Lampa weather in May

In May, Lampa sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 70 mm of rain across 5.6 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 41% 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 Lampa's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lampa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
8:31 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
54%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Lampa is city in Chile.

Density
14,179/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 Lampa reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 12°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)
1207
2207
3207
4207
5207
6207
7207
8197
9197
10197
11196
12196
13196
14186
15186
16186
17186
18186
19186
20176
21176
22176
23175
24175
25175
26165
27165
28165
29165
30165
31165

Lampa 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
Jan29° / 14°40.8147.7
Feb28° / 14°60.913.28.2
Mar26° / 12°111.312.38.8
Apr22° / 343.111.28.3
May18° / 705.610.36.5
Jun15° / 13279.84.7
Jul14° / 856.1104.6
Aug16° / 715.910.85.4
Sep18° / 394.811.86.6
Oct21° / 283.412.87.8
Nov25° / 11°11213.78.8
Dec27° / 13°6114.28.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26634
36535
46436
56337
66238
76139
86040
95941
105842
115743
125644
135347
145248
155149
165050
175050
184852
194753
204654
214654
224555
234555
244456
254456
264456
274456
284555
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lampa gets around 70 mm of rain over 5.6 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 18% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
111
211
311
411
511
611
712
812
913
1013
1114
1214
1315
1416
1517
1618
1719
1819
1920
2021
2122
2223
2323
2424
2524
2624
2724
2824
2924
3023
3123

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 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 8:20 AM to 8:41 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.78:207:02
210.78:217:01
310.68:217:00
410.68:226:59
510.68:236:58
610.68:246:57
710.58:246:56
810.58:256:55
910.58:266:54
1010.48:276:53
1110.48:276:52
1210.48:286:51
1310.48:296:51
1410.38:306:50
1510.38:306:49
1610.38:316:48
1710.38:326:48
1810.28:336:47
1910.28:336:46
2010.28:346:46
2110.28:356:45
2210.18:366:44
2310.18:366:44
2410.18:376:43
2510.18:386:43
2610.18:386:42
2710.08:396:42
2810.08:406:41
2910.08:406:41
3010.08:416:41
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 3.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.52 kWh/m² to a high of 8.99 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.22 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lampa?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Lampa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lampa in May

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

In May, Lampa sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Lampa 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 Lampa 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 Lampa 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 Lampa is worst in July — around 100 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (February, 31 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1499 µg/m³Feb 1131 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar39Poor
Apr62Unhealthy
May89Unhealthy
Jun93Unhealthy
Jul100Unhealthy
Aug86Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct46Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Lampa?

Lampa sits at 33.3°S, 70.9°W, 498 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Batuco, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Lampa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lampa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 723 m around an average of 543 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,730 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,996 m.

The land around Lampa is covered by shrubs (27%), cropland (22%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (41%) within 16 km, and shrubs (30%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
723 m
16 km
1,730 m
80 km
5,996 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
May weather nearby: Batuco 9.0 km · Quilicura 18 km · Renca 20 km · Chicureo 21 km · Colina 21 km · Lo Prado 22 km · Curacaví 26 km · Maipú 27 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 Lampa (-33.2863°, -70.8756°, elevation 498 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).