Huaura weather in May

In May, Huaura sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Huaura's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huaura's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:22 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
42%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Huaura is city in Peru.

Founded
1597

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 23°C through the month.

A typical May day in Huaura reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Huaura weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 18°268.712.66.5
Feb25° / 19°5415.312.45.3
Mar25° / 19°5716.712.15.4
Apr24° / 18°113.611.87.8
May23° / 16°10.211.58.7
Jun22° / 15°00.111.48.6
Jul22° / 15°0011.48.6
Aug21° / 15°10.111.68.6
Sep22° / 15°20.511.98.3
Oct22° / 15°41.312.28.0
Nov23° / 16°41.312.58.0
Dec24° / 17°113.612.67.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27327
37525
47525
57723
67723
77921
87921
97921
107822
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Huaura gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
156629
266628
376726
486725
596724
6106822
7116821
8126919
9146818
10156916
11176815
12196813
13216712
14236611
1525669
1627658
1729647
1831636
1933625
2036604
2138593
2240582
2343552
2445541
2547521
2649501
2751481
2852471
2953461
3055450
3157430

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 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 6:19 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:195:56
211.66:195:56
311.66:195:55
411.66:205:55
511.66:205:54
611.66:205:54
711.66:205:54
811.66:205:53
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1011.56:215:53
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1211.56:215:52
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1911.56:235:51
2011.56:235:51
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2211.56:235:50
2311.46:245:50
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2711.46:255:50
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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 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Huaura?

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
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Huaura in May

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

In May, Huaura sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Huaura 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 offshore is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in October near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 2 to Apr 7 — about 3.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Huaura 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 Huaura peaks around February 13 at about 15 (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 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Huaura 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 Huaura is worst in May — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (January, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 2130 µg/m³Jan 1818 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Huaura?

Huaura sits at 11.1°S, 77.6°W, 72 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Hualmay, 3.0 km away.

CallaoCarmen De La Legua Reynoso

Topography around Huaura

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huaura has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 908 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,156 m.

The land around Huaura is covered by cropland (37%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (39%) and water (37%) within 16 km, and water (42%) and bare terrain (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
908 m
80 km
5,156 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Hualmay 3.0 km · Huacho 5.0 km · Barranca 40 km · Paramonga 52 km · Huaral 64 km · Chancay 66 km · Callao 120 km · Carmen De La Legua Reynoso 122 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 Huaura (-11.07°, -77.5994°, elevation 72 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).