Laredo weather in May

In May, Laredo sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-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 44% 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 Laredo's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laredo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:23 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
48%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Laredo is town in La Libertad, Peru.

Founded
1961

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 Laredo reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°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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Laredo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 19°266.812.46.7
Feb26° / 20°5311.512.35.7
Mar26° / 20°661612.15.4
Apr25° / 18°266.711.87.1
May24° / 17°40.811.68.6
Jun23° / 16°10.111.58.8
Jul22° / 15°10.111.68.8
Aug22° / 14°10.111.78.7
Sep22° / 15°20.6128.3
Oct23° / 15°41.112.28.1
Nov24° / 16°4112.48.1
Dec25° / 17°92.312.57.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26238
36337
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Laredo gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.8 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 3% and peaks near 8% 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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
128018
228018
337918
438017
547917
657817
767717
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2430637
2531627
2633616
2734615
2835605
2936604
3037594
3137603

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
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117calm
127calm
137calm
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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 6:21 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:216:05
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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 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Laredo?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Laredo in May

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

In May, Laredo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Laredo 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 19 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 7 to Apr 12 — about 3.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Laredo 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 Laredo peaks around February 15 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 15UV 17Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Laredo?

Laredo sits at 8.1°S, 79.0°W, 97 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Trujillo, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Laredo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Laredo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m around an average of 95 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,137 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,315 m.

The land around Laredo is covered by trees (38%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, bare terrain (64%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (29%), water (28%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
197 m
16 km
2,137 m
80 km
4,315 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Trujillo 8.0 km · Moche 11 km · Santiago de Cao 34 km · Virú 43 km · Chocope 44 km · Paiján 55 km · San Pedro de Lloc 95 km · Pacasmayo 102 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 Laredo (-8.0897°, -78.9602°, elevation 97 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).