Guadalupe weather in May

In May, Guadalupe sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Guadalupe's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guadalupe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:24 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
50%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Guadalupe is city in La Libertad, 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 24°C through the month.

A typical May day in Guadalupe reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Guadalupe weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 20°276.512.46.9
Feb26° / 21°5710.412.26.0
Mar26° / 21°6613.3125.8
Apr25° / 20°275.911.87.3
May24° / 19°61.611.78.4
Jun23° / 18°10.411.68.6
Jul22° / 17°00.111.68.5
Aug21° / 16°10.211.88.4
Sep22° / 16°31128.0
Oct22° / 17°61.612.27.7
Nov23° / 17°61.812.37.8
Dec24° / 19°144.212.47.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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26337
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Guadalupe gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 26% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
106139
206238
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Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:236:08
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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 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 5.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Guadalupe?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Guadalupe in May

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

In May, Guadalupe sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Guadalupe 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 21 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 9 to Apr 12 — 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 Guadalupe in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guadalupe peaks around February 17 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 17UV 15Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Guadalupe?

Guadalupe sits at 7.3°S, 79.5°W, 83 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Chepén, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Guadalupe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guadalupe has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 425 m around an average of 110 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,294 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,940 m.

The land around Guadalupe is covered by cropland (53%) and bare terrain (32%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and bare terrain (42%) within 16 km, and water (27%) and bare terrain (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
425 m
16 km
1,294 m
80 km
3,940 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Chepén 7.0 km · Pacasmayo 19 km · San Pedro de Lloc 20 km · Saña 38 km · Paiján 57 km · Monsefú 60 km · Pátapo 60 km · Chocope 67 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 Guadalupe (-7.25°, -79.4833°, elevation 83 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).