Quito Weather in May
Quito in May
The short of it: Quito in May averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 97 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 6 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 19° · low 8° · rain 97 mm · daylight 12 h 6 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Quito an average May high of 19°, a low of 8° and some 97 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 97 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 6 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, Quito runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Sangolquí, 14 km to the SE, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Quito, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 49 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SangolquíPichincha | 14 km SE | 21° | 9° | 105 mm |
| PomasquiPichincha | 21 km NNE | 21° | 10° | 75 mm |
| OyambarilloPichincha | 22 km E | 21° | 9° | 90 mm |
| MachachiPichincha | 32 km S | 19° | 7° | 80 mm |
| CayambePichincha | 52 km NE | 20° | 8° | 75 mm |
| OtavaloImbabura | 59 km NNE | 20° | 9° | 70 mm |
| CotacachiImbabura | 66 km NNE | 21° | 10° | 70 mm |
| SaquisilíCotopaxi | 70 km SSW | 18° | 7° | 41 mm |