Cochabamba Weather in May
Cochabamba in May
The short of it: Cochabamba in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 39 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 40 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 17° · low 3° · rain 39 mm · daylight 11 h 40 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Cochabamba brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 3°, with about 39 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 17°, nights near 3°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 39 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 40 min in mid-May.
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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Cochabamba runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. La Unión, 3 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Cochabamba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 32 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La UniónHuánuco Department | 3 km SSE | 17° | 3° | 39 mm |
| ShunquiHuánuco Department | 9 km NNE | 19° | 5° | 35 mm |
| Cruz PampaHuánuco Department | 11 km NNE | 19° | 5° | 35 mm |
| YanasHuánuco Department | 12 km NE | 17° | 3° | 40 mm |
| PampamarcaHuánuco Department | 16 km NE | 19° | 4° | 36 mm |
| ChuquisHuánuco Department | 18 km NE | 19° | 4° | 36 mm |
| RondosHuánuco Department | 24 km SE | 17° | 3° | 39 mm |
| Pampas del CarmenHuánuco Department | 25 km N | 18° | 4° | 30 mm |