Mizque weather in May

In May, Mizque sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 38 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mizque's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mizque's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
10th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:43 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
50%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Mizque is place in Cochabamba Department, 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 21°C through the month.

A typical May day in Mizque reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°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)
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Mizque weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 13°18120.3134.9
Feb22° / 13°16519.212.64.7
Mar22° / 12°13217.212.15.4
Apr22° / 11°6410.411.66.4
May21° / 386.811.27.1
Jun21° / 194.210.97.6
Jul21° / 215117.5
Aug22° / 356.411.47.5
Sep23° / 10°488.811.97.1
Oct24° / 12°7512.312.46.4
Nov23° / 12°10214.412.85.9
Dec23° / 13°14516.813.15.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45248
55347
65347
75446
85446
95545
105545
115644
125644
135743
145842
155941
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196040
206040
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226238
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246238
256238
266238
276238
286238
296337
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mizque gets around 38 mm of rain over 6.8 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 22% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
127
227
326
426
525
625
725
825
924
1024
1124
1224
1324
1423
1523
1623
1723
1822
1922
2022
2121
2221
2320
2420
2519
2619
2718
2818
2918
3017
3117

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2973
3973
4973
5973
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
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276calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:385:59
211.36:385:59
311.36:385:58
411.36:395:58
511.36:395:57
611.36:395:57
711.36:405:56
811.36:405:56
911.26:405:55
1011.26:415:55
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1611.26:435:52
1711.16:435:52
1811.16:445:52
1911.16:445:51
2011.16:445:51
2111.16:455:51
2211.16:455:51
2311.16:455:50
2411.16:465:50
2511.16:465:50
2611.16:475:50
2711.06:475:50
2811.06:475:49
2911.06:485:49
3011.06:485:49
3111.06:485:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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284.8Bright
294.7Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mizque

In seasonPeak

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

Mizque's monsoon runs November–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 Mizque?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Mizque for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Mizque in May

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

In May, Mizque sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Mizque in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mizque peaks around January 20 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 20UV 17Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec16Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mizque?

Mizque sits at 17.9°S, 65.3°W, 2,014 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Punata, 69 km away.

SacabaCochabambaColcapirhuaTiquipayaQuillacolloVintoSipe Sipe

Topography around Mizque

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mizque has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m around an average of 2,043 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,506 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,192 m.

The land around Mizque is covered by cropland (41%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
333 m
16 km
1,506 m
80 km
4,192 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Punata 69 km · Sacaba 95 km · Cochabamba 107 km · Colcapirhua 113 km · Tiquipaya 114 km · Quillacollo 117 km · Vinto 120 km · Sipe Sipe 121 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 Mizque (-17.941°, -65.3402°, elevation 2,014 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).