San José de Colinas weather in May

In May, San José de Colinas sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 151 mm of rain across 18.5 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 San José de Colinas's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San José de Colinas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
151 mm
18.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:29 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
71%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

San José de Colinas 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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in San José de Colinas reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°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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313121

How May really feels in San José de Colinas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
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.

San José de Colinas weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°8114.711.26.3
Feb26° / 17°5110.211.56.6
Mar29° / 18°498.711.96.2
Apr31° / 20°529.612.34.5
May31° / 21°15118.512.73.3
Jun30° / 21°22624.712.93.1
Jul29° / 21°17324.812.83.6
Aug29° / 21°1952612.53.3
Sep29° / 21°26027.412.13.0
Oct28° / 20°2152511.74.0
Nov25° / 19°14719.211.35.1
Dec25° / 18°8816.311.15.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24555
34357
44258
54159
64060
73961
83763
93565
103565
113466
123169
133169
142971
152872
162872
172674
182575
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202476
212476
222377
232377
242179
252080
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311882

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

San José de Colinas gets around 151 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.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
244
345
446
547
648
749
850
951
1052
1153
1255
1356
1457
1558
1660
1761
1862
1964
2065
2166
2267
2369
2470
2571
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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11146619
21146520
31136521
41136422
51126423
61126423
71116424
81116325
91106326
101106227
111106128
121106029
13096031
14095932
15085834
16075835
17075637
18065638
19055540
20055441
21045343
22045145
23035047
24034849
25024652
26024454
27024256
28014059
29013861
30013663
31013465

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 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
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174calm
184calm
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214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
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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 5:34 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:346:06
212.55:346:07
312.65:336:07
412.65:336:07
512.65:336:07
612.65:326:08
712.65:326:08
812.65:316:08
912.65:316:08
1012.65:316:09
1112.65:306:09
1212.75:306:09
1312.75:296:09
1412.75:296:10
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1612.75:296:10
1712.75:286:11
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2112.75:276:12
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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 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.69 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
65.9Bright
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105.8Bright
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225.6Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for San José de Colinas

In seasonPeak

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

San José de Colinas'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 San José de Colinas?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San José de Colinas.

What to pack for San José de Colinas in May

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

In May, San José de Colinas sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in San José de Colinas in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San José de Colinas peaks around April 9 at about 13 (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 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in San José de Colinas 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 San José de Colinas 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 San José de Colinas?

San José de Colinas sits at 15.0°N, 88.3°W, 381 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Santa Bárbara, 15 km away.

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Topography around San José de Colinas

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San José de Colinas.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San José de Colinas has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 618 m around an average of 385 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,629 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,817 m.

The land around San José de Colinas is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (74%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
618 m
16 km
1,629 m
80 km
2,817 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Santa Bárbara 15 km · San Luis 18 km · Atima 23 km · San Antonio de Cortés 29 km · San Francisco de Yojoa 36 km · Quimistán 36 km · Macuelizo 40 km · Potrerillos 42 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 San José de Colinas (15.041°, -88.3019°, elevation 381 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).