Coquimbo Weather in May
Coquimbo in May
The short of it: Coquimbo in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 24 mm (0.94 in) of rain and about 10 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 10° · rain 24 mm · daylight 10 h 38 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: February & January
May in Coquimbo brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 10°, with about 24 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 17°, nights near 10°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 24 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 38 min in mid-May, 46 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 February and January.
Against its neighbours, Coquimbo runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. La Serena, 10 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Coquimbo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 22 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La SerenaCoquimbo Region | 10 km ENE | 17° | 10° | 20 mm |
| AndacolloCoquimbo Region | 40 km SE | 15° | 5° | 15 mm |
| La HigueraCoquimbo Region | 51 km NNE | 16° | 7° | 9.0 mm |
| VicuñaCoquimbo Region | 61 km E | 17° | 7° | 10 mm |
| OvalleCoquimbo Region | 73 km S | 18° | 8° | 21 mm |
| PaiguanoCoquimbo Region | 80 km E | 16° | 5° | 8.0 mm |
| Monte PatriaCoquimbo Region | 90 km SSE | 17° | 7° | 17 mm |
| PunitaquiCoquimbo Region | 98 km S | 17° | 8° | 24 mm |