Ayaviri weather in May

In May, Ayaviri sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 20 mm of precipitation across 5.9 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ayaviri's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ayaviri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
4th coldest
Precipitation
20 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
5:59 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
44%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Ayaviri is capital city of Melgar, Puno, Peru.

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 14°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ayaviri reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 15°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 on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1140
2140
3140
4140
5140
6140
7140
8140
9140
10140
11140
12140
1314-1
1414-1
1514-1
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2214-1
2314-1
2414-1
2514-1
2614-1
2714-1
2814-2
2914-2
3014-2
3114-2

How May really feels in Ayaviri

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Ayaviri weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 240283.712.82.1
Feb13° / 22225.53.612.52.1
Mar13° / 19427.33.412.12.3
Apr14° / 9219.21.711.73.1
May14° / -1°205.90.311.34.7
Jun14° / -2°61.60.311.15.3
Jul14° / -3°51.40.211.25.4
Aug15° / -1°154.40.711.55.5
Sep16° / 4811.61.211.94.7
Oct15° / 10618.2312.33.8
Nov15° / 11518.82.412.73.6
Dec14° / 18925.22.712.92.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
26139
36337
46535
56634
66733
76832
86931
97030
107129
117129
127129
137129
147129
157129
167228
177228
187228
197228
207327
217327
227327
237327
247426
257426
267426
277525
287525
297525
307624
317624

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Ayaviri gets around 20 mm of rain and snow over 5.9 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 20% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1423
2403
3392
4372
5362
6342
7322
8312
9292
10272
11251
12231
13221
14201
15191
16171
17161
18151
19131
20121
21111
22101
2390
2480
2580
2670
2770
2860
2960
3060
3161

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:555:24
211.55:565:23
311.55:565:23
411.45:565:22
511.45:565:22
611.45:575:21
711.45:575:21
811.45:575:21
911.45:575:20
1011.45:585:20
1111.45:585:20
1211.45:585:19
1311.35:585:19
1411.35:595:19
1511.35:595:18
1611.35:595:18
1711.36:005:18
1811.36:005:17
1911.36:005:17
2011.36:015:17
2111.36:015:17
2211.36:015:17
2311.26:015:16
2411.26:025:16
2511.26:025:16
2611.26:025:16
2711.26:035:16
2811.26:035:16
2911.26:035:16
3011.26:045:16
3111.26:045:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.69 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 5.94 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ayaviri

In seasonPeak

None of Ayaviri's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ayaviri's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Ayaviri?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

May is a reasonable time to visit Ayaviri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ayaviri in May

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

In May, Ayaviri sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near -1°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Ayaviri in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ayaviri peaks around February 9 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeFeb 9UV 19Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ayaviri?

Ayaviri sits at 14.9°S, 70.6°W, 3,898 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is San Miguel, 82 km away.

PunoLa RinconadaIlaveCono Norte

Topography around Ayaviri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ayaviri has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m around an average of 3,916 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 888 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,653 m.

The land around Ayaviri is covered by grassland (59%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (85%) within 16 km, and grassland (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
307 m
16 km
888 m
80 km
1,653 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: San Miguel 82 km · Juliaca 84 km · Yauri 89 km · Sicuani 97 km · Puno 122 km · La Rinconada 126 km · Ilave 166 km · Cono Norte 192 km

Peru travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 51% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,684
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
49%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.6
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
13.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 519
Religion
Catholic 76%Evangelical Christian 16%no religion 5%other religions 3%

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 Ayaviri (-14.8864°, -70.5889°, elevation 3,898 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).