Cochabamba Weather in May
Cochabamba in May
The short of it: Cochabamba in May averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 9.0 mm (0.35 in) of rain and about 11 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 6° · rain 9.0 mm · daylight 11 h 19 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
May in Cochabamba brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 6°, with about 9.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 26°, nights near 6°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 9.0 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 light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Cochabamba runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Tiquipaya, 8 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Cochabamba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 21 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 20°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TiquipayaCochabamba | 8 km NW | 25° | 5° | 9.0 mm |
| ColcapirhuaCochabamba | 8 km W | 26° | 6° | 8.0 mm |
| QuillacolloCochabamba | 13 km W | 26° | 6° | 7.0 mm |
| SacabaCochabamba | 13 km E | 24° | 5° | 14 mm |
| VintoCochabamba | 17 km W | 26° | 6° | 7.0 mm |
| SantiváñezCochabamba | 20 km SSW | 26° | 6° | 6.0 mm |
| Sipe SipeCochabamba | 22 km WSW | 26° | 6° | 6.0 mm |
| TarataCochabamba | 29 km SSE | 25° | 5° | 15 mm |