Chachapoyas weather in May

In May, Chachapoyas sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 148 mm of rain across 25.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chachapoyas's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chachapoyas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 148 mm; 25.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:16 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 76%; 5th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Chachapoyas is city in Amazonas, Peru.

Density: 208/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1538

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 18°C through the month.

A typical May day in Chachapoyas reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with 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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

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

Chachapoyas weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	19° / 10°	285	28	12.3	3.4
Feb	18° / 10°	293	26.4	12.2	3.2
Mar	18° / 10°	320	29.6	12	3.1
Apr	18° / 10°	223	28.1	11.9	3.3
May	18° / 10°	148	25.1	11.7	3.8
Jun	18° / 9°	86	20.6	11.6	4.3
Jul	17° / 8°	77	19.9	11.7	4.3
Aug	17° / 8°	75	19.8	11.8	4.4
Sep	18° / 8°	129	25	12	3.7
Oct	18° / 9°	244	27.7	12.1	3.4
Nov	19° / 10°	243	24.5	12.3	3.8
Dec	19° / 10°	266	27.3	12.4	3.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

	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 (%)	11	12	12	13	14	15	15	15	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	23	24
Cloudier (%)	89	88	88	87	86	85	85	85	83	83	83	83	82	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	79	79	77	76

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	14	86
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	18	82
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	23	77
31	24	76

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chachapoyas gets around 148 mm of rain over 25.1 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 81% and peaks near 90% 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 (%)	90	89	89	88	88	87	87	86	85	85	84	83	83	82	81	81	81	80	80	79	79	78	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	74	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	89
3	89
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	87
8	86
9	85
10	85
11	84
12	83
13	83
14	82
15	81
16	81
17	81
18	80
19	80
20	79
21	79
22	78
23	77
24	77
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	75
29	75
30	74
31	73

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.

	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 (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:59 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)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19
Sunset (PM)	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:15	6:02
2	11.8	6:15	6:02
3	11.8	6:15	6:02
4	11.8	6:15	6:01
5	11.8	6:15	6:01
6	11.8	6:15	6:01
7	11.8	6:15	6:01
8	11.8	6:15	6:00
9	11.7	6:15	6:00
10	11.7	6:16	6:00
11	11.7	6:16	6:00
12	11.7	6:16	6:00
13	11.7	6:16	6:00
14	11.7	6:16	5:59
15	11.7	6:16	5:59
16	11.7	6:16	5:59
17	11.7	6:16	5:59
18	11.7	6:16	5:59
19	11.7	6:17	5:59
20	11.7	6:17	5:59
21	11.7	6:17	5:59
22	11.7	6:17	5:59
23	11.7	6:17	5:59
24	11.7	6:17	5:59
25	11.7	6:18	5:59
26	11.7	6:18	5:59
27	11.7	6:18	5:59
28	11.7	6:18	5:59
29	11.7	6:18	5:59
30	11.7	6:19	5:59
31	11.7	6:19	5:59

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.64 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)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	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	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Chachapoyas?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

1.4

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chachapoyas.

What to pack for Chachapoyas in May

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

In May, Chachapoyas sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Chachapoyas in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chachapoyas peaks around February 15 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 11 (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	18	17	15	14	12	11	12	14	16	14	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	18	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	16	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Air quality in Chachapoyas 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 Chachapoyas is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	12	11	10	8	8	7	12	19	11	14	10
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	7	Good
Aug	12	Good
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Chachapoyas?

Chachapoyas sits at 6.2°S, 77.9°W, 2,360 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Rioja, 80 km away.

Topography around Chachapoyas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chachapoyas has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 880 m around an average of 2,324 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,031 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,818 m.

The land around Chachapoyas is covered by grassland (73%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

880 m

grassland 73%

16 km

2,031 m

grassland 77%

80 km

3,818 m

trees 63%

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

May weather nearby: Rioja 80 km · Bagua Grande 82 km · La Peca 93 km · Moyobamba 101 km · Jaén 119 km · Cajamarca 125 km · Juanjuí 164 km · Bellavista 168 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 Chachapoyas (-6.2317°, -77.869°, elevation 2,360 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	18	10
2	18	10
3	18	10
4	18	10
5	18	10
6	18	10
7	18	10
8	18	10
9	18	10
10	18	10
11	18	10
12	18	10
13	18	10
14	18	10
15	18	10
16	18	10
17	18	10
18	18	10
19	18	10
20	18	10
21	18	10
22	18	10
23	18	9
24	18	9
25	18	9
26	18	9
27	18	9
28	18	9
29	18	9
30	18	9
31	18	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	14	86
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	18	82
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	23	77
31	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	89
3	89
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	87
8	86
9	85
10	85
11	84
12	83
13	83
14	82
15	81
16	81
17	81
18	80
19	80
20	79
21	79
22	78
23	77
24	77
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	75
29	75
30	74
31	73

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	14	86
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	18	82
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	23	77
31	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	89
3	89
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	87
8	86
9	85
10	85
11	84
12	83
13	83
14	82
15	81
16	81
17	81
18	80
19	80
20	79
21	79
22	78
23	77
24	77
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	75
29	75
30	74
31	73

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	14	86
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	18	82
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	23	77
31	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	89
3	89
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	87
8	86
9	85
10	85
11	84
12	83
13	83
14	82
15	81
16	81
17	81
18	80
19	80
20	79
21	79
22	78
23	77
24	77
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	75
29	75
30	74
31	73

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0