Chillán Weather in May
Chillán in May
The short of it: Chillán in May averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 161 mm (6.3 in) of rain and about 10 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 6° · rain 161 mm · daylight 10 h 12 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & March
Thirty years of records give Chillán an average May high of 15°, a low of 6° and some 161 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against April, to near 15°; nights run about 6°. Wet spells are common — about 161 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 12 min in mid-May, 60 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 November and March.
Against its neighbours, Chillán runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Chillán Viejo, 3 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Chillán, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° colder, 102 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chillán ViejoÑuble | 3 km SW | 15° | 6° | 162 mm |
| San NicolásÑuble | 15 km NW | 16° | 6° | 158 mm |
| PintoÑuble | 22 km ESE | 15° | 4° | 172 mm |
| San IgnacioÑuble | 22 km SSE | 15° | 5° | 175 mm |
| BulnesÑuble | 23 km SW | 16° | 6° | 164 mm |
| San CarlosÑuble | 24 km NNE | 15° | 5° | 158 mm |
| CoihuecoÑuble | 24 km E | 15° | 4° | 177 mm |
| El CarmenÑuble | 33 km SSE | 15° | 5° | 178 mm |