Arequipa Weather in May
Arequipa in May
The short of it: Arequipa in May averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 0.0 mm (0.00 in) of rain and about 11 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 8° · rain 0.0 mm · daylight 11 h 21 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & August
May in Arequipa brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 8°, with about 0.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 23°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 0.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 21 min in mid-May, 23 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Arequipa runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Selva Alegre, 3 km to the NNE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Arequipa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selva AlegreArequipa | 3 km NNE | 23° | 7° | 0.0 mm |
| Ciudad SateliteArequipa | 4 km SSE | 23° | 8° | 0.0 mm |
| Jacobo HunterArequipa | 5 km SSW | 23° | 9° | 0.0 mm |
| Cono NorteArequipa | 10 km NNW | 22° | 5° | 0.0 mm |
| La PampaArequipa | 10 km S | 23° | 8° | 0.0 mm |
| Cerro VerdeArequipa | 10 km SW | 24° | 9° | 0.0 mm |
| Charcani ChicoArequipa | 11 km NNE | 21° | 5° | 0.0 mm |
| Horacio Zeballos GamezArequipa | 11 km SSE | 23° | 8° | 0.0 mm |