Villa Mercedes weather in May

In May, Villa Mercedes sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 245 mm of rain across 11.6 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 15°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Villa Mercedes's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villa Mercedes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
245 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
8:44 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
61%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

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 12°C by the end.

A typical May day in Villa Mercedes reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°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 3°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2166
3156
4156
5156
6156
7156
8156
9156
10156
11156
12146
13146
14146
15146
16145
17145
18145
19135
20135
21135
22135
23135
24135
25135
26135
27135
28135
29125
30125
31125

How May really feels in Villa Mercedes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Villa Mercedes 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 11°26314.38.8
Feb24° / 11°393.113.48.8
Mar22° / 484.412.38.1
Apr17° / 1247.511.16.1
May14° / 24511.6103.9
Jun11° / 35516.29.52.5
Jul11° / 28514.99.72.4
Aug12° / 24213.910.63.1
Sep15° / 14510.611.74.3
Oct17° / 1149.5135.5
Nov19° / 636.2147.0
Dec22° / 524.814.58.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
45050
54951
64852
74753
84753
94654
104555
114357
124357
134258
144159
154060
164060
173961
183961
193862
203862
213763
223763
233862
243763
253763
263763
273763
283763
293763
303763
313664

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Villa Mercedes gets around 245 mm of rain over 11.6 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 38% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
230
331
431
531
631
731
831
931
1032
1132
1233
1334
1435
1535
1636
1737
1838
1939
2040
2141
2242
2343
2444
2545
2645
2746
2847
2948
3048
3149

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light 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 8:31 AM to 8:56 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.58:316:59
210.48:326:58
310.48:336:57
410.48:336:56
510.38:346:55
610.38:356:54
710.38:366:53
810.28:376:52
910.28:386:51
1010.28:396:50
1110.18:406:49
1210.18:416:48
1310.18:426:47
1410.18:436:46
1510.08:436:45
1610.08:446:44
1710.08:456:43
189.98:466:42
199.98:476:42
209.98:486:41
219.98:486:40
229.88:496:39
239.88:506:39
249.88:516:38
259.88:526:38
269.78:526:37
279.78:536:36
289.78:546:36
299.78:556:35
309.78:556:35
319.68:566:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.66 kWh/m² to a high of 8.34 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 2.36 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.0Moderate
262.0Moderate
272.0Dim
282.0Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Villa Mercedes

In seasonPeak

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

Villa Mercedes'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 Villa Mercedes?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Villa Mercedes.

What to pack for Villa Mercedes in May

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

In May, Villa Mercedes sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Villa Mercedes 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 Villa Mercedes peaks around January 10 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 10UV 12Jun 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Villa Mercedes 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 Villa Mercedes 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).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 2125 µg/m³Dec 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb25Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep12Good
Oct12Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Villa Mercedes?

Villa Mercedes sits at 37.4°S, 72.0°W, 342 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Los Ángeles, 34 km away.

Topography around Villa Mercedes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villa Mercedes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 335 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 502 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,441 m.

The land around Villa Mercedes is covered by grassland (47%), trees (27%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
502 m
80 km
3,441 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Los Ángeles 34 km · Mulchén 42 km · Cabrero 56 km · Nacimiento 62 km · Collipulli 73 km · Angol 78 km · Quillón 85 km · Coihueco 87 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 Villa Mercedes (-37.4042°, -71.9795°, elevation 342 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).