Asunción Mita weather in May

In May, Asunción Mita sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 89 mm of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Asunción Mita's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Asunción Mita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:35 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical May day in Asunción Mita reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°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)
13220
23120
33120
43120
53120
63120
73120
83120
93120
103120
113120
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133120
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313020

How May really feels in Asunción Mita

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 7 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
7
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.

Asunción Mita weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 16°10.111.27.7
Feb30° / 17°10.111.56.9
Mar31° / 18°41.111.95.9
Apr32° / 19°184.212.34.8
May31° / 20°8914.812.74.0
Jun29° / 20°11519.912.83.8
Jul30° / 20°6012.612.84.4
Aug31° / 20°7015.712.54.0
Sep29° / 20°12421.212.13.7
Oct29° / 19°10814.711.75.0
Nov29° / 18°172.611.36.8
Dec28° / 17°30.611.27.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34753
44555
54357
64357
74159
83961
93862
103664
113565
123367
133169
142971
152872
162773
172476
182476
192278
202278
212179
221981
231882
241882
251783
261783
271684
281684
291684
301585
311486

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Asunción Mita gets around 89 mm of rain over 14.8 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 48% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
228
329
430
532
633
734
836
937
1039
1140
1242
1343
1445
1546
1648
1750
1851
1953
2054
2156
2257
2359
2460
2561
2663
2764
2865
2966
3068
3169

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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 55% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
121547360
221446370
321446390
411346400
511245420
611145430
711045440
81944450
91944460
101843470
111843480
121742490
131742500
141641520
151641520
161540540
171440550
181439560
191438570
201337590
211336591
221335601
231333621
241332631
251330651
260329671
270227701
280226711
290224731
300222751
310221761

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:416:11
212.55:406:11
312.55:406:12
412.55:396:12
512.65:396:12
612.65:396:12
712.65:386:13
812.65:386:13
912.65:376:13
1012.65:376:13
1112.65:376:14
1212.65:366:14
1312.65:366:14
1412.65:366:14
1512.75:356:15
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1812.75:356:16
1912.75:346:16
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2512.75:336:18
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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 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Asunción Mita

In seasonPeak

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

Asunción Mita's rainy season runs May–October, 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 Asunción Mita?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Asunción Mita for sightseeing.

What to pack for Asunción Mita in May

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

In May, Asunción Mita sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Asunción Mita 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 Asunción Mita peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highApr 12UV 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Asunción Mita 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 Asunción Mita is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2233 µg/m³Jan 1416 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Asunción Mita?

Asunción Mita sits at 14.3°N, 89.7°W, 475 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Jutiapa, 20 km away.

MetapánSan Luis JilotepequeChalchuapaJalpataguaSanta AnaJalapaEsquipulas

Topography around Asunción Mita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Asunción Mita has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m around an average of 502 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,592 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,703 m.

The land around Asunción Mita is covered by grassland (32%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), trees (31%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
285 m
16 km
1,592 m
80 km
2,703 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Jutiapa 20 km · Metapán 28 km · San Luis Jilotepeque 35 km · Chalchuapa 39 km · Jalpatagua 39 km · Santa Ana 42 km · Jalapa 45 km · Esquipulas 46 km

Guatemala travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,598
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
49%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
23.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
22.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 510
Religion
Evangelical 46%Roman Catholic 42%none 11%

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 Asunción Mita (14.3337°, -89.7109°, elevation 475 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).