Ferreñafe weather in May

In May, Ferreñafe sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ferreñafe's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ferreñafe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:24 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
48%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Ferreñafe is capital city of Ferreñafe, Lambayeque, Peru.

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 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ferreñafe reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Ferreñafe

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

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ferreñafe 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°233.812.34.9
Feb32° / 23°467.712.23.9
Mar32° / 23°7610.2123.8
Apr30° / 21°275.211.95.3
May28° / 19°51.911.77.2
Jun26° / 18°10.311.68.5
Jul25° / 17°00.111.78.9
Aug24° / 16°00.111.89.0
Sep25° / 16°10.2128.5
Oct26° / 17°3112.18.0
Nov27° / 18°51.612.37.5
Dec29° / 20°92.612.46.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26238
36436
46535
56535
66733
76733
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ferreñafe gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.9 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 6% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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510
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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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1063352
2064342
3065341
4066331
5166321
6167311
7168301
8267301
9269290
10369280
11370270
12469270
13569260
14668260
15669250
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251963180
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272162170
282262160
292361160
302362150
312462140

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 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 6:23 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:236:09
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411.86:236:09
511.76:236:08
611.76:236:08
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 5.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ferreñafe?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Ferreñafe for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ferreñafe in May

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

In May, Ferreñafe sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Ferreñafe 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 28 km away) is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in October near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 11 to Apr 13 — about 3.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Ferreñafe 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 Ferreñafe peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 16UV 15Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Ferreñafe 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 Ferreñafe is worst in May — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1519 µg/m³Sep 1014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ferreñafe?

Ferreñafe sits at 6.6°S, 79.8°W, 42 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Picsi, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Ferreñafe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ferreñafe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 576 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,065 m.

The land around Ferreñafe is covered by cropland (66%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and bare terrain (26%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (25%), water (23%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
576 m
80 km
4,065 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Picsi 9.0 km · Lambayeque 15 km · Chiclayo 16 km · Pátapo 20 km · Pimentel 27 km · Monsefú 28 km · Saña 39 km · Chongoyape 44 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 Ferreñafe (-6.6389°, -79.7889°, elevation 42 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. 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).