Belen Weather in May
Belen in May
The short of it: Belen in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 5.0 mm (0.20 in) of rain and about 11 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low -3° · rain 5.0 mm · daylight 11 h 19 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & October
Thirty years of records give Belen an average May high of 17°, a low of -3° and some 5.0 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 17°, nights near -3°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is scarce, about 5.0 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 19 min in mid-May, 25 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 November and October.
Against its neighbours, Belen runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Lahuachaca, 13 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Belen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 20°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LahuachacaLa Paz Department | 13 km W | 17° | -3° | 5.0 mm |
| EucaliptusLa Paz Department | 24 km S | 17° | -3° | 5.0 mm |
| PatacamayaLa Paz Department | 41 km WNW | 18° | -2° | 7.0 mm |
| Campamento ColquiriLa Paz Department | 45 km E | 16° | -5° | 15 mm |
| VilocoLa Paz Department | 46 km N | 18° | -1° | 8.0 mm |
| QuimeLa Paz Department | 55 km NE | 18° | 0° | 14 mm |
| OruroOruro | 83 km SE | 18° | -2° | 5.0 mm |
| MecapacaLa Paz Department | 92 km NNW | 21° | 5° | 12 mm |