Yamaranguila weather in May

In May, Yamaranguila sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 246 mm of rain across 21.1 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 Yamaranguila's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yamaranguila's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
246 mm
21.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:29 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Yamaranguila 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 28°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Yamaranguila reaches about 27°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 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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302718
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Yamaranguila weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°51.211.28.6
Feb27° / 15°41.111.58.2
Mar28° / 16°153.111.97.2
Apr29° / 17°629.212.35.7
May27° / 18°24621.112.74.6
Jun26° / 18°30423.312.84.3
Jul27° / 18°16416.712.85.4
Aug27° / 18°23520.512.54.8
Sep26° / 17°33025.412.14.1
Oct25° / 17°23020.111.75.1
Nov25° / 16°406.711.37.4
Dec25° / 16°111.911.28.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 76%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
23961
33961
43763
53763
63664
73565
83565
93367
103268
113070
122971
132872
142674
152476
162278
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181981
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201684
211684
221585
231387
241387
251387
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271288
281189
291189
301090
311090

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Yamaranguila gets around 246 mm of rain over 21.1 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 68% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
150
252
353
454
555
656
757
858
959
1060
1161
1262
1364
1465
1566
1668
1769
1870
1972
2073
2174
2275
2376
2477
2579
2680
2781
2882
2983
3083
3184

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 33% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16235615
25225716
35205817
45195818
54186018
64176019
74166020
84156021
93146122
103146023
113136024
123135826
133125827
142125729
152115730
162115532
172105533
18295435
19195436
20195238
21185239
22185041
23174943
24174844
25164746
26164647
27054549
28054451
29044452
30044353
31034255

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
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 5:35 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:356:05
212.55:356:05
312.55:346:06
412.55:346:06
512.55:336:06
612.65:336:06
712.65:326:07
812.65:326:07
912.65:326:07
1012.65:316:07
1112.65:316:08
1212.65:316:08
1312.65:306:08
1412.65:306:08
1512.75:306:09
1612.75:296:09
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2012.75:286:10
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2612.75:276:12
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2812.85:276:13
2912.85:276:13
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3112.85:276:14

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
55.9Bright
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95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.5Bright
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205.5Bright
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 Yamaranguila

In seasonPeak

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

Yamaranguila's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Yamaranguila?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Yamaranguila for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yamaranguila in May

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

In May, Yamaranguila sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yamaranguila 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 Yamaranguila peaks around April 10 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 10UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Yamaranguila 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 Yamaranguila is worst in April — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2128 µg/m³Dec 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Yamaranguila?

Yamaranguila sits at 14.3°N, 88.2°W, 1,759 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Erandique, 25 km away.

La IgualaGraciasAzacualpaSiguatepequeLa PazSensuntepeque

Topography around Yamaranguila

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yamaranguila has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 523 m around an average of 1,759 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,854 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,770 m.

The land around Yamaranguila is covered by trees (67%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (73%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
523 m
16 km
1,854 m
80 km
2,770 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Erandique 25 km · Colomoncagua 37 km · La Iguala 44 km · Gracias 50 km · Azacualpa 50 km · Siguatepeque 56 km · La Paz 61 km · Sensuntepeque 61 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 Yamaranguila (14.2833°, -88.242°, elevation 1,759 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).