La Joya Weather in May
La Joya in May
The short of it: La Joya in May averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 20 °C (67 °F), with 101 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 11 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 20° · rain 101 mm · daylight 11 h 32 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give La Joya an average May high of 30°, a low of 20° and some 101 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 101 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 32 min in mid-May, 18 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, La Joya runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Puerto Maldonado, 4 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in La Joya, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 53 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto MaldonadoMadre de Dios | 4 km NE | 30° | 20° | 103 mm |
| TambopataMadre de Dios | 15 km WSW | 30° | 19° | 112 mm |
| Puerto Rosario de LaberintoMadre de Dios | 41 km WSW | 30° | 20° | 131 mm |
| AlegríaMadre de Dios | 56 km NNE | 30° | 19° | 86 mm |
| MavilaMadre de Dios | 77 km N | 30° | 19° | 83 mm |
| AlertaMadre de Dios | 107 km N | 30° | 19° | 80 mm |
| MazukoMadre de Dios | 135 km WSW | 29° | 19° | 263 mm |
| IberiaMadre de Dios | 138 km NNW | 30° | 19° | 77 mm |