Jaén weather in May

In May, Jaén sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 84 mm of rain across 16.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Jaén's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jaén's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 84 mm; 16.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:19 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 5th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.25 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.3; out of 10

Jaén is capital city of Jaén, Peru.

Density: 1/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1549

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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Jaén reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than 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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19

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

Jaén weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 21°	47	9.8	12.3	4.7
Feb	30° / 21°	62	12.4	12.2	4.4
Mar	30° / 21°	71	14.3	12	4.4
Apr	29° / 20°	83	17.1	11.9	4.4
May	28° / 20°	84	16.9	11.7	5.3
Jun	26° / 19°	75	16.6	11.7	5.6
Jul	26° / 18°	67	17.4	11.7	5.7
Aug	26° / 19°	53	13.3	11.8	6.2
Sep	28° / 19°	39	9.9	12	6.1
Oct	30° / 20°	36	8.3	12.1	5.2
Nov	31° / 21°	31	7.6	12.3	4.6
Dec	30° / 21°	43	10.1	12.3	4.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 61%.

	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 (%)	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	41
Cloudier (%)	65	65	65	65	64	64	63	63	62	61	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	59	59

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	41	59
31	41	59

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Jaén gets around 84 mm of rain over 16.9 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 56% and peaks near 62% 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 (%)	60	60	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	60	60	58	57	56	55	53	52	51	50	49	48	48	48	49	49	50	51	52	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	60
3	61
4	61
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	62
10	62
11	61
12	60
13	60
14	58
15	57
16	56
17	55
18	53
19	52
20	51
21	50
22	49
23	48
24	48
25	48
26	49
27	49
28	50
29	51
30	52
31	53

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 56% of them.

	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
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3
Humid (%)	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	40	41	43	44	46	47	49	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	57	57
Muggy (%)	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	65	64	64	64	64	63	61	60	59	58	56	55	53	52	50	48	47	46	44	43	42	41	41	40

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	37	63
2	0	36	64
3	0	36	64
4	0	36	64
5	0	36	64
6	0	36	64
7	0	36	64
8	0	35	65
9	0	36	64
10	0	36	64
11	0	36	64
12	0	36	64
13	0	37	63
14	1	38	61
15	1	39	60
16	1	40	59
17	1	41	58
18	1	43	56
19	1	44	55
20	1	46	53
21	1	47	52
22	1	49	50
23	1	51	48
24	1	52	47
25	1	53	46
26	2	54	44
27	2	55	43
28	2	56	42
29	2	57	41
30	2	57	41
31	3	57	40

Wind in May

Winds average 3 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 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 6:07 PM to 6:04 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)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	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	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	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	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:18	6:07
2	11.8	6:18	6:06
3	11.8	6:18	6:06
4	11.8	6:18	6:06
5	11.8	6:18	6:06
6	11.8	6:18	6:05
7	11.8	6:18	6:05
8	11.8	6:19	6:05
9	11.8	6:19	6:05
10	11.8	6:19	6:05
11	11.8	6:19	6:04
12	11.8	6:19	6:04
13	11.8	6:19	6:04
14	11.7	6:19	6:04
15	11.7	6:19	6:04
16	11.7	6:19	6:04
17	11.7	6:19	6:04
18	11.7	6:19	6:04
19	11.7	6:20	6:03
20	11.7	6:20	6:03
21	11.7	6:20	6:03
22	11.7	6:20	6:03
23	11.7	6:20	6:03
24	11.7	6:20	6:03
25	11.7	6:21	6:03
26	11.7	6:21	6:03
27	11.7	6:21	6:03
28	11.7	6:21	6:03
29	11.7	6:21	6:03
30	11.7	6:22	6:03
31	11.7	6:22	6:04

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.25 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)	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1
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	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.1	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.1	Bright
31	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Jaén?

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

5.3

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Jaén for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jaén in May

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

In May, Jaén sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Jaén in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jaén peaks around February 15 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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)	16	17	16	13	13	11	11	11	13	15	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Jaén 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 Jaén is worst in November — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 8 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)	12	13	13	12	10	8	8	12	18	14	18	12
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	12	Moderate
May	10	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	8	Good
Aug	12	Good
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Jaén?

Jaén sits at 5.7°S, 78.8°W, 730 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Bagua Grande, 41 km away.

Topography around Jaén

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jaén has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 752 m around an average of 860 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,515 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,781 m.

The land around Jaén is covered by trees (35%), grassland (34%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

752 m

trees 35%

16 km

2,515 m

trees 54%

80 km

3,781 m

trees 60%

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

May weather nearby: Bagua Grande 41 km · La Peca 43 km · Chachapoyas 119 km · Chongoyape 122 km · Pátapo 146 km · Ferreñafe 150 km · Picsi 155 km · Saña 160 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 Jaén (-5.7073°, -78.8079°, elevation 730 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	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	27	20
27	27	19
28	27	19
29	27	19
30	27	19
31	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	41	59
31	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	60
3	61
4	61
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	62
10	62
11	61
12	60
13	60
14	58
15	57
16	56
17	55
18	53
19	52
20	51
21	50
22	49
23	48
24	48
25	48
26	49
27	49
28	50
29	51
30	52
31	53

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	37	63
2	0	36	64
3	0	36	64
4	0	36	64
5	0	36	64
6	0	36	64
7	0	36	64
8	0	35	65
9	0	36	64
10	0	36	64
11	0	36	64
12	0	36	64
13	0	37	63
14	1	38	61
15	1	39	60
16	1	40	59
17	1	41	58
18	1	43	56
19	1	44	55
20	1	46	53
21	1	47	52
22	1	49	50
23	1	51	48
24	1	52	47
25	1	53	46
26	2	54	44
27	2	55	43
28	2	56	42
29	2	57	41
30	2	57	41
31	3	57	40

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	41	59
31	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	60
3	61
4	61
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	62
10	62
11	61
12	60
13	60
14	58
15	57
16	56
17	55
18	53
19	52
20	51
21	50
22	49
23	48
24	48
25	48
26	49
27	49
28	50
29	51
30	52
31	53

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	37	63
2	0	36	64
3	0	36	64
4	0	36	64
5	0	36	64
6	0	36	64
7	0	36	64
8	0	35	65
9	0	36	64
10	0	36	64
11	0	36	64
12	0	36	64
13	0	37	63
14	1	38	61
15	1	39	60
16	1	40	59
17	1	41	58
18	1	43	56
19	1	44	55
20	1	46	53
21	1	47	52
22	1	49	50
23	1	51	48
24	1	52	47
25	1	53	46
26	2	54	44
27	2	55	43
28	2	56	42
29	2	57	41
30	2	57	41
31	3	57	40

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	41	59
31	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	60
3	61
4	61
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	62
10	62
11	61
12	60
13	60
14	58
15	57
16	56
17	55
18	53
19	52
20	51
21	50
22	49
23	48
24	48
25	48
26	49
27	49
28	50
29	51
30	52
31	53

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	37	63
2	0	36	64
3	0	36	64
4	0	36	64
5	0	36	64
6	0	36	64
7	0	36	64
8	0	35	65
9	0	36	64
10	0	36	64
11	0	36	64
12	0	36	64
13	0	37	63
14	1	38	61
15	1	39	60
16	1	40	59
17	1	41	58
18	1	43	56
19	1	44	55
20	1	46	53
21	1	47	52
22	1	49	50
23	1	51	48
24	1	52	47
25	1	53	46
26	2	54	44
27	2	55	43
28	2	56	42
29	2	57	41
30	2	57	41
31	3	57	40