Tiquipaya weather in May

In May, Tiquipaya sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Tiquipaya's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tiquipaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:45 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
48%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Tiquipaya is city 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 14°C through the month.

A typical May day in Tiquipaya reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 16°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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2154
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How May really feels in Tiquipaya

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tiquipaya weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 28929.60.512.92.3
Feb14° / 27027.20.312.62.2
Mar15° / 18927.60.412.12.5
Apr15° / 9120.40.211.63.3
May14° / 4010.50.211.24.4
Jun14° / 297.50.2114.4
Jul14° / 338.20.711.14.3
Aug14° / 4811.50.611.44.1
Sep15° / 7418.60.211.93.6
Oct15° / 10424.20.112.43.2
Nov16° / 14225.30.312.83.0
Dec15° / 24029.10.3132.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25842
35941
46040
56040
66238
76238
86238
96238
106436
116436
126436
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tiquipaya gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 35% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
147
246
345
444
543
643
742
841
940
1039
1139
1238
1337
1436
1535
1634
1733
1832
1931
2030
2129
2228
2328
2427
2527
2627
2727
2827
2927
3026
3127

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
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Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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315calm

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 6:41 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:416:04
211.46:416:03
311.46:416:02
411.36:416:02
511.36:426:01
611.36:426:01
711.36:426:00
811.36:436:00
911.36:436:00
1011.36:435:59
1111.26:445:59
1211.26:445:58
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1411.26:455:58
1511.26:455:57
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1711.26:465:56
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1911.26:465:56
2011.16:475:56
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2211.16:485:55
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2511.16:495:55
2611.16:495:54
2711.16:495:54
2811.16:505:54
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3111.06:515:54

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 5.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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215.1Bright
225.1Bright
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255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tiquipaya

In seasonPeak

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

Tiquipaya'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 Tiquipaya?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

May is a reasonable time to visit Tiquipaya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tiquipaya in May

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

In May, Tiquipaya sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tiquipaya in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tiquipaya peaks around January 18 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 18Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov16Extreme
Dec17Extreme

Air quality in Tiquipaya in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tiquipaya is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1615 µg/m³Dec 235 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug11Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tiquipaya?

Tiquipaya sits at 17.3°S, 66.2°W, 2,651 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Colcapirhua, 6.0 km away.

Quime

Topography around Tiquipaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tiquipaya has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 700 m around an average of 2,686 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,310 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,666 m.

The land around Tiquipaya is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), cropland (24%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
700 m
16 km
2,310 m
80 km
4,666 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Colcapirhua 6.0 km · Cochabamba 8.0 km · Quillacollo 9.0 km · Vinto 12 km · Sipe Sipe 20 km · Sacaba 20 km · Punata 46 km · Quime 113 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 Tiquipaya (-17.338°, -66.2158°, elevation 2,651 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).