Maca Weather in May
Maca in May
The short of it: Maca in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of -0 °C (31 °F), with 4.0 mm (0.16 in) of rain and about 11 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 0° · rain 4.0 mm · daylight 11 h 24 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & October
May in Maca brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 0°, with about 4.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 0°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 4.0 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 24 min in mid-May, 22 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 November and October.
Against its neighbours, Maca runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Madrigal, 6 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Maca, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 16 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 19°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MadrigalArequipa | 6 km NW | 19° | 0° | 5.0 mm |
| PincholloArequipa | 8 km WNW | 18° | -1° | 4.0 mm |
| IchupampaArequipa | 9 km E | 18° | -1° | 5.0 mm |
| ChivayArequipa | 18 km E | 18° | -2° | 7.0 mm |
| TutiArequipa | 26 km ENE | 15° | -5° | 10 mm |
| CcoloArequipa | 33 km ENE | 17° | -4° | 9.0 mm |
| HuarancanteArequipa | 36 km ESE | 11° | -8° | 9.0 mm |
| SibayoArequipa | 38 km ENE | 15° | -5° | 10 mm |