Climate averages 1991–2020
Chimbote weather
in May.
A warm, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 4th 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 Chimbote: daytime highs average 22.6°C and nights cool to about 18.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes May a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 42 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Trujillo (117 km away). In May its highs average 24.6°C, 2.0°C warmer than Chimbote, with 3.6 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Chimbote ranks 16th of 24 for the warmest May highs and 3rd of 24 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 24 cities is 23.7°C; Chimbote is 1.2°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 21.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.3 mm to 1.2 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
Chimbote climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.4°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 6.2 | 2.0 | 12.613 h |
| February | 26.5°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 12 | 3.4 | 12.412 h |
| March | 26.4°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 14 | 4.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 24.6°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 4.0 | 1.3 | 11.912 h |
| May, selected | 22.6°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 1.3 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| June | 21.1°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 1.2 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| July | 20.2°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 1.1 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| August | 19.8°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 1.1 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| September | 20.0°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 1.4 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 20.5°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 1.9 | 0.4 | 12.312 h |
| November | 21.5°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 1.4 | 0.3 | 12.513 h |
| December | 23.3°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 4.5 | 1.1 | 12.613 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 · 117 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 18.9°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Huánuco (approximate) in MayPeru · 275 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 15.3°C · 48 mm rain
- Chiclayo in MayPeru · 292 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 19.2°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Callao in MayPeru · 367 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 17.6°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Lima in MayPeru · 372 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 17.7°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Santa Anita - Los Ficus in MayPeru · 375 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 16.3°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Chosica in MayPeru · 380 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 18.1°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Pucallpa in MayPeru · 451 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 22.6°C · 158 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 Chimbote) is explained once on the Chimbote year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.