Punta Arena Weather in May
Punta Arena in May
The short of it: Punta Arena in May averages a high of 37 °C (99 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 134 mm (5.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 37° · low 24° · rain 134 mm · daylight 12 h 57 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Punta Arena an average May high of 37°, a low of 24° and some 134 mm of rain. The height of summer in Punta Arena, with afternoons near 37°. Wet spells are common — about 134 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 57 min in mid-May, 26 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Punta Arena runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Catazajá, 5 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Punta Arena, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 76 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CatazajáChiapas | 5 km ESE | 37° | 24° | 136 mm |
| Aquiles SerdánTabasco | 24 km W | 37° | 24° | 120 mm |
| PalenqueChiapas | 28 km SSE | 37° | 24° | 151 mm |
| Monte GrandeTabasco | 30 km NW | 37° | 24° | 102 mm |
| Emiliano ZapataTabasco | 31 km E | 37° | 24° | 120 mm |
| ChabléTabasco | 32 km ENE | 37° | 24° | 116 mm |
| La LibertadChiapas | 36 km E | 37° | 24° | 123 mm |
| Salto de AguaChiapas | 37 km SW | 36° | 24° | 158 mm |