Chavín Weather in May
Chavín in May
The short of it: Chavín in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 2.0 mm (0.08 in) of rain and about 11 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 2° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 11 h 31 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: December & November
Thirty years of records give Chavín an average May high of 16°, a low of 2° and some 2.0 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 16°, nights near 2°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is scarce, about 2.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 31 min in mid-May, 18 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and November.
Against its neighbours, Chavín runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Pacarán, 28 km to the NNW, is 8° warmer by day.
May in Chavín, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 22 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PacaránLima region | 28 km NNW | 24° | 12° | 0.0 mm |
| ChicchicayLima region | 40 km N | 21° | 8° | 1.0 mm |
| PaloLima region | 43 km W | 24° | 14° | 2.0 mm |
| Cerro LibreLima region | 44 km W | 23° | 14° | 6.0 mm |
| Nuevo ImperialLima region | 44 km W | 24° | 14° | 4.0 mm |
| Chincha AltaIca | 44 km SSW | 24° | 15° | 2.0 mm |
| HuachosHuancavelica | 44 km ESE | 17° | 2° | 3.0 mm |
| ImperialLima region | 48 km W | 23° | 15° | 6.0 mm |