 Ciudad de la Paz (1.5925°, 10.8236°, elevation 454 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	10	90
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	93
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	92
30	92
31	91

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	34	66
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	40	60
19	41	59
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	49	51
25	50	50
26	52	48
27	54	46
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	59	41
31	61	39

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	10	90
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	93
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	92
30	92
31	91

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	34	66
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	40	60
19	41	59
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	49	51
25	50	50
26	52	48
27	54	46
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	59	41
31	61	39

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	10	90
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	93
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	92
30	92
31	91

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	34	66
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	40	60
19	41	59
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	49	51
25	50	50
26	52	48
27	54	46
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	59	41
31	61	39