Quintero weather in May

In May, Quintero sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 48 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Quintero's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quintero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
8th warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
8:33 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
54%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 16.2 µg/m³ · 2019

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical May day in Quintero reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11711
21711
31711
41711
51711
61611
71611
81611
91611
101611
111611
121611
131611
141611
151611
161611
171611
181611
191611
201611
211610
221510
231510
241510
251510
261510
271510
281510
291510
301510
311510

Quintero 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
Jan20° / 15°00.113.98.6
Feb20° / 15°10.213.28.6
Mar19° / 14°30.612.28.3
Apr18° / 12°141.811.27.2
May16° / 11°483.810.35.7
Jun14° / 1006.29.94.7
Jul14° / 564.810.14.5
Aug14° / 504.210.84.8
Sep15° / 10°232.711.85.4
Oct16° / 11°131.312.86.5
Nov18° / 12°20.513.77.7
Dec19° / 14°20.314.18.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26634
36535
46436
56337
66238
76139
85941
95941
105842
115644
125545
135446
145347
155248
165050
175050
184852
194852
204852
214753
224753
234753
244753
254654
264852
274852
284951
294951
304951
315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Quintero gets around 48 mm of rain over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
48
58
68
78
88
98
109
119
129
1310
1410
1511
1611
1712
1813
1913
2014
2115
2215
2316
2416
2516
2617
2717
2817
2917
3018
3118

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1919
2919
3919
4928
5928
6928
7937
8937
9937
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15946
16946
17946
18946
19946
20946
21946
22946
23946
24946
25946
26946
27955
28955
29955
30964
31964

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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2811calm
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3011calm
3111calm

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 8:22 AM to 8:43 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.78:227:05
210.78:227:04
310.78:237:03
410.68:247:02
510.68:257:01
610.68:257:00
710.68:266:59
810.58:276:58
910.58:286:57
1010.58:286:57
1110.48:296:56
1210.48:306:55
1310.48:316:54
1410.48:316:53
1510.38:326:53
1610.38:336:52
1710.38:346:51
1810.38:346:51
1910.28:356:50
2010.28:366:49
2110.28:366:49
2210.28:376:48
2310.28:386:48
2410.18:386:47
2510.18:396:47
2610.18:406:46
2710.18:406:46
2810.18:416:45
2910.18:426:45
3010.08:426:44
3110.08:436:44

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 2.64 kWh/m² to a high of 8.84 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
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Quintero?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Quintero for sightseeing.

What to pack for Quintero in May

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

In May, Quintero sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Quintero in May

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr15Cool
May14Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec16Cool

UV index in Quintero in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Quintero peaks around January 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr5Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Quintero 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 Quintero is worst in July — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (February, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Quintero's WHO annual average of 16.2 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1426 µg/m³Feb 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr16Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Quintero?

Quintero sits at 32.8°S, 71.5°W, 33 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Concón, 15 km away.

Topography around Quintero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quintero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 713 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,326 m.

The land around Quintero is covered by water (54%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, water (62%) within 16 km, and shrubs (33%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
713 m
80 km
2,326 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Concón 15 km · Vina del Mar 27 km · Quillota 29 km · La Cruz 29 km · Valparaiso 29 km · Hacienda La Calera 29 km · Quilpué 30 km · La Calera 31 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 Quintero (-32.7859°, -71.5322°, elevation 33 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).