Mapiri Weather in May
Mapiri in May
The short of it: Mapiri in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 16 °C (62 °F), with 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 11 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 16° · rain 65 mm · daylight 11 h 25 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Mapiri an average May high of 27°, a low of 16° and some 65 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 65 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 25 min in mid-May, 22 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Mapiri runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Sorata, 78 km to the SW, is 6° cooler by day.
May in Mapiri, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 37 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SorataLa Paz Department | 78 km SW | 21° | 6° | 33 mm |
| AmareteLa Paz Department | 88 km W | 16° | 1° | 37 mm |
| CaranaviLa Paz Department | 91 km SE | 28° | 18° | 64 mm |
| MocomocoLa Paz Department | 92 km WSW | 20° | 5° | 40 mm |
| AchacachiLa Paz Department | 105 km SSW | 16° | -1° | 24 mm |
| RurrenabaqueBeni Department | 113 km NE | 30° | 19° | 105 mm |
| HuarinaLa Paz Department | 114 km SSW | 16° | -1° | 18 mm |
| CoroicoLa Paz Department | 115 km SSE | 26° | 15° | 41 mm |