Paracas Weather in May
Paracas in May
The short of it: Paracas in May averages a high of 24 °C (74 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 0.0 mm (0.00 in) of rain and about 11 h 29 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 24° · low 15° · rain 0.0 mm · daylight 11 h 29 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & May
Thirty years of records give Paracas an average May high of 24°, a low of 15° and some 0.0 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 24°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 0.0 mm.
The sun is up for about 11 h 29 min in mid-May, 19 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, Paracas runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Santa Cruz, 15 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Paracas, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa CruzIca | 15 km ENE | 24° | 14° | 0.0 mm |
| PiscoIca | 19 km NNE | 24° | 15° | 0.0 mm |
| Tupac AmaruIca | 21 km NE | 24° | 15° | 0.0 mm |
| San ClementeIca | 26 km NNE | 24° | 15° | 0.0 mm |
| Dos PalmasIca | 37 km ENE | 24° | 14° | 0.0 mm |
| HumayIca | 44 km ENE | 24° | 14° | 0.0 mm |
| Las HuacasIca | 45 km NNE | 24° | 15° | 2.0 mm |
| San FranciscoIca | 47 km NNE | 24° | 15° | 1.0 mm |