Ancud weather in May

In May, Ancud sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 225 mm of rain across 17.6 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of May to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ancud's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ancud's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 225 mm; 17.6 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 36 min; 9:02 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 11th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 1.72 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

Ancud is city in Chile.

Density: 4,730/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1768

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

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ancud reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	10
2	13	10
3	13	10
4	13	10
5	13	10
6	13	10
7	13	10
8	13	10
9	13	10
10	13	10
11	13	10
12	13	10
13	13	10
14	13	9
15	12	9
16	12	9
17	12	9
18	12	9
19	12	9
20	12	9
21	12	9
22	12	9
23	12	9
24	12	9
25	12	9
26	12	9
27	12	9
28	12	9
29	12	9
30	12	9
31	12	9

Ancud weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 12°	62	8.8	14.7	5.4
Feb	17° / 12°	59	7.6	13.7	5.6
Mar	16° / 12°	95	11.3	12.3	4.8
Apr	14° / 10°	144	14.6	10.9	3.5
May	12° / 9°	225	17.6	9.7	2.7
Jun	11° / 8°	281	19.9	9	2.0
Jul	10° / 7°	244	19.3	9.3	1.8
Aug	11° / 8°	246	19.4	10.3	2.0
Sep	11° / 8°	147	14.9	11.7	2.4
Oct	12° / 9°	131	14.6	13.1	2.9
Nov	13° / 10°	104	11.7	14.4	3.7
Dec	15° / 11°	87	10.8	15	4.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	36	36	35	35	35	33	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	31	30
Cloudier (%)	64	64	65	65	65	67	66	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	70	70	69	70

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	33	67
7	34	66
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	31	69
31	30	70

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ancud gets around 225 mm of rain over 17.6 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 57% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	61	62	62	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	53
3	53
4	54
5	54
6	54
7	55
8	55
9	55
10	55
11	56
12	56
13	56
14	57
15	57
16	57
17	58
18	58
19	58
20	58
21	59
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	60
27	60
28	61
29	62
30	62
31	63

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	16	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	17	light breeze
22	17	light breeze
23	17	light breeze
24	17	light breeze
25	17	light breeze
26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light breeze
29	18	light breeze
30	18	light breeze
31	18	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of May to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 8:46 AM to 9:16 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:29 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2
Sunrise (AM)	8:46	8:47	8:48	8:49	8:51	8:52	8:53	8:54	8:55	8:56	8:57	8:58	8:59	9:00	9:01	9:02	9:03	9:04	9:05	9:06	9:07	9:08	9:09	9:10	9:11	9:12	9:13	9:14	9:15	9:15	9:16
Sunset (PM)	6:59	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	8:46	6:59
2	10.2	8:47	6:57
3	10.1	8:48	6:56
4	10.1	8:49	6:55
5	10.0	8:51	6:53
6	10.0	8:52	6:52
7	10.0	8:53	6:51
8	9.9	8:54	6:50
9	9.9	8:55	6:49
10	9.9	8:56	6:47
11	9.8	8:57	6:46
12	9.8	8:58	6:45
13	9.7	8:59	6:44
14	9.7	9:00	6:43
15	9.7	9:01	6:42
16	9.6	9:02	6:41
17	9.6	9:03	6:40
18	9.6	9:04	6:39
19	9.5	9:05	6:38
20	9.5	9:06	6:37
21	9.5	9:07	6:36
22	9.5	9:08	6:35
23	9.4	9:09	6:34
24	9.4	9:10	6:34
25	9.4	9:11	6:33
26	9.3	9:12	6:32
27	9.3	9:13	6:31
28	9.3	9:14	6:31
29	9.3	9:15	6:30
30	9.2	9:15	6:30
31	9.2	9:16	6:29

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 1.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 1.72 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.2	Moderate
2	2.1	Moderate
3	2.1	Moderate
4	2.0	Moderate
5	2.0	Moderate
6	2.0	Dim
7	1.9	Dim
8	1.9	Dim
9	1.9	Dim
10	1.9	Dim
11	1.8	Dim
12	1.8	Dim
13	1.8	Dim
14	1.7	Dim
15	1.7	Dim
16	1.7	Dim
17	1.7	Dim
18	1.6	Dim
19	1.6	Dim
20	1.6	Dim
21	1.6	Dim
22	1.6	Dim
23	1.6	Dim
24	1.6	Dim
25	1.5	Dim
26	1.5	Dim
27	1.5	Dim
28	1.5	Dim
29	1.5	Dim
30	1.5	Dim
31	1.4	Dim

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ancud

In seasonPeak

In May, Ancud sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ancud's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Ancud?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ancud.

