Urubamba Weather in May
Urubamba in May
The short of it: Urubamba in May averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 8.0 mm (0.31 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 22° · low 4° · rain 8.0 mm · daylight 11 h 30 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & September
Thirty years of records give Urubamba an average May high of 22°, a low of 4° and some 8.0 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 22°, nights near 4°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 8.0 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 light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and September.
Against its neighbours, Urubamba runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Huarán, 10 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Urubamba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 25 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 17°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HuaránCuzco Department | 10 km E | 21° | 4° | 7.0 mm |
| ArinCuzco Department | 11 km E | 21° | 4° | 7.0 mm |
| PongobambaCuzco Department | 16 km SSE | 17° | -1° | 11 mm |
| OllantaytamboCuzco Department | 17 km WNW | 20° | 2° | 13 mm |
| CalcaCuzco Department | 18 km E | 19° | 2° | 8.0 mm |
| AntaCuzco Department | 19 km S | 20° | 2° | 8.0 mm |
| PoroyCuzco Department | 23 km SSE | 19° | 1° | 7.0 mm |
| Tambo RealCuzco Department | 23 km SW | 20° | 3° | 9.0 mm |