Pongobamba Weather in May
Pongobamba in May
The short of it: Pongobamba in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 11 mm (0.43 in) of rain and about 11 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low -1° · rain 11 mm · daylight 11 h 30 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & September
May in Pongobamba brings afternoons near 17° and nights around -1°, with about 11 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 17°, nights near -1°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is scarce, about 11 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 30 min in mid-May, 19 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 October and September.
Against its neighbours, Pongobamba runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Poroy, 8 km to the S, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Pongobamba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 37 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 18°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PoroyCuzco Department | 8 km S | 19° | 1° | 7.0 mm |
| HuaránCuzco Department | 12 km N | 21° | 4° | 7.0 mm |
| ArinCuzco Department | 13 km NNE | 21° | 4° | 7.0 mm |
| SantiagoCuzco Department | 13 km SSE | 19° | 1° | 7.0 mm |
| AntaCuzco Department | 13 km WSW | 20° | 2° | 8.0 mm |
| WanchaqCuzco Department | 14 km SE | 19° | 1° | 7.0 mm |
| CalcaCuzco Department | 14 km NE | 19° | 2° | 8.0 mm |
| CuscoCuzco Department | 14 km SSE | 19° | 1° | 7.0 mm |