Tomé weather in May

In May, Tomé sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 133 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tomé's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tomé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
8th warmest
Overnight low
10°
6th coldest
Rainfall
133 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
8:46 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
61%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Tomé is city in Chile.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,292/km²
people per km²
Founded
1544

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 15°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tomé reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 16°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)
11510
21510
31510
41510
51510
61510
71510
81510
91410
101410
111410
121410
131410
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201410
211410
221410
231410
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25139
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27139
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29139
30139
31139

Tomé weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 14°61.214.28.2
Feb19° / 14°111.413.48.1
Mar18° / 13°182.512.37.5
Apr16° / 11°495.211.15.7
May14° / 10°1339.410.14.1
Jun13° / 18813.49.53.1
Jul12° / 14711.69.83.1
Aug12° / 12210.910.63.4
Sep14° / 606.711.84.2
Oct15° / 10°395.712.95.1
Nov17° / 11°182.6146.6
Dec18° / 13°142.214.57.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 56%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25248
35149
45050
55050
64852
74753
84753
94555
104555
114456
124456
134357
144258
154357
164258
174258
184159
194159
204159
214159
224159
234060
244159
254159
264159
274159
284159
294159
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tomé gets around 133 mm of rain over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
122
222
322
423
523
623
724
824
925
1025
1126
1227
1327
1428
1529
1630
1731
1832
1933
2033
2134
2235
2336
2436
2536
2637
2737
2838
2938
3039
3139

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3964
4964
5964
6964
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
12964
13964
14964
15964
16964
17964
18955
19955
20955
21955
22955
23955
24955
25955
26955
27955
28964
29964
30964
31964

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
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2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of May to 9 h 42 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 8:33 AM to 8:58 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.58:337:05
210.58:347:04
310.58:357:02
410.48:367:01
510.48:377:00
610.48:386:59
710.38:396:58
810.38:406:57
910.38:406:56
1010.28:416:55
1110.28:426:54
1210.28:436:53
1310.18:446:52
1410.18:456:51
1510.18:466:51
1610.18:466:50
1710.08:476:49
1810.08:486:48
1910.08:496:47
209.98:506:47
219.98:516:46
229.98:516:45
239.98:526:45
249.98:536:44
259.88:546:43
269.88:546:43
279.88:556:42
289.88:566:42
299.78:576:41
309.78:576:41
319.78:586:40

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 8.68 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tomé

In seasonPeak

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

Tomé'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 Tomé?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Tomé for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tomé in May

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

In May, Tomé sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Tomé in May

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 15 km away) is warmest in January at about 15°C and coldest in August near 12°C.

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

10°12°14°16°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb15Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May13Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep12Bracing
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Dec14Bracing

UV index in Tomé 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 Tomé peaks around January 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 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 14UV 12Jun 16UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Tomé 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 Tomé is worst in February — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Tomé's WHO annual average of 15.5 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodFeb 1529 µg/m³Dec 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tomé?

Tomé sits at 36.6°S, 73.0°W, 16 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Penco, 14 km away.

Topography around Tomé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tomé has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m around an average of 80 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 908 m.

The land around Tomé is covered by trees (47%) and water (32%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
329 m
16 km
485 m
80 km
908 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Penco 14 km · Talcahuano 19 km · Hualpén 23 km · Concepción 25 km · Coelemu 27 km · San Pedro de la Paz 28 km · Chiguayante 35 km · Hualqui 40 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 Tomé (-36.6176°, -72.9559°, elevation 16 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).