Chaitén Weather in May
Chaitén in May
The short of it: Chaitén in May averages a high of 12 °C (53 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 257 mm (10.1 in) of rain and about 9 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 12° · low 5° · rain 257 mm · daylight 9 h 43 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: February & January
Thirty years of records give Chaitén an average May high of 12°, a low of 5° and some 257 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 12°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 257 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 43 min in mid-May, 76 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and January.
Against its neighbours, Chaitén runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Futaleufú, 74 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Chaitén, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 65 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FutaleufúLos Lagos Region | 74 km ESE | 11° | 2° | 208 mm |
| QuellónLos Lagos Region | 77 km WSW | 12° | 7° | 270 mm |
| ChonchiLos Lagos Region | 93 km WNW | 12° | 7° | 249 mm |
| DalcahueLos Lagos Region | 98 km NW | 12° | 7° | 255 mm |
| CastroLos Lagos Region | 100 km WNW | 12° | 6° | 247 mm |
| TrevelinChubut | 103 km E | 12° | 3° | 152 mm |
| PalenaLos Lagos Region | 107 km SE | 11° | 4° | 194 mm |
| EsquelChubut | 113 km E | 11° | 1° | 95 mm |