Papaplaya Weather in May
Papaplaya in May
The short of it: Papaplaya in May averages a high of 33 °C (91 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 163 mm (6.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 22° · rain 163 mm · daylight 11 h 50 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: March & April
Thirty years of records give Papaplaya an average May high of 33°, a low of 22° and some 163 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 163 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 50 min in mid-May.
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 March and April.
Against its neighbours, Papaplaya runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Yurimaguas, 51 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Papaplaya, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 29 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 3 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YurimaguasLoreto | 51 km NW | 32° | 22° | 189 mm |
| ChazutaSan Martín Department | 56 km SW | 32° | 21° | 126 mm |
| YumbatosSan Martín Department | 58 km WSW | 32° | 21° | 187 mm |
| Bello HorizonteSan Martín Department | 68 km WSW | 33° | 21° | 106 mm |
| Monte BelloLoreto | 68 km E | 32° | 22° | 185 mm |
| La BandaSan Martín Department | 70 km WSW | 32° | 20° | 113 mm |
| Las PalmasSan Martín Department | 71 km WSW | 33° | 21° | 106 mm |
| San Roque de CumbazaSan Martín Department | 75 km WSW | 31° | 19° | 114 mm |