Camaná weather in May

In May, Camaná sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 3 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Camaná's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Camaná's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 3 mm; 1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 6:10 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover: 44%; 5th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.0; out of 10

Camaná is city.

Founded: 1539

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical May day in Camaná reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

Camaná weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 18°	16	5.2	12.9	7.0
Feb	23° / 18°	17	5.4	12.6	7.0
Mar	23° / 18°	9	2.7	12.1	7.5
Apr	22° / 17°	5	1.7	11.6	7.7
May	21° / 15°	3	1	11.2	8.0
Jun	19° / 13°	2	0.5	11	7.7
Jul	18° / 12°	3	1	11.1	7.6
Aug	18° / 12°	1	0.3	11.4	7.8
Sep	19° / 13°	1	0.2	11.9	7.9
Oct	20° / 14°	1	0.2	12.4	7.8
Nov	21° / 15°	2	0.6	12.8	7.7
Dec	22° / 16°	6	1.7	13	7.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

	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 (%)	62	63	64	65	65	66	66	66	67	67	68	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	65	65	64	65
Cloudier (%)	38	37	36	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	35

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	64	36
31	65	35

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Camaná gets around 3 mm of rain over 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

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

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 74% 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 (%)	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	9	10	12	14	15	17	19	21	23	25	27	29	30	32	34	35	36	38
Comfortable (%)	76	76	77	78	78	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	78	78	77	75	74	72	71	69	68	67	66	64	63	63	61
Humid (%)	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	76	23
2	2	76	22
3	2	77	21
4	2	78	20
5	3	78	19
6	3	79	18
7	4	79	17
8	4	80	16
9	5	80	15
10	5	80	15
11	6	80	14
12	7	80	13
13	8	80	12
14	9	80	11
15	10	80	10
16	12	79	9
17	14	78	8
18	15	78	7
19	17	77	6
20	19	75	6
21	21	74	5
22	23	72	5
23	25	71	4
24	27	69	4
25	29	68	3
26	30	67	3
27	32	66	2
28	34	64	2
29	35	63	2
30	36	63	1
31	38	61	1

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 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 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 6:06 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:21 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)	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16
Sunset (PM)	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:06	5:30
2	11.4	6:06	5:30
3	11.4	6:06	5:29
4	11.4	6:07	5:29
5	11.4	6:07	5:28
6	11.3	6:07	5:28
7	11.3	6:07	5:27
8	11.3	6:08	5:27
9	11.3	6:08	5:26
10	11.3	6:08	5:26
11	11.3	6:09	5:26
12	11.3	6:09	5:25
13	11.3	6:09	5:25
14	11.2	6:10	5:25
15	11.2	6:10	5:24
16	11.2	6:10	5:24
17	11.2	6:11	5:24
18	11.2	6:11	5:23
19	11.2	6:11	5:23
20	11.2	6:12	5:23
21	11.2	6:12	5:22
22	11.2	6:12	5:22
23	11.2	6:13	5:22
24	11.1	6:13	5:22
25	11.1	6:13	5:22
26	11.1	6:14	5:22
27	11.1	6:14	5:21
28	11.1	6:14	5:21
29	11.1	6:15	5:21
30	11.1	6:15	5:21
31	11.1	6:16	5:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 5.06 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)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
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	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Camaná?

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

8.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Camaná for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Camaná in May

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

In May, Camaná sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Camaná in May

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in August near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 11 to Apr 14 — about 4.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	22	22	21	20	19	18	17	17	17	18	19	20
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	22	Refreshing
Feb	22	Refreshing
Mar	21	Refreshing
Apr	20	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	18	Cool
Jul	17	Cool
Aug	17	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	18	Cool
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	20	Refreshing

UV index in Camaná in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Camaná peaks around January 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 7 (very high).

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)	14	14	12	11	8	7	7	9	11	12	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	7	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Camaná?

Camaná sits at 16.6°S, 72.7°W, 16 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is El Pedregal, 62 km away.

Topography around Camaná

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Camaná has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,151 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,530 m.

The land around Camaná is covered by cropland (75%) within 3 km, bare terrain (45%) and water (44%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (61%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

148 m

cropland 75%

16 km

1,151 m

bare terrain 45%

80 km

3,530 m

bare terrain 61%

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

May weather nearby: El Pedregal 62 km · Mollendo 86 km · Cono Norte 125 km · Jacobo Hunter 125 km · Arequipa 128 km · Ciudad Satelite 128 km · Selva Alegre 129 km · Ilo 184 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

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 Camaná (-16.6238°, -72.7105°, 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. 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	21	16
2	21	16
3	21	16
4	21	16
5	21	15
6	21	15
7	21	15
8	21	15
9	21	15
10	21	15
11	21	15
12	21	15
13	21	15
14	21	15
15	21	15
16	21	15
17	21	15
18	21	15
19	21	15
20	20	15
21	20	14
22	20	14
23	20	14
24	20	14
25	20	14
26	20	14
27	20	14
28	20	14
29	20	14
30	20	14
31	20	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	64	36
31	65	35

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	76	23
2	2	76	22
3	2	77	21
4	2	78	20
5	3	78	19
6	3	79	18
7	4	79	17
8	4	80	16
9	5	80	15
10	5	80	15
11	6	80	14
12	7	80	13
13	8	80	12
14	9	80	11
15	10	80	10
16	12	79	9
17	14	78	8
18	15	78	7
19	17	77	6
20	19	75	6
21	21	74	5
22	23	72	5
23	25	71	4
24	27	69	4
25	29	68	3
26	30	67	3
27	32	66	2
28	34	64	2
29	35	63	2
30	36	63	1
31	38	61	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	64	36
31	65	35

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	76	23
2	2	76	22
3	2	77	21
4	2	78	20
5	3	78	19
6	3	79	18
7	4	79	17
8	4	80	16
9	5	80	15
10	5	80	15
11	6	80	14
12	7	80	13
13	8	80	12
14	9	80	11
15	10	80	10
16	12	79	9
17	14	78	8
18	15	78	7
19	17	77	6
20	19	75	6
21	21	74	5
22	23	72	5
23	25	71	4
24	27	69	4
25	29	68	3
26	30	67	3
27	32	66	2
28	34	64	2
29	35	63	2
30	36	63	1
31	38	61	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	64	36
31	65	35

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	76	23
2	2	76	22
3	2	77	21
4	2	78	20
5	3	78	19
6	3	79	18
7	4	79	17
8	4	80	16
9	5	80	15
10	5	80	15
11	6	80	14
12	7	80	13
13	8	80	12
14	9	80	11
15	10	80	10
16	12	79	9
17	14	78	8
18	15	78	7
19	17	77	6
20	19	75	6
21	21	74	5
22	23	72	5
23	25	71	4
24	27	69	4
25	29	68	3
26	30	67	3
27	32	66	2
28	34	64	2
29	35	63	2
30	36	63	1
31	38	61	1