Cajamarca Weather in May
Cajamarca in May
The short of it: Cajamarca in May averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 44 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 11 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 7° · rain 44 mm · daylight 11 h 47 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Cajamarca an average May high of 22°, a low of 7° and some 44 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 22°, nights near 7°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 44 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 47 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Cajamarca runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Cerrillo, 4 km to the NNE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Cajamarca, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 51 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CerrilloCajamarca Department | 4 km NNE | 23° | 8° | 44 mm |
| HuayllapampaCajamarca Department | 7 km SSW | 20° | 5° | 35 mm |
| LlacanoraCajamarca Department | 9 km ESE | 23° | 7° | 39 mm |
| San JuanCajamarca Department | 14 km S | 23° | 8° | 30 mm |
| AsunciónCajamarca Department | 18 km S | 24° | 10° | 17 mm |
| Vista AlegreCajamarca Department | 22 km SSW | 20° | 6° | 39 mm |
| MataráCajamarca Department | 28 km ESE | 23° | 8° | 33 mm |
| SiracatCajamarca Department | 29 km SSW | 21° | 6° | 37 mm |