Lima Weather in May
Lima in May
The short of it: Lima in May averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 3.0 mm (0.12 in) of rain and about 11 h 34 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 15° · rain 3.0 mm · daylight 11 h 34 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & May
May in Lima brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 15°, with about 3.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 22°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 3.0 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 34 min in mid-May, 17 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; the finest months here are November and May.
Against its neighbours, Lima runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Breña, 3 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Lima, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BreñaLima region | 3 km WSW | 22° | 15° | 3.0 mm |
| Jesus MariaLima region | 3 km SSW | 22° | 15° | 3.0 mm |
| San LuisLima region | 5 km SE | 22° | 15° | 1.0 mm |
| Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region | 6 km E | 22° | 15° | 1.0 mm |
| San Francisco De BorjaLima region | 6 km SSE | 22° | 15° | 1.0 mm |
| San IsidroLima region | 6 km SSW | 22° | 16° | 4.0 mm |
| Carmen De La Legua ReynosoCallao | 8 km W | 22° | 16° | 2.0 mm |
| MirafloresLima region | 8 km S | 22° | 15° | 2.0 mm |