La Peca weather in May

In May, La Peca sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 93 mm of rain across 19.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 La Peca's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Peca's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 93 mm; 19.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:18 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 5th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.1 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.9; out of 10

La Peca is town in Amazonas, 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 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in La Peca reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with 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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

La Peca weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 19°	59	12.6	12.3	5.0
Feb	28° / 19°	79	15.5	12.2	4.7
Mar	28° / 19°	110	19.4	12	4.5
Apr	27° / 19°	132	21.5	11.9	4.5
May	27° / 18°	93	19.9	11.7	4.9
Jun	26° / 18°	72	17.6	11.7	5.5
Jul	25° / 17°	58	17.2	11.7	5.7
Aug	26° / 17°	49	14.9	11.8	6.0
Sep	27° / 18°	58	13.6	12	5.7
Oct	28° / 18°	73	15.2	12.1	4.9
Nov	29° / 19°	71	14.1	12.3	4.6
Dec	29° / 19°	72	14.6	12.3	4.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

	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 (%)	26	26	28	28	29	30	30	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	34
Cloudier (%)	74	74	72	72	71	70	70	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	67	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	29	71
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	33	67
31	34	66

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

La Peca gets around 93 mm of rain over 19.9 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 65% and peaks near 73% 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 (%)	73	73	73	72	72	72	71	71	70	69	69	68	67	66	65	64	63	62	61	61	60	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	73
4	72
5	72
6	72
7	71
8	71
9	70
10	69
11	69
12	68
13	67
14	66
15	65
16	64
17	63
18	62
19	61
20	61
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	59
27	59
28	59
29	59
30	59
31	59

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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	40	41	43	44	45	47	48	50	52	53	54	55	56	57	59	60
Muggy (%)	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	62	62	61	60	59	57	56	55	53	52	50	48	47	45	44	43	42	40	39

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	36	64
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	36	64
9	0	36	64
10	0	36	64
11	0	37	63
12	0	37	63
13	0	38	62
14	0	38	62
15	0	39	61
16	0	40	60
17	0	41	59
18	0	43	57
19	0	44	56
20	0	45	55
21	0	47	53
22	0	48	52
23	0	50	50
24	0	52	48
25	0	53	47
26	1	54	45
27	1	55	44
28	1	56	43
29	1	57	42
30	1	59	40
31	1	60	39

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 6:17 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:02 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	11.8	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
Sunrise (AM)	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	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	6:20	6:20	6:20
Sunset (PM)	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:17	6:05
2	11.8	6:17	6:05
3	11.8	6:17	6:05
4	11.8	6:17	6:04
5	11.8	6:17	6:04
6	11.8	6:17	6:04
7	11.8	6:17	6:04
8	11.8	6:17	6:04
9	11.8	6:17	6:03
10	11.8	6:17	6:03
11	11.8	6:17	6:03
12	11.8	6:17	6:03
13	11.8	6:17	6:03
14	11.8	6:17	6:03
15	11.7	6:18	6:02
16	11.7	6:18	6:02
17	11.7	6:18	6:02
18	11.7	6:18	6:02
19	11.7	6:18	6:02
20	11.7	6:18	6:02
21	11.7	6:18	6:02
22	11.7	6:18	6:02
23	11.7	6:19	6:02
24	11.7	6:19	6:02
25	11.7	6:19	6:02
26	11.7	6:19	6:02
27	11.7	6:19	6:02
28	11.7	6:19	6:02
29	11.7	6:20	6:02
30	11.7	6:20	6:02
31	11.7	6:20	6:02

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.1 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)	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
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	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.1	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.1	Bright
13	4.1	Bright
14	4.1	Bright
15	4.1	Bright
16	4.1	Bright
17	4.1	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.0	Bright
28	4.0	Bright
29	4.0	Bright
30	4.0	Moderate
31	4.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit La Peca?

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

4.9

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit La Peca for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Peca in May

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

In May, La Peca sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in La Peca 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 La Peca peaks around February 14 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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	14	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	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in La Peca 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 La Peca is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× 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	14	14	12	9	8	8	11	17	15	15	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	12	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	8	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is La Peca?

La Peca sits at 5.6°S, 78.4°W, 897 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Bagua Grande, 16 km away.

Topography around La Peca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Peca has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 921 m around an average of 944 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,145 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,415 m.

The land around La Peca is covered by trees (69%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

921 m

trees 69%

16 km

3,145 m

trees 65%

80 km

3,415 m

trees 76%

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

May weather nearby: Bagua Grande 16 km · Jaén 43 km · Chachapoyas 93 km · Rioja 149 km · Chongoyape 156 km · Moyobamba 168 km · Cajamarca 173 km · Vilcabamba 174 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 La Peca (-5.6111°, -78.435°, elevation 897 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	27	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	18
5	27	18
6	27	18
7	27	18
8	27	18
9	27	18
10	27	18
11	27	18
12	27	18
13	27	18
14	27	18
15	27	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	18
19	27	18
20	27	18
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	29	71
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	33	67
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	73
4	72
5	72
6	72
7	71
8	71
9	70
10	69
11	69
12	68
13	67
14	66
15	65
16	64
17	63
18	62
19	61
20	61
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	59
27	59
28	59
29	59
30	59
31	59

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	36	64
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	36	64
9	0	36	64
10	0	36	64
11	0	37	63
12	0	37	63
13	0	38	62
14	0	38	62
15	0	39	61
16	0	40	60
17	0	41	59
18	0	43	57
19	0	44	56
20	0	45	55
21	0	47	53
22	0	48	52
23	0	50	50
24	0	52	48
25	0	53	47
26	1	54	45
27	1	55	44
28	1	56	43
29	1	57	42
30	1	59	40
31	1	60	39

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	29	71
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	33	67
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	73
4	72
5	72
6	72
7	71
8	71
9	70
10	69
11	69
12	68
13	67
14	66
15	65
16	64
17	63
18	62
19	61
20	61
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	59
27	59
28	59
29	59
30	59
31	59

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	36	64
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	36	64
9	0	36	64
10	0	36	64
11	0	37	63
12	0	37	63
13	0	38	62
14	0	38	62
15	0	39	61
16	0	40	60
17	0	41	59
18	0	43	57
19	0	44	56
20	0	45	55
21	0	47	53
22	0	48	52
23	0	50	50
24	0	52	48
25	0	53	47
26	1	54	45
27	1	55	44
28	1	56	43
29	1	57	42
30	1	59	40
31	1	60	39

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	29	71
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	33	67
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	73
4	72
5	72
6	72
7	71
8	71
9	70
10	69
11	69
12	68
13	67
14	66
15	65
16	64
17	63
18	62
19	61
20	61
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	59
27	59
28	59
29	59
30	59
31	59

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	36	64
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	36	64
9	0	36	64
10	0	36	64
11	0	37	63
12	0	37	63
13	0	38	62
14	0	38	62
15	0	39	61
16	0	40	60
17	0	41	59
18	0	43	57
19	0	44	56
20	0	45	55
21	0	47	53
22	0	48	52
23	0	50	50
24	0	52	48
25	0	53	47
26	1	54	45
27	1	55	44
28	1	56	43
29	1	57	42
30	1	59	40
31	1	60	39