El Carmen Weather in May
El Carmen in May
The short of it: El Carmen in May averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 178 mm (7.0 in) of rain and about 10 h 11 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 5° · rain 178 mm · daylight 10 h 11 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & March
May in El Carmen brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 5°, with about 178 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from April to about 15°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 178 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 11 min in mid-May, 61 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, El Carmen runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Pemuco, 11 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in El Carmen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° colder, 107 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PemucoÑuble | 11 km SW | 15° | 5° | 175 mm |
| San IgnacioÑuble | 11 km N | 15° | 5° | 175 mm |
| YungayÑuble | 25 km S | 15° | 4° | 192 mm |
| PintoÑuble | 25 km NNE | 15° | 4° | 172 mm |
| BulnesÑuble | 30 km NW | 16° | 6° | 164 mm |
| Chillán ViejoÑuble | 32 km NNW | 15° | 6° | 162 mm |
| ChillánÑuble | 33 km NNW | 15° | 6° | 161 mm |
| CoihuecoÑuble | 35 km NNE | 15° | 4° | 177 mm |