Latacunga weather in May

In May, Latacunga sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 153 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Latacunga's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Latacunga's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 153 mm; 28.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:12 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 8th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.2; out of 10

Latacunga is city in Ecuador, capital of the Cotopaxi Province.

Air quality: Good; PM10 28.4 µg/m³ · 2012
Density: 6,019/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1584

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month.

A typical May day in Latacunga reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°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 15°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°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	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

Latacunga weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 6°	163	26.2	12	2.4
Feb	14° / 6°	179	24.8	12	2.3
Mar	14° / 6°	229	29.6	12	2.1
Apr	14° / 6°	205	29	12	2.1
May	13° / 5°	153	28.1	12	2.2
Jun	12° / 4°	119	24.6	11.9	2.1
Jul	12° / 4°	110	23.7	12	2.0
Aug	12° / 3°	78	19.7	12	2.4
Sep	13° / 4°	96	22.1	12	2.5
Oct	14° / 5°	153	26.4	12	2.4
Nov	14° / 5°	182	26.3	12	2.4
Dec	14° / 6°	182	27.5	12.1	2.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

	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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5
Cloudier (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	95	95

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	5	95
31	5	95

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Latacunga gets around 153 mm of rain over 28.1 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 90% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days. The odds ease 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 (%)	97	96	96	96	95	94	93	93	92	91	90	90	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	95
6	94
7	93
8	93
9	92
10	91
11	90
12	90
13	89
14	89
15	88
16	88
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	89
25	89
26	89
27	88
28	88
29	88
30	87
31	87

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 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:10 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)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13
Sunset (PM)	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:13	6:11
2	12.0	6:13	6:11
3	12.0	6:12	6:10
4	12.0	6:12	6:10
5	12.0	6:12	6:10
6	12.0	6:12	6:10
7	12.0	6:12	6:10
8	12.0	6:12	6:10
9	12.0	6:12	6:10
10	12.0	6:12	6:10
11	12.0	6:12	6:10
12	12.0	6:12	6:10
13	12.0	6:12	6:10
14	12.0	6:12	6:09
15	12.0	6:12	6:09
16	12.0	6:12	6:09
17	12.0	6:12	6:09
18	12.0	6:12	6:09
19	12.0	6:12	6:09
20	12.0	6:12	6:09
21	12.0	6:12	6:10
22	12.0	6:12	6:10
23	12.0	6:12	6:10
24	12.0	6:12	6:10
25	12.0	6:13	6:10
26	12.0	6:13	6:10
27	12.0	6:13	6:10
28	12.0	6:13	6:10
29	12.0	6:13	6:10
30	12.0	6:13	6:10
31	12.0	6:13	6:10

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.73 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)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Latacunga?

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

2.2

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Latacunga.

What to pack for Latacunga in May

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

In May, Latacunga sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Latacunga in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Latacunga peaks around February 21 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 13 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	17	19	18	15	15	13	13	14	15	16	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	19	Extreme
Mar	18	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	15	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	16	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Latacunga 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 Latacunga is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	23	25	25	23	21	18	17	20	26	24	24	23
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	23	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	23	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Latacunga?

Latacunga sits at 0.9°S, 78.6°W, 2,770 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Pujilí, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Latacunga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Latacunga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m around an average of 2,808 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,619 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,163 m.

The land around Latacunga is covered by grassland (44%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

210 m

grassland 44%

16 km

1,619 m

grassland 51%

80 km

6,163 m

trees 51%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

May weather nearby: Pujilí 9.0 km · Ambato 35 km · Pelileo 45 km · Machachi 47 km · Banos 56 km · La Maná 68 km · Quito 79 km · Riobamba 81 km

Ecuador travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 43% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $7,125; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 70%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 45.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 20.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 466
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 Latacunga (-0.9342°, -78.6152°, elevation 2,770 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	6
2	14	6
3	14	6
4	14	6
5	14	6
6	14	6
7	14	6
8	14	6
9	14	6
10	14	6
11	14	6
12	14	6
13	14	5
14	14	5
15	13	5
16	13	5
17	13	5
18	13	5
19	13	5
20	13	5
21	13	5
22	13	5
23	13	5
24	13	5
25	13	5
26	13	5
27	13	5
28	13	5
29	13	5
30	13	5
31	13	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	95
6	94
7	93
8	93
9	92
10	91
11	90
12	90
13	89
14	89
15	88
16	88
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	89
25	89
26	89
27	88
28	88
29	88
30	87
31	87

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	95
6	94
7	93
8	93
9	92
10	91
11	90
12	90
13	89
14	89
15	88
16	88
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	89
25	89
26	89
27	88
28	88
29	88
30	87
31	87

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	95
6	94
7	93
8	93
9	92
10	91
11	90
12	90
13	89
14	89
15	88
16	88
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	89
25	89
26	89
27	88
28	88
29	88
30	87
31	87

	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