Machupicchu Weather in May
Machupicchu in May
The short of it: Machupicchu in May averages a high of 24 °C (74 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 25 mm (1.0 in) of rain and about 11 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 8° · rain 25 mm · daylight 11 h 31 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
May in Machupicchu brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 8°, with about 25 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 24°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 25 mm, the 10th 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 light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Machupicchu runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Maranura, 26 km to the NW, is 5° warmer by day.
May in Machupicchu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 63 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaranuraCuzco Department | 26 km NW | 28° | 14° | 42 mm |
| OllantaytamboCuzco Department | 30 km ESE | 20° | 2° | 13 mm |
| PampacongaCuzco Department | 35 km SSE | 19° | 3° | 11 mm |
| QuillabambaCuzco Department | 37 km NNW | 29° | 15° | 40 mm |
| Santa AnaCuzco Department | 38 km NNW | 28° | 14° | 48 mm |
| Tambo RealCuzco Department | 47 km SE | 20° | 3° | 9.0 mm |
| UrubambaCuzco Department | 47 km ESE | 22° | 4° | 8.0 mm |
| CachoraApurímac Department | 51 km SW | 21° | 4° | 19 mm |