San Juan de Flores weather in May

In May, San Juan de Flores sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 175 mm of rain across 17.4 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 Juan de Flores's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Juan de Flores's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
175 mm
17.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:25 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
74%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

San Juan de Flores 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in San Juan de Flores reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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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San Juan de Flores weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 15°134.211.37.8
Feb27° / 16°72.111.57.6
Mar30° / 16°12311.96.2
Apr31° / 18°325.712.34.8
May30° / 19°17517.412.74.0
Jun28° / 19°20322.812.84.2
Jul27° / 18°11218.612.85.0
Aug28° / 18°14119.912.54.6
Sep28° / 18°19522.112.14.1
Oct27° / 18°18520.411.74.8
Nov25° / 17°5410.411.36.6
Dec25° / 16°175.211.27.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 75%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23763
33862
43763
53565
63565
73466
83367
93169
103169
112971
122872
132575
142575
152377
162278
172179
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192080
201981
211981
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261684
271684
281684
291684
301684
311684

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

San Juan de Flores gets around 175 mm of rain over 17.4 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 56% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
134
236
337
439
540
642
743
844
946
1047
1149
1250
1352
1454
1556
1658
1759
1861
1962
2064
2165
2266
2367
2468
2569
2670
2771
2872
2973
3074
3174

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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 40% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
112343718
211333819
310313820
410303921
59294022
69284023
78274025
88264026
98253927
108243929
118233931
127223832
137213834
147203836
156193738
166173740
175163742
185153644
195143645
204133547
214133449
223123451
233113353
243113254
252103256
26293158
27193060
28183061
29172963
30172864
31062767

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
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116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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275calm
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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 5:30 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:306:00
212.55:306:01
312.55:296:01
412.55:296:01
512.55:286:01
612.65:286:02
712.65:286:02
812.65:276:02
912.65:276:02
1012.65:266:03
1112.65:266:03
1212.65:266:03
1312.65:256:03
1412.65:256:04
1512.65:256:04
1612.75:256:04
1712.75:246:04
1812.75:246:05
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2012.75:246:05
2112.75:236:06
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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 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.5Bright
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245.5Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for San Juan de Flores

In seasonPeak

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

San Juan de Flores'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 San Juan de Flores?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit San Juan de Flores for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Juan de Flores in May

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

In May, San Juan de Flores sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in San Juan de Flores 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 San Juan de Flores peaks around March 22 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 highMar 22UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in San Juan de Flores 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 Juan de Flores is worst in April — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.9× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 1761 µg/m³Dec 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar23Moderate
Apr65Unhealthy
May36Poor
Jun19Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is San Juan de Flores?

San Juan de Flores sits at 14.3°N, 87.0°W, 742 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Morocelí, 25 km away.

DanlíSabanagrandeVilla de San AntonioEsquíasEl Paraíso

Topography around San Juan de Flores

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Juan de Flores has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 553 m around an average of 757 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,734 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,312 m.

The land around San Juan de Flores is covered by trees (46%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
553 m
16 km
1,734 m
80 km
2,312 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Morocelí 25 km · Tegucigalpa 28 km · Teupasenti 36 km · Danlí 55 km · Sabanagrande 57 km · Villa de San Antonio 63 km · Esquías 64 km · El Paraíso 69 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 Juan de Flores (14.2667°, -87.0333°, elevation 742 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).