Taltal Weather in May
Taltal in May
The short of it: Taltal in May averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 7.0 mm (0.28 in) of rain and about 10 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 13° · rain 7.0 mm · daylight 10 h 54 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & December
May in Taltal brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 13°, with about 7.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 21°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 7.0 mm.
The sun is up for about 10 h 54 min in mid-May, 38 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and December.
Against its neighbours, Taltal runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Diego de Almagro, 118 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Taltal, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego de AlmagroAtacama | 118 km SSE | 21° | 9° | 0.0 mm |
| CalderaAtacama | 188 km S | 19° | 11° | 7.0 mm |
| AntofagastaAntofagasta | 195 km N | 19° | 14° | 0.0 mm |
| CopiapóAtacama | 219 km S | 18° | 8° | 1.0 mm |
| Tierra AmarillaAtacama | 230 km S | 18° | 8° | 0.0 mm |
| BaquedanoAntofagasta | 240 km NNE | 22° | 10° | 0.0 mm |
| MejillonesAntofagasta | 257 km N | 20° | 14° | 1.0 mm |
| Sierra GordaAntofagasta | 304 km NNE | 22° | 7° | 0.0 mm |