Mulchén weather in May

In May, Mulchén sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 194 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of May to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mulchén's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mulchén's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 194 mm; 11.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 8:46 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 9th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 2.26 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical May day in Mulchén reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°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)	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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

Mulchén 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 12°	19	2.4	14.3	8.7
Feb	25° / 12°	28	2.7	13.5	8.7
Mar	22° / 10°	39	4.3	12.3	8.1
Apr	18° / 8°	96	7.6	11.1	6.2
May	14° / 6°	194	11.5	10	4.0
Jun	12° / 5°	283	15.9	9.4	2.5
Jul	11° / 4°	217	14.7	9.7	2.6
Aug	13° / 4°	190	13.7	10.5	3.2
Sep	15° / 6°	108	10	11.7	4.5
Oct	17° / 7°	84	8.8	13	5.9
Nov	20° / 9°	48	5.8	14	7.2
Dec	23° / 10°	39	4.4	14.6	8.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	49	49	47	47	47	46	44	44	43	42	43	41	41	40	39	38	39	38	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	35
Cloudier (%)	51	51	53	53	53	54	56	56	57	58	57	59	59	60	61	62	61	62	63	63	63	63	63	64	63	63	63	64	64	64	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	39	61
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	38	62
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	35	65

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mulchén gets around 194 mm of rain over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 50% 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 (%)	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	44	45	46	47	48	49	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	32
11	32
12	33
13	34
14	34
15	35
16	36
17	37
18	38
19	39
20	40
21	41
22	42
23	43
24	44
25	44
26	45
27	46
28	47
29	48
30	49
31	50

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	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	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	99	1
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	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	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of May to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 8:32 AM to 8:58 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 6:35 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)	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6
Sunrise (AM)	8:32	8:33	8:34	8:35	8:36	8:37	8:38	8:39	8:40	8:41	8:42	8:42	8:43	8:44	8:45	8:46	8:47	8:48	8:49	8:49	8:50	8:51	8:52	8:53	8:54	8:54	8:55	8:56	8:57	8:57	8:58
Sunset (PM)	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.5	8:32	7:00
2	10.4	8:33	6:59
3	10.4	8:34	6:58
4	10.4	8:35	6:56
5	10.3	8:36	6:55
6	10.3	8:37	6:54
7	10.3	8:38	6:53
8	10.2	8:39	6:52
9	10.2	8:40	6:51
10	10.2	8:41	6:50
11	10.1	8:42	6:49
12	10.1	8:42	6:48
13	10.1	8:43	6:47
14	10.0	8:44	6:46
15	10.0	8:45	6:45
16	10.0	8:46	6:44
17	9.9	8:47	6:44
18	9.9	8:48	6:43
19	9.9	8:49	6:42
20	9.9	8:49	6:41
21	9.8	8:50	6:40
22	9.8	8:51	6:40
23	9.8	8:52	6:39
24	9.8	8:53	6:38
25	9.7	8:54	6:38
26	9.7	8:54	6:37
27	9.7	8:55	6:37
28	9.7	8:56	6:36
29	9.6	8:57	6:36
30	9.6	8:57	6:35
31	9.6	8:58	6:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.61 kWh/m² to a high of 8.23 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 2.26 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)	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.8	Moderate
2	2.8	Moderate
3	2.8	Moderate
4	2.7	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.6	Moderate
7	2.6	Moderate
8	2.6	Moderate
9	2.5	Moderate
10	2.5	Moderate
11	2.5	Moderate
12	2.4	Moderate
13	2.4	Moderate
14	2.3	Moderate
15	2.3	Moderate
16	2.3	Moderate
17	2.2	Moderate
18	2.2	Moderate
19	2.1	Moderate
20	2.1	Moderate
21	2.1	Moderate
22	2.0	Moderate
23	2.0	Moderate
24	2.0	Dim
25	2.0	Dim
26	1.9	Dim
27	1.9	Dim
28	1.9	Dim
29	1.9	Dim
30	1.8	Dim
31	1.8	Dim

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mulchén

In seasonPeak

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

Mulchén'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 Mulchén?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Mulchén for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mulchén in May

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

In May, Mulchén sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Mulchén 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 Mulchén peaks around January 11 at about 12 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	11	8	5	2	2	2	3	5	8	10	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	5	Moderate
May	2	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Mulchén 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 Mulchén is worst in April — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	9	25	20	25	24	10	10	11	12	12	9	8
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	25	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	10	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	12	Good
Oct	12	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mulchén?

Mulchén sits at 37.7°S, 72.2°W, 139 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Los Ángeles, 29 km away.

Topography around Mulchén

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mulchén has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 157 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 335 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,442 m.

The land around Mulchén is covered by trees (48%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km

134 m

trees 48%

16 km

335 m

trees 60%

80 km

3,442 m

trees 65%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

May weather nearby: Los Ángeles 29 km · Collipulli 31 km · Villa Mercedes 42 km · Angol 43 km · Nacimiento 45 km · Victoria 58 km · Traiguén 70 km · Cabrero 78 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 Mulchén (-37.7189°, -72.241°, elevation 139 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	39	61
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	38	62
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	32
11	32
12	33
13	34
14	34
15	35
16	36
17	37
18	38
19	39
20	40
21	41
22	42
23	43
24	44
25	44
26	45
27	46
28	47
29	48
30	49
31	50

	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	99	1
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	39	61
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	38	62
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	32
11	32
12	33
13	34
14	34
15	35
16	36
17	37
18	38
19	39
20	40
21	41
22	42
23	43
24	44
25	44
26	45
27	46
28	47
29	48
30	49
31	50

	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	99	1
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	39	61
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	38	62
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	32
11	32
12	33
13	34
14	34
15	35
16	36
17	37
18	38
19	39
20	40
21	41
22	42
23	43
24	44
25	44
26	45
27	46
28	47
29	48
30	49
31	50

	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	99	1
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2