Chincha Alta weather in May

In May, Chincha Alta sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chincha Alta's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chincha Alta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:19 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
27%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Chincha Alta is city.

Density
51/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Chincha Alta reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12219
22218
32218
42218
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92218
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Chincha Alta weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 21°72.212.77.8
Feb25° / 21°82.712.47.5
Mar25° / 21°51.812.17.8
Apr23° / 20°20.411.78.6
May22° / 18°0011.48.7
Jun20° / 16°00.211.28.4
Jul19° / 15°0011.38.4
Aug19° / 15°0011.68.4
Sep19° / 15°0011.98.3
Oct20° / 16°0012.38.1
Nov21° / 17°0012.68.0
Dec23° / 19°20.412.88.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38713
48713
58713
68812
78812
88812
98812
108812
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288317
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308317
318317

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chincha Alta gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
118316
228315
328414
428513
538512
648412
758411
858411
968410
1078310
119829
1210819
1311818
1412817
1514797
1615796
1717785
1819765
1921754
2022744
2124733
2226713
2328693
2430682
2532662
2633652
2735632
2837612
2938602
3040582
3142562

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:165:48
211.56:165:47
311.56:165:47
411.56:165:46
511.56:175:46
611.56:175:45
711.56:175:45
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911.46:185:44
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1311.46:195:43
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1711.46:205:42
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1911.46:205:42
2011.36:205:41
2111.36:215:41
2211.36:215:41
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2411.36:225:41
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2711.36:225:40
2811.36:235:40
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3011.36:235:40
3111.36:245:40

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 5.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
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165.6Bright
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255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Chincha Alta?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chincha Alta in May

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

In May, Chincha Alta sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Chincha Alta 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 at the nearest coast (about 27 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in September near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 5 to Apr 13 — about 3.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Chincha Alta in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chincha Alta peaks around February 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 16Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Chincha Alta?

Chincha Alta sits at 13.4°S, 76.1°W, 111 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is San Clemente, 29 km away.

Topography around Chincha Alta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chincha Alta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 108 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,199 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,865 m.

The land around Chincha Alta is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and bare terrain (37%) within 3 km, bare terrain (50%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (44%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
1,199 m
80 km
4,865 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: San Clemente 29 km · Pisco 34 km · Nuevo Imperial 42 km · Imperial 46 km · San Vicente de Cañete 46 km · Paracas 53 km · Ica 86 km · Mala 100 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 Chincha Alta (-13.4099°, -76.1324°, elevation 111 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).