Puerto Williams Weather in May
Puerto Williams in May
The short of it: Puerto Williams in May averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of 1 °C (35 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 8 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 1° · rain 68 mm · daylight 8 h 22 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
May in Puerto Williams brings afternoons near 7° and nights around 1°, with about 68 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 7°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 68 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 22 min in mid-May, 121 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Puerto Williams runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Ushuaia, 47 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Puerto Williams, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Jun–Aug
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UshuaiaTierra del Fuego | 47 km WNW | 7° | 2° | 51 mm |
| TolhuinTierra del Fuego | 54 km NNE | 7° | 1° | 54 mm |
| Río GrandeTierra del Fuego | 128 km N | 7° | 1° | 36 mm |
| PorvenirRegion of Magallanes | 256 km NW | 8° | 2° | 57 mm |
| Punta ArenasRegion of Magallanes | 292 km NW | 7° | 1° | 54 mm |
| Río GallegosSanta Cruz | 384 km NNW | 9° | 1° | 24 mm |
| 28 de NoviembreSanta Cruz | 482 km NW | 7° | -2° | 38 mm |
| Puerto NatalesRegion of Magallanes | 482 km NW | 8° | -1° | 37 mm |