Climate averages 1991–2020
Chincha Alta weather
in May.
A warm, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the joint 3rd 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 Chincha Alta: daytime highs average 24.2°C and nights cool to about 18.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical May (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 30 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ica (86 km away). In May its highs average 27.2°C, 2.9°C warmer than Chincha Alta, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Chincha Alta ranks 12th of 24 for the warmest May highs and joint 1st of 24 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 24 cities is 23.7°C; Chincha Alta is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 22.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays 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
Chincha Alta climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.8°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 7.0 | 2.2 | 12.813 h |
| February | 26.1°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 8.1 | 2.7 | 12.513 h |
| March | 26.4°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 5.2 | 1.8 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.7°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 1.6 | 0.4 | 11.812 h |
| May, selected | 24.2°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| June | 22.8°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 11.311 h |
| July | 22.2°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| August | 22.4°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| September | 22.9°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.012 h |
| October | 23.4°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| November | 24.1°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 0.4 | 0.0 | 12.713 h |
| December | 25.2°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 12.913 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
- Ica in MayPeru · 86 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 18.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Chosica in MayPeru · 175 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 18.1°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Santa Anita - Los Ficus in MayPeru · 177 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 16.3°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Huancayo in MayPeru · 180 kmHigh 13.6°C · Low 4.5°C · 53 mm rain
- Lima in MayPeru · 180 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 17.7°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Callao in MayPeru · 186 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 17.6°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Abancay in MayPeru · 352 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 10.1°C · 26 mm rain
- Huánuco (approximate) in MayPeru · 387 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 15.3°C · 48 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 Chincha Alta) is explained once on the Chincha Alta year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.