Llallagua weather in May

In May, Llallagua sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 11 mm of precipitation across 3.1 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Llallagua's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Llallagua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
11 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:48 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
32%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Llallagua is human settlement in Bolivia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical May day in Llallagua reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1152
2151
3151
4151
5151
6151
7151
8151
9151
10151
11150
12150
13150
14150
15150
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20150
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2215-1
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2915-1
3015-1
3115-1

How May really feels in Llallagua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Llallagua weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 18826.30.9132.5
Feb14° / 16623.80.712.62.5
Mar14° / 13422.50.312.13.0
Apr15° / 5713.10.211.64.3
May15° / 113.10.111.15.8
Jun15° / -1°51.30.310.95.7
Jul14° / -2°92.30.6115.5
Aug16° / -0°174111.45.9
Sep17° / 3580.411.95.7
Oct17° / 6713.30.312.45.2
Nov17° / 7815.40.212.94.6
Dec16° / 13922.40.613.13.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
27030
37228
47228
57426
67426
77525
87525
97525
107624
117723
127723
137723
147723
157723
167822
177723
187723
197723
207723
217723
227723
237723
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277921
287921
298020
308020
318119

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Llallagua gets around 11 mm of rain and snow over 3.1 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 10% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
221
320
419
517
616
715
814
913
1012
1111
1211
1310
149
159
168
178
188
197
207
217
226
236
246
256
266
276
286
296
305
315

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:436:04
211.36:446:03
311.36:446:03
411.36:446:02
511.36:456:01
611.36:456:01
711.36:456:00
811.26:466:00
911.26:466:00
1011.26:465:59
1111.26:475:59
1211.26:475:58
1311.26:475:58
1411.26:485:57
1511.16:485:57
1611.16:485:57
1711.16:495:56
1811.16:495:56
1911.16:505:56
2011.16:505:55
2111.16:505:55
2211.16:515:55
2311.16:515:55
2411.06:525:54
2511.06:525:54
2611.06:525:54
2711.06:535:54
2811.06:535:54
2911.06:535:53
3011.06:545:53
3111.06:545:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 5.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Llallagua

In seasonPeak

None of Llallagua's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Llallagua's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Llallagua?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

May is a reasonable time to visit Llallagua for sightseeing.

What to pack for Llallagua in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Llallagua sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 0°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Llallagua in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Llallagua peaks around January 18 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 18UV 18Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Llallagua?

Llallagua sits at 18.4°S, 66.6°W, 3,750 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Huanuni, 31 km away.

Sipe SipeVintoQuillacolloColcapirhuaCochabambaPunata

Topography around Llallagua

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Llallagua.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Llallagua has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 872 m around an average of 3,935 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,346 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,019 m.

The land around Llallagua is covered by grassland (53%) and bare terrain (27%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
872 m
16 km
1,346 m
80 km
3,019 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Huanuni 31 km · Oruro 74 km · Sipe Sipe 110 km · Vinto 118 km · Quillacollo 119 km · Colcapirhua 121 km · Cochabamba 124 km · Punata 126 km

Bolivia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 40% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,148
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
21.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
Roman Catholic 65%Protestant 20%none 6%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Llallagua (-18.4249°, -66.5778°, elevation 3,750 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).