Sonsonate climate

Sonsonate Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Sonsonate, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 31°C on May 1 to 29°C on May 31, and lows from 26°C to 25°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 164 mm over about 22 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Sonsonate, in °C, with the record for each date.2025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
31°C
Average low
26°C
Precipitation
164 mm
Reanalysis high
36°CMay 16, 1998
Reanalysis low
23°CMay 20, 2005
Daylight
12 h 38 min to 12 h 53 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
22°C
Wind
11.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 131°C26°C34°C 200125°C 201046%
May 231°C26°C34°C 199224°C 199249%
May 331°C26°C33°C 199725°C 201750%
May 431°C26°C35°C 199724°C 199252%
May 531°C26°C35°C 200225°C 200954%
May 631°C26°C35°C 200224°C 201855%
May 731°C26°C35°C 200225°C 201657%
May 831°C26°C34°C 200424°C 200159%
May 931°C26°C35°C 201024°C 200160%
May 1031°C26°C35°C 201025°C 200162%
May 1131°C26°C35°C 200225°C 201763%
May 1231°C26°C35°C 200225°C 199963%
May 1331°C26°C35°C 199825°C 200565%
May 1431°C26°C35°C 199825°C 199967%
May 1531°C26°C35°C 199824°C 201369%
May 1631°C26°C36°C 199824°C 199170%
May 1731°C26°C35°C 199824°C 199171%
May 1831°C26°C35°C 199824°C 199874%
May 1930°C26°C35°C 199824°C 199876%
May 2030°C26°C35°C 199823°C 200577%
May 2130°C26°C34°C 199824°C 200679%
May 2230°C26°C33°C 199824°C 201180%
May 2330°C26°C33°C 200224°C 201182%
May 2430°C26°C34°C 200324°C 200083%
May 2530°C26°C34°C 201624°C 199684%
May 2630°C25°C33°C 199324°C 199684%
May 2729°C25°C32°C 199324°C 200185%
May 2829°C25°C33°C 199924°C 200885%
May 2929°C25°C33°C 199924°C 200886%
May 3029°C25°C33°C 199924°C 200086%
May 3129°C25°C32°C 201524°C 200887%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Sonsonate, in percent.0204060801001102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

May 1
sunrise 5:37 AM, sunset 6:15 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:30 AM, sunset 6:23 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.