Atocha Weather in May
Atocha in May
The short of it: Atocha in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 11 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 1° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 11 h 8 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: December & November
May in Atocha brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 1°, with about 1.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 1°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 8 min in mid-May, 30 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 December and November.
Against its neighbours, Atocha runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Santa Bárbara, 18 km to the E, is 4° cooler by day.
May in Atocha, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 18°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa BárbaraPotosí Department | 18 km E | 15° | -2° | 2.0 mm |
| PorcoPotosí Department | 25 km WSW | 17° | -1° | 0.0 mm |
| Santiago de CotagaitaPotosí Department | 60 km ENE | 22° | 7° | 3.0 mm |
| TupizaPotosí Department | 77 km SE | 20° | 5° | 1.0 mm |
| UyuniPotosí Department | 82 km NW | 19° | 1° | 0.0 mm |
| ColchaniPotosí Department | 102 km NW | 18° | 1° | 0.0 mm |
| CamargoChuquisaca Department | 110 km ENE | 22° | 8° | 4.0 mm |
| VillazónPotosí Department | 144 km SSE | 19° | 0° | 1.0 mm |