Huamachuco weather in May

In May, Huamachuco sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 53 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Huamachuco's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huamachuco's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 53 mm; 13.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:19 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 4th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; out of 10

Huamachuco is capital city of Sánchez Carrión, La Libertad, Peru.

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 17°C through the month.

A typical May day in Huamachuco reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 19°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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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

Huamachuco 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	17° / 7°	162	24.2	12.4	3.6
Feb	17° / 7°	189	24.4	12.3	3.2
Mar	17° / 7°	221	28.3	12.1	3.0
Apr	17° / 7°	128	23.6	11.8	3.6
May	17° / 6°	53	13.2	11.6	5.2
Jun	18° / 5°	13	3.6	11.6	6.6
Jul	18° / 5°	9	2.1	11.6	7.0
Aug	18° / 5°	11	3.4	11.7	7.1
Sep	18° / 6°	52	13	12	5.5
Oct	18° / 7°	122	22.1	12.2	4.1
Nov	18° / 7°	124	20.2	12.4	4.2
Dec	18° / 7°	152	22.7	12.4	3.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	33	34	36	39	39	41	43	43	45	47	47	48	47	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	50	52	52	53	53	55	55	56
Cloudier (%)	67	66	64	61	61	59	57	57	55	53	53	52	53	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	50	48	48	47	47	45	45	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	34	66
3	36	64
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	41	59
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	45	55
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	56	44

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Huamachuco gets around 53 mm of rain over 13.2 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 43% and peaks near 59% 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 (%)	59	58	56	54	53	51	50	48	47	46	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	41	41	40	39	39	38	37	36	34	33	32	30	28	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	56
4	54
5	53
6	51
7	50
8	48
9	47
10	46
11	45
12	45
13	44
14	44
15	43
16	43
17	42
18	41
19	41
20	40
21	39
22	39
23	38
24	37
25	36
26	34
27	33
28	32
29	30
30	28
31	27

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 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
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18	5	calm
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20	5	calm
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28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

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 6:18 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:57 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)	11.7	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	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22
Sunset (PM)	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:18	6:01
2	11.7	6:18	6:01
3	11.7	6:18	6:01
4	11.7	6:18	6:00
5	11.7	6:18	6:00
6	11.7	6:18	6:00
7	11.7	6:18	6:00
8	11.7	6:18	5:59
9	11.7	6:18	5:59
10	11.7	6:18	5:59
11	11.7	6:18	5:59
12	11.7	6:19	5:59
13	11.7	6:19	5:58
14	11.7	6:19	5:58
15	11.7	6:19	5:58
16	11.6	6:19	5:58
17	11.6	6:19	5:58
18	11.6	6:19	5:58
19	11.6	6:20	5:58
20	11.6	6:20	5:57
21	11.6	6:20	5:57
22	11.6	6:20	5:57
23	11.6	6:20	5:57
24	11.6	6:21	5:57
25	11.6	6:21	5:57
26	11.6	6:21	5:57
27	11.6	6:21	5:57
28	11.6	6:21	5:57
29	11.6	6:22	5:57
30	11.6	6:22	5:57
31	11.6	6:22	5:57

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 5.13 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)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1
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	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
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14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
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25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.1	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Huamachuco

In seasonPeak

None of Huamachuco's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Huamachuco's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Huamachuco?

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

5.2

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

1.4

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Huamachuco for sightseeing.

What to pack for Huamachuco in May

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

In May, Huamachuco sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

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UV index in Huamachuco 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 Huamachuco peaks around February 15 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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)	18	19	18	15	14	11	12	13	14	16	15	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	18	Extreme
Feb	19	Extreme
Mar	18	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	16	Extreme
Nov	15	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Air quality in Huamachuco 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 Huamachuco is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (June, 5 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)	8	9	9	8	6	5	6	10	17	10	15	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	6	Good
Jun	5	Good
Jul	6	Good
Aug	10	Good
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	10	Good
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Huamachuco?

Huamachuco sits at 7.8°S, 78.1°W, 3,341 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Cajamarca, 85 km away.

Topography around Huamachuco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huamachuco has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 840 m around an average of 3,123 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,474 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,414 m.

The land around Huamachuco is covered by grassland (59%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) within 16 km, and grassland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km

840 m

grassland 59%

16 km

2,474 m

grassland 70%

80 km

4,414 m

grassland 75%

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

May weather nearby: Cajamarca 85 km · Virú 102 km · Laredo 104 km · Moche 112 km · Trujillo 112 km · Chocope 127 km · Santiago de Cao 130 km · Paiján 136 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 Huamachuco (-7.8°, -78.0667°, elevation 3,341 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	17	7
2	17	7
3	17	7
4	17	7
5	17	7
6	17	7
7	17	7
8	17	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	17	6
18	17	6
19	18	6
20	18	6
21	18	6
22	18	6
23	18	6
24	18	6
25	18	6
26	18	6
27	18	6
28	18	6
29	18	6
30	18	6
31	18	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	34	66
3	36	64
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	41	59
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	45	55
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	56	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	56
4	54
5	53
6	51
7	50
8	48
9	47
10	46
11	45
12	45
13	44
14	44
15	43
16	43
17	42
18	41
19	41
20	40
21	39
22	39
23	38
24	37
25	36
26	34
27	33
28	32
29	30
30	28
31	27

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	34	66
3	36	64
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	41	59
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	45	55
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	56	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	56
4	54
5	53
6	51
7	50
8	48
9	47
10	46
11	45
12	45
13	44
14	44
15	43
16	43
17	42
18	41
19	41
20	40
21	39
22	39
23	38
24	37
25	36
26	34
27	33
28	32
29	30
30	28
31	27

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	34	66
3	36	64
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	41	59
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	45	55
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	56	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	56
4	54
5	53
6	51
7	50
8	48
9	47
10	46
11	45
12	45
13	44
14	44
15	43
16	43
17	42
18	41
19	41
20	40
21	39
22	39
23	38
24	37
25	36
26	34
27	33
28	32
29	30
30	28
31	27

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