Cayambe Weather in May
Cayambe in May
The short of it: Cayambe in May averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 8° · rain 75 mm · daylight 12 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Cayambe an average May high of 20°, a low of 8° and some 75 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 75 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 7 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Cayambe runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Otavalo, 25 km to the NNW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Cayambe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 35 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OtavaloImbabura | 25 km NNW | 20° | 9° | 70 mm |
| CotacachiImbabura | 32 km NNW | 21° | 10° | 70 mm |
| AtuntaquiImbabura | 33 km NNW | 21° | 10° | 69 mm |
| OyambarilloPichincha | 33 km SW | 21° | 9° | 90 mm |
| IbarraImbabura | 34 km N | 22° | 11° | 55 mm |
| PomasquiPichincha | 36 km WSW | 21° | 10° | 75 mm |
| PimampiroImbabura | 45 km NNE | 23° | 12° | 49 mm |
| QuitoPichincha | 52 km SW | 19° | 8° | 97 mm |