Oruro Weather in May
Oruro in May
The short of it: Oruro in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 5.0 mm (0.20 in) of rain and about 11 h 17 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 18° · low -2° · rain 5.0 mm · daylight 11 h 17 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & October
May in Oruro brings afternoons near 18° and nights around -2°, with about 5.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 18°, nights near -2°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 5.0 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 17 min in mid-May, 26 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, Oruro runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Machacamarca, 24 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Oruro, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 11 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 20°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MachacamarcaOruro | 24 km SSE | 18° | -2° | 4.0 mm |
| HuanuniOruro | 45 km SE | 16° | -3° | 6.0 mm |
| PoopóOruro | 47 km SSE | 17° | -2° | 4.0 mm |
| EucaliptusLa Paz Department | 62 km NW | 17° | -3° | 5.0 mm |
| TotoralOruro | 63 km SSE | 16° | -3° | 5.0 mm |
| Campamento ColquiriLa Paz Department | 65 km N | 16° | -5° | 15 mm |
| LlallaguaPotosí Department | 74 km SE | 18° | -2° | 6.0 mm |
| UncíaPotosí Department | 78 km SE | 17° | -2° | 6.0 mm |