Cochrane Weather in May
Cochrane in May
The short of it: Cochrane in May averages a high of 9 °C (49 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 93 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 2° · rain 93 mm · daylight 9 h 18 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Cochrane an average May high of 9°, a low of 2° and some 93 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from April to about 9°, with nights near 2°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 93 mm.
The sun is up for about 9 h 18 min in mid-May, 89 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Cochrane runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Lago Posadas, 66 km to the ESE, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Cochrane, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° colder, 16 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- July
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lago PosadasSanta Cruz | 66 km ESE | 11° | 2° | 38 mm |
| Chile ChicoAysén | 102 km NE | 10° | 2° | 61 mm |
| Los AntiguosSanta Cruz | 106 km NE | 10° | 2° | 55 mm |
| Perito MorenoSanta Cruz | 145 km ENE | 12° | 2° | 23 mm |
| CoyhaiqueAysén | 191 km NNE | 10° | 2° | 181 mm |
| Puerto ChacabucoAysén | 200 km N | 8° | 2° | 239 mm |
| Puerto AysénAysén | 206 km N | 10° | 4° | 274 mm |
| El ChalténSanta Cruz | 232 km S | 8° | 0° | 106 mm |