Valparaíso Weather in May
Valparaíso in May
The short of it: Valparaíso in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 10 °C (49 °F), with 49 mm (1.9 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 17° · low 10° · rain 49 mm · daylight 10 h 26 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: January & February
May in Valparaíso brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 10°, with about 49 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 17°, nights near 10°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 49 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, Valparaíso runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Viña del Mar, 7 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Valparaíso, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 36 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 | 7 km E | 18° | 9° | 47 mm |
| PlacillaValparaiso | 10 km SSE | 16° | 9° | 54 mm |
| ConcónValparaiso | 17 km NE | 18° | 9° | 47 mm |
| QuilpuéValparaiso | 17 km E | 18° | 9° | 48 mm |
| Villa AlemanaValparaiso | 24 km E | 18° | 8° | 50 mm |
| QuinteroValparaiso | 29 km NNE | 18° | 8° | 46 mm |
| LoncuraValparaiso | 30 km NNE | 18° | 8° | 46 mm |
| LimacheValparaiso | 34 km E | 19° | 8° | 47 mm |