Climate averages 1991–2020
Chiclayo weather
in May.
A warm, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a warm month in Chiclayo: daytime highs average 25.1°C and nights cool to about 19.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.2 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes May a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 49 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Trujillo (175 km away). In May its highs average 24.6°C, 0.5°C cooler than Chiclayo, with 3.6 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Chiclayo ranks 10th of 24 for the warmest May highs and 12th of 24 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 24 cities is 23.7°C; Chiclayo is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 23.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 5.2 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Chiclayo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.6°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 23 | 3.8 | 12.512 h |
| February | 29.0°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 46 | 7.8 | 12.312 h |
| March | 28.9°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 76 | 10.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 26.9°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 27 | 5.2 | 12.012 h |
| May, selected | 25.1°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 5.2 | 1.9 | 11.812 h |
| June | 23.6°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 11.712 h |
| July | 22.7°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| August | 22.4°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.912 h |
| September | 22.7°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 23.1°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 2.8 | 1.0 | 12.212 h |
| November | 23.9°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 4.8 | 1.6 | 12.412 h |
| December | 25.5°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 8.9 | 2.6 | 12.513 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Trujillo in MayPeru · 175 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 18.9°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Piura in MayPeru · 198 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 20.3°C · 6.7 mm rain
- Sullana in MayPeru · 227 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 20.4°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Talara in MayPeru · 290 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 20.5°C · 4.8 mm rain
- Chimbote in MayPeru · 292 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 18.0°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Loja in MayEcuador · 317 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 14.5°C · 82 mm rain
- Tumbes in MayPeru · 363 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 22.9°C · 41 mm rain
- Cuenca in MayEcuador · 441 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 11.0°C · 100 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Chiclayo) is explained once on the Chiclayo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.