Achacachi Weather in May
Achacachi in May
The short of it: Achacachi in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 24 mm (0.94 in) of rain and about 11 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low -1° · rain 24 mm · daylight 11 h 22 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & April
May in Achacachi brings afternoons near 16° and nights around -1°, with about 24 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 16°, nights near -1°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 24 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 22 min in mid-May, 23 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 April.
Against its neighbours, Achacachi runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Huatajata, 18 km to the S, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Achacachi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 14 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 17°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HuatajataLa Paz Department | 18 km S | 15° | 1° | 20 mm |
| HuarinaLa Paz Department | 18 km SSE | 16° | -1° | 18 mm |
| San Pablo de TiquinaLa Paz Department | 25 km SW | 15° | 1° | 26 mm |
| San PedroLa Paz Department | 28 km SW | 15° | 1° | 26 mm |
| SorataLa Paz Department | 31 km N | 21° | 6° | 33 mm |
| BatallasLa Paz Department | 32 km SSE | 16° | -1° | 15 mm |
| CopacabanaLa Paz Department | 44 km WSW | 15° | 0° | 30 mm |
| PucaraniLa Paz Department | 45 km SSE | 16° | -2° | 15 mm |