Pucon weather in May

In May, Pucon sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 355 mm of precipitation across 16.3 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of May to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pucon's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pucon's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 355 mm; 16.3 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 54 min; 8:48 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 9th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 1.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.6; out of 10

Pucon is settlement in Chile.

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

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical May day in Pucon reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 3°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)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

Pucon 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 11°	90	7.5	0	14.4	7.1
Feb	21° / 11°	85	6.9	0	13.5	7.2
Mar	19° / 10°	126	9.6	0	12.3	6.3
Apr	15° / 8°	228	12.8	0.4	11	4.3
May	12° / 6°	355	16.3	1.2	9.9	2.6
Jun	9° / 4°	507	20.5	5.5	9.3	1.2
Jul	8° / 3°	414	19.3	7.8	9.5	1.0
Aug	9° / 3°	372	18.2	7	10.5	1.5
Sep	12° / 4°	230	15	3.8	11.7	2.6
Oct	14° / 6°	208	14.7	2	13	3.6
Nov	16° / 8°	160	12.4	0.5	14.2	4.7
Dec	18° / 10°	148	10.4	0.1	14.7	6.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. 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 (%)	34	34	34	33	32	32	32	31	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	26	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22
Cloudier (%)	66	66	66	67	68	68	68	69	69	70	70	71	72	72	73	74	75	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	78

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	29	71
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	26	74
17	25	75
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	23	77
31	22	78

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Pucon gets around 355 mm of rain and snow over 16.3 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 53% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. 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 (%)	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	49	50	51	51	52	53	54	55	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	59	60	60	61	62
Snow chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	10	11

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	1
2	46	1
3	46	1
4	47	1
5	47	1
6	47	2
7	47	2
8	47	2
9	47	2
10	48	2
11	48	2
12	49	3
13	50	3
14	51	3
15	51	3
16	52	3
17	53	4
18	54	4
19	55	4
20	56	5
21	56	5
22	57	6
23	57	6
24	58	6
25	58	7
26	58	7
27	59	8
28	60	8
29	60	9
30	61	10
31	62	11

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.

	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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of May to 9 h 30 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 8:34 AM to 9:01 AM, and sunset from 6:56 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)	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5
Sunrise (AM)	8:34	8:35	8:36	8:37	8:38	8:39	8:40	8:41	8:42	8:43	8:44	8:45	8:46	8:47	8:48	8:48	8:49	8:50	8:51	8:52	8:53	8:54	8:55	8:56	8:56	8:57	8:58	8:59	9:00	9:00	9:01
Sunset (PM)	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	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	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	8:34	6:56
2	10.3	8:35	6:55
3	10.3	8:36	6:54
4	10.3	8:37	6:52
5	10.2	8:38	6:51
6	10.2	8:39	6:50
7	10.2	8:40	6:49
8	10.1	8:41	6:48
9	10.1	8:42	6:47
10	10.0	8:43	6:46
11	10.0	8:44	6:45
12	10.0	8:45	6:44
13	9.9	8:46	6:43
14	9.9	8:47	6:42
15	9.9	8:48	6:41
16	9.9	8:48	6:40
17	9.8	8:49	6:39
18	9.8	8:50	6:38
19	9.8	8:51	6:37
20	9.7	8:52	6:36
21	9.7	8:53	6:35
22	9.7	8:54	6:35
23	9.7	8:55	6:34
24	9.6	8:56	6:33
25	9.6	8:56	6:33
26	9.6	8:57	6:32
27	9.6	8:58	6:31
28	9.5	8:59	6:31
29	9.5	9:00	6:30
30	9.5	9:00	6:30
31	9.5	9:01	6:29

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 1.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 1.92 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)	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	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	1.5	1.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.4	Moderate
2	2.4	Moderate
3	2.4	Moderate
4	2.3	Moderate
5	2.3	Moderate
6	2.3	Moderate
7	2.2	Moderate
8	2.2	Moderate
9	2.2	Moderate
10	2.1	Moderate
11	2.1	Moderate
12	2.0	Moderate
13	2.0	Moderate
14	2.0	Dim
15	1.9	Dim
16	1.9	Dim
17	1.9	Dim
18	1.9	Dim
19	1.8	Dim
20	1.8	Dim
21	1.8	Dim
22	1.7	Dim
23	1.7	Dim
24	1.7	Dim
25	1.7	Dim
26	1.6	Dim
27	1.6	Dim
28	1.6	Dim
29	1.6	Dim
30	1.5	Dim
31	1.5	Dim

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Pucon

In seasonPeak

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

Pucon's rainy season runs May–September, 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 Pucon?

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

2.6

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pucon.

What to pack for Pucon in May

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

In May, Pucon sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Pucon 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 Pucon peaks around December 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 2 (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	8	4	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	11	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	4	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 Pucon 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 Pucon is worst in March — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (January, 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)	8	9	28	19	11	8	9	10	11	10	9	8
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	28	Moderate
Apr	19	Moderate
May	11	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	9	Good
Aug	10	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Pucon?

Pucon sits at 39.3°S, 72.0°W, 236 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Villarrica, 24 km away.

Topography around Pucon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pucon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m around an average of 262 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,637 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,682 m.

The land around Pucon is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

241 m

trees 65%

16 km

2,637 m

trees 68%

80 km

3,682 m

trees 65%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater

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

May weather nearby: Villarrica 24 km · Cunco 40 km · Panguipulli 52 km · Loncoche 59 km · Pitrufquén 67 km · Freire 69 km · Vilcún 72 km · Padre Las Casas 80 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 Pucon (-39.2822°, -71.9543°, elevation 236 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	14	7
2	14	7
3	13	7
4	13	7
5	13	7
6	13	7
7	13	7
8	13	7
9	13	7
10	13	7
11	13	7
12	13	6
13	12	6
14	12	6
15	12	6
16	12	6
17	12	6
18	12	6
19	11	6
20	11	6
21	11	5
22	11	5
23	11	5
24	11	5
25	11	5
26	11	5
27	10	5
28	10	5
29	10	5
30	10	5
31	10	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	29	71
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	26	74
17	25	75
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	23	77
31	22	78

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	1
2	46	1
3	46	1
4	47	1
5	47	1
6	47	2
7	47	2
8	47	2
9	47	2
10	48	2
11	48	2
12	49	3
13	50	3
14	51	3
15	51	3
16	52	3
17	53	4
18	54	4
19	55	4
20	56	5
21	56	5
22	57	6
23	57	6
24	58	6
25	58	7
26	58	7
27	59	8
28	60	8
29	60	9
30	61	10
31	62	11

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	29	71
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	26	74
17	25	75
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	23	77
31	22	78

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	1
2	46	1
3	46	1
4	47	1
5	47	1
6	47	2
7	47	2
8	47	2
9	47	2
10	48	2
11	48	2
12	49	3
13	50	3
14	51	3
15	51	3
16	52	3
17	53	4
18	54	4
19	55	4
20	56	5
21	56	5
22	57	6
23	57	6
24	58	6
25	58	7
26	58	7
27	59	8
28	60	8
29	60	9
30	61	10
31	62	11

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	29	71
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	26	74
17	25	75
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	23	77
31	22	78

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	1
2	46	1
3	46	1
4	47	1
5	47	1
6	47	2
7	47	2
8	47	2
9	47	2
10	48	2
11	48	2
12	49	3
13	50	3
14	51	3
15	51	3
16	52	3
17	53	4
18	54	4
19	55	4
20	56	5
21	56	5
22	57	6
23	57	6
24	58	6
25	58	7
26	58	7
27	59	8
28	60	8
29	60	9
30	61	10
31	62	11

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