Lepaera weather in May

In May, Lepaera sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 155 mm of rain across 18.5 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 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 Lepaera's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lepaera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
155 mm
18.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:30 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
73%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Lepaera is human settlement in Honduras.

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 Lepaera reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Lepaera weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 15°7714.111.26.2
Feb24° / 15°479.211.57.1
Mar27° / 16°407.711.97.2
Apr29° / 17°478.412.35.8
May29° / 18°15518.512.74.3
Jun28° / 19°2452412.94.0
Jul27° / 18°15121.612.84.7
Aug27° / 18°18623.512.54.3
Sep27° / 18°26826.712.13.8
Oct26° / 18°20924.111.74.4
Nov24° / 16°12318.511.35.3
Dec23° / 15°8115.711.15.9

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 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34258
44159
53862
63862
73664
83565
93565
103367
113169
123070
132971
142674
152674
162575
172377
182377
192377
202179
212179
222080
231882
241882
251783
261783
271684
281585
291585
301585
311486

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lepaera gets around 155 mm of rain over 18.5 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 60% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
140
241
342
444
545
647
748
849
950
1052
1153
1254
1355
1457
1558
1660
1761
1862
1963
2065
2166
2267
2369
2470
2572
2673
2774
2876
2977
3078
3179

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11949420
21848430
30847440
40845460
50844480
60743500
70741520
80740530
90739540
100638560
110637570
120636580
130535591
140534601
150533611
160432631
170431641
180430651
190329671
200328681
210327691
220226711
230225721
240223741
250222751
260120781
270119791
280117811
290115831
300114841
310112861

Wind in May

Winds average 4 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
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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 5:36 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:366:07
212.55:356:07
312.55:356:08
412.65:346:08
512.65:346:08
612.65:346:08
712.65:336:09
812.65:336:09
912.65:326:09
1012.65:326:09
1112.65:326:10
1212.65:316:10
1312.75:316:10
1412.75:316:11
1512.75:306:11
1612.75:306:11
1712.75:306:11
1812.75:306:12
1912.75:296:12
2012.75:296:12
2112.75:296:13
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2412.85:286:14
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2712.85:286:15
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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 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.5Bright
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275.2Bright
285.2Bright
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305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Lepaera

In seasonPeak

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

Lepaera's rainy season runs May–November, 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 Lepaera?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Lepaera for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lepaera in May

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

In May, Lepaera sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lepaera 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 Lepaera peaks around April 9 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 9UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Lepaera 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 Lepaera is worst in April — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodApr 2341 µg/m³Dec 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr41Poor
May40Poor
Jun21Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lepaera?

Lepaera sits at 14.8°N, 88.6°W, 959 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Santa Rosa de Copán, 20 km away.

CorquínBelén Gualcho

Topography around Lepaera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lepaera has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 917 m around an average of 1,023 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,869 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,791 m.

The land around Lepaera is covered by trees (66%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
917 m
16 km
1,869 m
80 km
2,791 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Santa Rosa de Copán 20 km · Atima 20 km · Gracias 21 km · La Iguala 22 km · Cucuyagua 34 km · San Pedro de Copán 35 km · Corquín 38 km · Belén Gualcho 40 km

Honduras travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,598
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
66%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
31.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 553
Religion
Evangelical 55%Roman Catholic 33%none 10%

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 Lepaera (14.7788°, -88.5902°, elevation 959 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).