Linares weather in May

In May, Linares sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 178 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of May to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Linares's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Linares's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
178 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
8:39 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
58%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Linares is Chilean city.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 28.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,224/km²
people per km²
Founded
1794

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 17°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical May day in Linares reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 19°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)
1187
2177
3177
4177
5177
6176
7176
8176
9176
10166
11166
12166
13166
14166
15166
16166
17156
18156
19156
20156
21156
22156
23155
24155
25145
26145
27145
28145
29145
30145
31145

Linares weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 13°81.2014.28.7
Feb27° / 13°131.6013.48.7
Mar24° / 11°191.9012.38.9
Apr20° / 684.8011.17.3
May16° / 1788.8010.15.0
Jun13° / 26412.40.19.63.4
Jul13° / 19510.60.59.83.5
Aug14° / 16210.20.110.64.3
Sep17° / 907.60.111.85.6
Oct19° / 606.1012.96.9
Nov22° / 253.5013.98.2
Dec25° / 11°222.3014.48.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25743
35644
45545
55446
65347
75248
85149
95050
104951
114951
124852
134753
144654
154555
164456
174456
184258
194258
204159
214159
224159
234159
244159
254159
264159
274159
284159
294159
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Linares gets around 178 mm of rain over 8.8 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 28% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
120
220
320
421
521
621
721
822
922
1023
1124
1224
1325
1426
1527
1628
1729
1830
1931
2032
2133
2234
2334
2435
2535
2636
2736
2837
2937
3038
3138

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 (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

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 7 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
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of May to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 8:27 AM to 8:51 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.68:277:00
210.58:286:59
310.58:286:58
410.58:296:57
510.48:306:56
610.48:316:55
710.48:326:54
810.38:336:53
910.38:336:52
1010.38:346:51
1110.38:356:50
1210.28:366:49
1310.28:376:48
1410.28:386:48
1510.18:386:47
1610.18:396:46
1710.18:406:45
1810.18:416:44
1910.08:426:44
2010.08:436:43
2110.08:436:42
2210.08:446:42
239.98:456:41
249.98:466:40
259.98:466:40
269.98:476:39
279.88:486:39
289.88:496:38
299.88:496:38
309.88:506:37
319.88:516:37

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 8.72 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 2.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Linares

In seasonPeak

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

Linares's rainy season runs May–August, 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 Linares?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Linares for sightseeing.

What to pack for Linares in May

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

In May, Linares sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Linares in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Linares peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Linares 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 Linares is worst in May — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Linares's WHO annual average of 28.1 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModeratePoorModerateMay 1442 µg/m³Dec 1518 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar25Moderate
Apr36Poor
May43Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Linares?

Linares sits at 35.8°S, 71.6°W, 165 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Longaví, 15 km away.

Topography around Linares

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Linares has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 156 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 351 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,841 m.

The land around Linares is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (36%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
351 m
80 km
3,841 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Longaví 15 km · Colbún 24 km · San Javier 31 km · San Clemente 36 km · Parral 39 km · Talca 47 km · Cauquenes 67 km · San Carlos 72 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 Linares (-35.8467°, -71.5931°, elevation 165 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).