Camoapa weather in May

In May, Camoapa sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 171 mm of rain across 19.3 wet days and about 12.6 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 oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Camoapa's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Camoapa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
171 mm
19.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:21 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
75%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Camoapa is urban area and municipal seat in Boaco Department, Nicaragua..

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 Camoapa reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Camoapa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 30 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
30
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.

Camoapa 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° / 19°3311.111.46.6
Feb27° / 19°258.511.66.8
Mar29° / 20°165.311.96.4
Apr31° / 21°29712.35.1
May30° / 22°17119.312.63.8
Jun28° / 22°19826.412.73.5
Jul27° / 21°13527.212.73.8
Aug28° / 21°14926.312.43.8
Sep28° / 21°18226.412.13.4
Oct28° / 21°19925.211.73.9
Nov27° / 20°7715.711.45.5
Dec26° / 20°3811.811.36.3

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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24456
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44258
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Camoapa gets around 171 mm of rain over 19.3 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 63% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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21115830
31115731
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51105534
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10185140
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Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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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Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 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 5:26 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:265:52
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312.55:255:53
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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 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Camoapa

In seasonPeak

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

Camoapa sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Camoapa's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Camoapa?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Camoapa.

What to pack for Camoapa in May

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

In May, Camoapa sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Camoapa 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 Camoapa peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 23UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Camoapa 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 Camoapa is worst in July — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1624 µg/m³Dec 215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr17Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Camoapa?

Camoapa sits at 12.4°N, 85.5°W, 530 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is Boaco, 19 km away.

JuigalpaTipitapaRío BlancoGranadaMatagalpaMasayaManagua

Topography around Camoapa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Camoapa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m around an average of 551 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 920 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,447 m.

The land around Camoapa is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (46%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
369 m
16 km
920 m
80 km
1,447 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Boaco 19 km · Juigalpa 35 km · Tipitapa 67 km · Río Blanco 69 km · Granada 70 km · Matagalpa 75 km · Masaya 78 km · Managua 85 km

Nicaragua travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,173
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.3
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
16.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 512
Religion
Roman Catholic 45%Protestant 39%none 14%other 1%

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 Camoapa (12.3838°, -85.5128°, elevation 530 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).