Sanarate weather in May

In May, Sanarate sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 78 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-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 humid.

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 Sanarate's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sanarate's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:37 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
72%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
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 Sanarate reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°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 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13118
23118
33118
43118
53118
63118
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103118
113118
123118
133118
143118
153018
163018
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303019
312919

Sanarate weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 14°20.511.28.3
Feb29° / 15°10.311.57.5
Mar30° / 16°40.811.96.3
Apr31° / 17°153.512.35.1
May30° / 18°7812.212.74.4
Jun29° / 18°15220.212.94.1
Jul28° / 18°8212.512.85.2
Aug29° / 18°10214.612.54.7
Sep29° / 18°16520.312.14.2
Oct27° / 17°1101411.75.6
Nov27° / 16°223.211.37.5
Dec27° / 15°5111.18.2

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 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24456
34357
44258
54060
63961
73961
83664
93664
103565
113367
123268
133169
142971
152872
162674
172674
182575
192377
202278
212179
222080
232080
242080
251882
261882
271882
281684
291684
301684
311585

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sanarate gets around 78 mm of rain over 12.2 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 40% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
120
221
322
423
524
625
726
827
928
1029
1131
1232
1334
1435
1537
1638
1740
1841
1943
2045
2146
2248
2350
2452
2553
2655
2757
2859
2961
3062
3164

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1943471
2942482
3842492
4741502
5741502
6640522
7540532
8539542
9439552
10438553
11437563
12436573
13334603
14333604
15332614
16330634
17229645
18228655
19227665
20226666
21225676
22224686
23123697
24122698
25121708
26120709
271197010
281187011
290167212
300157213
310137413

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
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105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 5:42 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:426:14
212.55:426:14
312.55:416:14
412.65:416:14
512.65:406:15
612.65:406:15
712.65:406:15
812.65:396:15
912.65:396:16
1012.65:386:16
1112.65:386:16
1212.65:386:16
1312.75:376:17
1412.75:376:17
1512.75:376:17
1612.75:376:18
1712.75:366:18
1812.75:366:18
1912.75:366:18
2012.75:366:19
2112.75:356:19
2212.75:356:19
2312.75:356:20
2412.85:356:20
2512.85:356:20
2612.85:346:21
2712.85:346:21
2812.85:346:21
2912.85:346:22
3012.85:346:22
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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 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sanarate

In seasonPeak

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

Sanarate'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 Sanarate?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Sanarate for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sanarate in May

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

In May, Sanarate sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sanarate in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sanarate peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Sanarate 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 Sanarate is worst in April — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (November, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1853 µg/m³Nov 2318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr55Unhealthy
May39Poor
Jun24Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sanarate?

Sanarate sits at 14.8°N, 90.2°W, 848 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Guastatoya, 16 km away.

San Pedro AyampucJalapaChinautlaSan José PinulaSalamáGuatemala City

Topography around Sanarate

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sanarate has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m around an average of 844 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,720 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,918 m.

The land around Sanarate is covered by grassland (43%) and shrubs (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (48%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
346 m
16 km
1,720 m
80 km
3,918 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Guastatoya 16 km · Palencia 22 km · San Pedro Ayampuc 27 km · Jalapa 28 km · Chinautla 34 km · San José Pinula 35 km · Salamá 37 km · Guatemala City 38 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 Sanarate (14.7883°, -90.1988°, elevation 848 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).