Climate averages 1991–2020
Trujillo weather
in May.
A warm, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 5th 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 Trujillo: daytime highs average 24.6°C and nights cool to about 18.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.6 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes May a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 45 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chimbote (117 km away). In May its highs average 22.6°C, 2.0°C cooler than Trujillo, with 1.3 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Trujillo ranks 11th of 24 for the warmest May highs and 7th of 24 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 24 cities is 23.7°C; Trujillo is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.1°C to 23.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.6 mm to 1.0 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
Trujillo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.3°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 26 | 6.8 | 12.513 h |
| February | 26.7°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 53 | 11.7 | 12.412 h |
| March | 26.5°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 66 | 15.9 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.5°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 26 | 6.6 | 11.912 h |
| May, selected | 24.6°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 3.6 | 0.8 | 11.712 h |
| June | 23.5°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 1.0 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| July | 22.7°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| August | 22.5°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 1.0 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| September | 22.7°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 2.2 | 0.6 | 12.112 h |
| October | 23.1°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 3.9 | 1.0 | 12.312 h |
| November | 23.8°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 4.4 | 1.0 | 12.512 h |
| December | 25.0°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 9.0 | 2.2 | 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
- Chimbote in MayPeru · 117 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 18.0°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Chiclayo in MayPeru · 175 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 19.2°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Huánuco (approximate) in MayPeru · 367 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 15.3°C · 48 mm rain
- Piura in MayPeru · 372 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 20.3°C · 6.7 mm rain
- Sullana in MayPeru · 401 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 20.4°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Loja in MayEcuador · 459 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 14.5°C · 82 mm rain
- Talara in MayPeru · 465 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 20.5°C · 4.8 mm rain
- Callao in MayPeru · 484 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 17.6°C · 2.3 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 Trujillo) is explained once on the Trujillo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.