Punta Arenas Weather in May
Punta Arenas in May
The short of it: Punta Arenas in May averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 54 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 8 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 1° · rain 54 mm · daylight 8 h 37 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: February & November
Thirty years of records give Punta Arenas an average May high of 7°, a low of 1° and some 54 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 7°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 54 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 37 min in mid-May, 112 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and November.
Against its neighbours, Punta Arenas runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Porvenir, 39 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Punta Arenas, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Jun–Jul
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 23 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PorvenirRegion of Magallanes | 39 km ESE | 8° | 2° | 57 mm |
| Puerto NatalesRegion of Magallanes | 193 km NW | 8° | -1° | 37 mm |
| 28 de NoviembreSanta Cruz | 197 km NNW | 7° | -2° | 38 mm |
| Río GallegosSanta Cruz | 205 km NE | 9° | 1° | 24 mm |
| Yacimientos Río TurbioSanta Cruz | 205 km NNW | 6° | -3° | 39 mm |
| Río TurbioSanta Cruz | 205 km NNW | 6° | -3° | 39 mm |
| Río GrandeTierra del Fuego | 223 km ESE | 7° | 1° | 36 mm |
| UshuaiaTierra del Fuego | 250 km SE | 7° | 2° | 51 mm |