Chaparral Weather in May
Chaparral in May
The short of it: Chaparral in May averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 21 °C (69 °F), with 155 mm (6.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 21° · rain 155 mm · daylight 12 h 17 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Chaparral an average May high of 31°, a low of 21° and some 155 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 155 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 17 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Chaparral runs about middling and drier than most in May. Ataco, 19 km to the SE, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Chaparral, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 17 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AtacoTolima Department | 19 km SE | 33° | 22° | 165 mm |
| San AntonioTolima Department | 21 km N | 25° | 16° | 159 mm |
| RioblancoTolima Department | 28 km SW | 29° | 19° | 175 mm |
| CoyaimaTolima Department | 33 km ENE | 33° | 23° | 187 mm |
| RoncesvallesTolima Department | 35 km NNW | 19° | 10° | 112 mm |
| OrtegaTolima Department | 37 km NE | 33° | 23° | 180 mm |
| PlayarricaTolima Department | 38 km NNE | 26° | 17° | 191 mm |
| Santiago PérezTolima Department | 39 km SSW | 30° | 20° | 182 mm |