Placilla Weather in May
Placilla in May
The short of it: Placilla in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 9 °C (47 °F), with 54 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 10 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 9° · rain 54 mm · daylight 10 h 26 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Placilla an average May high of 16°, a low of 9° and some 54 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 16°, nights near 9°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 54 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 26 min in mid-May, 52 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Placilla runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Viña del Mar, 10 km to the N, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Placilla, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 40 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viña del MarValparaiso | 10 km N | 18° | 9° | 47 mm |
| ValparaísoValparaiso | 10 km NNW | 17° | 10° | 49 mm |
| QuilpuéValparaiso | 14 km ENE | 18° | 9° | 48 mm |
| Villa AlemanaValparaiso | 20 km ENE | 18° | 8° | 50 mm |
| ConcónValparaiso | 22 km NNE | 18° | 9° | 47 mm |
| CasablancaValparaiso | 27 km SE | 17° | 8° | 68 mm |
| AlgarroboValparaiso | 30 km SSW | 18° | 10° | 56 mm |
| LimacheValparaiso | 31 km ENE | 19° | 8° | 47 mm |