Iruya Weather in May
Iruya in May
The short of it: Iruya in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 11 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 1° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 11 h 2 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & November
May in Iruya brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 1°, with about 1.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 18°, nights near 1°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 2 min in mid-May, 33 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and November.
Against its neighbours, Iruya runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Nazareno, 33 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Iruya, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NazarenoSalta | 33 km NNE | 18° | 2° | 1.0 mm |
| HumahuacaJujuy | 48 km SSW | 18° | 2° | 0.0 mm |
| Abra PampaJujuy | 50 km W | 18° | -1° | 0.0 mm |
| Isla de CañasSalta | 58 km ESE | 23° | 12° | 26 mm |
| Santa VictoriaSalta | 65 km NNE | 20° | 5° | 4.0 mm |
| El AguilarJujuy | 67 km SW | 14° | -3° | 0.0 mm |
| Los ToldosSalta | 78 km NE | 22° | 9° | 19 mm |
| La QuiacaJujuy | 86 km NNW | 19° | 0° | 1.0 mm |