What to pack for Ancud in May

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

In May, Ancud sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 18 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Ancud in May

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in January at about 14°C and coldest in August near 11°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	14
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	13	Bracing
May	12	Bracing
Jun	12	Bracing
Jul	11	Bracing
Aug	11	Bracing
Sep	11	Bracing
Oct	11	Bracing
Nov	12	Bracing
Dec	14	Bracing

UV index in Ancud in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ancud peaks around December 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	11	7	4	2	1	2	2	4	7	8	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	7	High
Apr	4	Moderate
May	2	Moderate
Jun	1	Low
Jul	2	Low
Aug	2	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	7	High
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Ancud?

Ancud sits at 41.9°S, 73.8°W, 51 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Maullín, 33 km away.

Topography around Ancud

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ancud has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 362 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 847 m.

The land around Ancud is covered by water (52%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, water (40%), trees (39%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (52%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

222 m

water 52%

16 km

362 m

water 40%

80 km

847 m

water 52%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← April Ancud year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Maullín 33 km · Calbuco 58 km · Castro 67 km · Puerto Montt 85 km · Puerto Varas 92 km · Llanquihue 96 km · Frutillar 105 km · Purranque 120 km

Chile travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F / L; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 48% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $17,995; 2025
Happiness: 6.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 98%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 6.3; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 14.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 517
Religion

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 Ancud (-41.8707°, -73.8162°, elevation 51 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	10
2	13	10
3	13	10
4	13	10
5	13	10
6	13	10
7	13	10
8	13	10
9	13	10
10	13	10
11	13	10
12	13	10
13	13	10
14	13	9
15	12	9
16	12	9
17	12	9
18	12	9
19	12	9
20	12	9
21	12	9
22	12	9
23	12	9
24	12	9
25	12	9
26	12	9
27	12	9
28	12	9
29	12	9
30	12	9
31	12	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	33	67
7	34	66
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	31	69
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	53
3	53
4	54
5	54
6	54
7	55
8	55
9	55
10	55
11	56
12	56
13	56
14	57
15	57
16	57
17	58
18	58
19	58
20	58
21	59
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	60
27	60
28	61
29	62
30	62
31	63

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	10
2	13	10
3	13	10
4	13	10
5	13	10
6	13	10
7	13	10
8	13	10
9	13	10
10	13	10
11	13	10
12	13	10
13	13	10
14	13	9
15	12	9
16	12	9
17	12	9
18	12	9
19	12	9
20	12	9
21	12	9
22	12	9
23	12	9
24	12	9
25	12	9
26	12	9
27	12	9
28	12	9
29	12	9
30	12	9
31	12	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	33	67
7	34	66
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	31	69
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	53
3	53
4	54
5	54
6	54
7	55
8	55
9	55
10	55
11	56
12	56
13	56
14	57
15	57
16	57
17	58
18	58
19	58
20	58
21	59
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	60
27	60
28	61
29	62
30	62
31	63

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	10
2	13	10
3	13	10
4	13	10
5	13	10
6	13	10
7	13	10
8	13	10
9	13	10
10	13	10
11	13	10
12	13	10
13	13	10
14	13	9
15	12	9
16	12	9
17	12	9
18	12	9
19	12	9
20	12	9
21	12	9
22	12	9
23	12	9
24	12	9
25	12	9
26	12	9
27	12	9
28	12	9
29	12	9
30	12	9
31	12	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	33	67
7	34	66
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	31	69
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	53
3	53
4	54
5	54
6	54
7	55
8	55
9	55
10	55
11	56
12	56
13	56
14	57
15	57
16	57
17	58
18	58
19	58
20	58
21	59
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	60
27	60
28	61
29	62
30	62
31	63

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0