Batuco weather in May

In May, Batuco sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 81 mm of rain across 7 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of May to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Batuco's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Batuco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
8:31 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
52%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Batuco is city in Chile.

Density
4,586/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in Batuco reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1209
2209
3209
4209
5209
6208
7198
8198
9198
10198
11198
12198
13198
14188
15188
16187
17187
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19177
20177
21177
22177
23177
24177
25177
26177
27167
28167
29166
30166
31166

Batuco weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 16°8213.97.8
Feb28° / 16°91.813.28.2
Mar26° / 14°141.912.38.8
Apr22° / 11°393.811.28.1
May18° / 81710.36.3
Jun15° / 1167.99.84.8
Jul15° / 968.2104.6
Aug16° / 998.910.85.2
Sep18° / 779.911.85.9
Oct20° / 10°598.712.86.8
Nov24° / 12°284.713.78.3
Dec27° / 14°132.214.28.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26535
36535
46436
56337
66238
76139
86040
95941
105842
115743
125545
135446
145347
155248
165149
175050
184951
194852
204753
214753
224654
234555
244555
254654
264555
274555
284555
294555
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Batuco gets around 81 mm of rain over 7 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 28% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
114
214
315
415
515
616
716
817
917
1018
1119
1220
1320
1421
1522
1623
1724
1824
1925
2026
2127
2227
2328
2428
2528
2628
2728
2828
2927
3027
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
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 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
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of May to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 8:19 AM to 8:41 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.78:197:01
210.78:207:00
310.68:216:59
410.68:226:58
510.68:236:57
610.68:236:56
710.58:246:56
810.58:256:55
910.58:266:54
1010.48:266:53
1110.48:276:52
1210.48:286:51
1310.48:296:50
1410.38:296:50
1510.38:306:49
1610.38:316:48
1710.38:326:47
1810.28:326:47
1910.28:336:46
2010.28:346:45
2110.28:346:45
2210.28:356:44
2310.18:366:44
2410.18:376:43
2510.18:376:43
2610.18:386:42
2710.18:396:42
2810.08:396:41
2910.08:406:41
3010.08:406:41
3110.08:416:40

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.54 kWh/m² to a high of 8.91 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.27 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Batuco

In seasonPeak

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

Batuco's rainy season runs May–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 Batuco?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Batuco for sightseeing.

What to pack for Batuco in May

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

In May, Batuco sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Batuco in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Batuco peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Batuco 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 Batuco is worst in July — around 118 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (January, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 16116 µg/m³Jan 1225 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar41Poor
Apr58Unhealthy
May84Unhealthy
Jun104Unhealthy
Jul118Unhealthy
Aug102Unhealthy
Sep82Unhealthy
Oct55Poor
Nov36Poor
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Batuco?

Batuco sits at 33.2°S, 70.8°W, 650 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Lampa, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Batuco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Batuco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 489 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,609 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,038 m.

The land around Batuco is covered by cropland (25%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (28%), grassland (22%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (31%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
1,609 m
80 km
6,038 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
May weather nearby: Lampa 9.0 km · Colina 13 km · Chicureo 16 km · Quilicura 17 km · Renca 21 km · Lo Prado 25 km · Santiago 29 km · Maipú 32 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
Catholic 57%none 26%Evangelical or Protestant 16%other Christians and traditions related to Christ 1%

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 Batuco (-33.2328°, -70.8092°, elevation 650 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).