Moyobamba weather in May

In May, Moyobamba sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 166 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-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 7% 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 Moyobamba's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moyobamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 166 mm; 26.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:12 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 5th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Moyobamba is capital city of San Martín, Peru.

Founded: 1540

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 Moyobamba reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16

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

Moyobamba weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-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	26° / 18°	169	27.1	12.3	3.9
Feb	26° / 17°	179	25.3	12.2	3.7
Mar	26° / 17°	247	29.6	12	3.5
Apr	27° / 17°	210	27.8	11.9	3.7
May	27° / 17°	166	26.7	11.7	4.0
Jun	26° / 16°	124	23.7	11.7	4.6
Jul	26° / 15°	103	22.2	11.7	5.0
Aug	26° / 15°	93	21.6	11.8	5.0
Sep	27° / 16°	122	24.6	12	4.2
Oct	27° / 17°	169	28.3	12.1	3.7
Nov	27° / 18°	174	28	12.3	3.6
Dec	26° / 18°	168	27.9	12.3	3.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. 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 (%)	23	23	25	26	27	28	29	30	30	30	31	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	29	29	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	31	32	33
Cloudier (%)	77	77	75	74	73	72	71	70	70	70	69	70	70	70	70	70	71	71	72	71	71	72	72	72	71	71	71	70	69	68	67

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	30	70
29	31	69
30	32	68
31	33	67

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Moyobamba gets around 166 mm of rain over 26.7 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 87% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	90	90	89	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	89
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	86
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	86
26	85
27	85
28	85
29	85
30	85
31	84

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 62% 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	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Humid (%)	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	38	39	41	43	44	46	48	51
Muggy (%)	65	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	62	63	63	63	64	65	65	65	66	66	66	65	65	64	63	61	60	58	56	55	54	52	49

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	35	65
2	0	36	64
3	0	36	64
4	0	37	63
5	0	37	63
6	0	37	63
7	1	37	62
8	1	37	62
9	1	37	62
10	1	36	63
11	1	36	63
12	1	36	63
13	1	35	64
14	1	34	65
15	1	34	65
16	1	34	65
17	1	33	66
18	1	33	66
19	1	33	66
20	1	34	65
21	1	34	65
22	1	35	64
23	1	36	63
24	1	38	61
25	1	39	60
26	1	41	58
27	1	43	56
28	1	44	55
29	0	46	54
30	0	48	52
31	0	51	49

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
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25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	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 6:11 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:56 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	11.7	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	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15
Sunset (PM)	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:11	5:59
2	11.8	6:11	5:59
3	11.8	6:11	5:58
4	11.8	6:11	5:58
5	11.8	6:11	5:58
6	11.8	6:11	5:58
7	11.8	6:12	5:57
8	11.8	6:12	5:57
9	11.8	6:12	5:57
10	11.8	6:12	5:57
11	11.7	6:12	5:57
12	11.7	6:12	5:56
13	11.7	6:12	5:56
14	11.7	6:12	5:56
15	11.7	6:12	5:56
16	11.7	6:12	5:56
17	11.7	6:12	5:56
18	11.7	6:13	5:56
19	11.7	6:13	5:56
20	11.7	6:13	5:56
21	11.7	6:13	5:56
22	11.7	6:13	5:56
23	11.7	6:13	5:55
24	11.7	6:14	5:55
25	11.7	6:14	5:55
26	11.7	6:14	5:55
27	11.7	6:14	5:55
28	11.7	6:14	5:56
29	11.7	6:15	5:56
30	11.7	6:15	5:56
31	11.7	6:15	5:56

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.62 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)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6
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	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
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17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Moyobamba?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Moyobamba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Moyobamba in May

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

In May, Moyobamba sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

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UV index in Moyobamba 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 Moyobamba peaks around February 13 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 10 (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	15	13	13	11	10	10	12	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	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Moyobamba 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 Moyobamba is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 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)	11	14	12	10	8	8	9	16	20	10	11	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	12	Moderate
Apr	10	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	9	Good
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	10	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Moyobamba?

Moyobamba sits at 6.0°S, 77.0°W, 741 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Rioja, 21 km away.

Topography around Moyobamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moyobamba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 848 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 925 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,838 m.

The land around Moyobamba is covered by trees (40%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km

103 m

trees 40%

16 km

925 m

trees 72%

80 km

3,838 m

trees 91%

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

May weather nearby: Rioja 21 km · La Banda 86 km · Yurimaguas 95 km · Chachapoyas 101 km · Bellavista 121 km · Juanjuí 130 km · Bagua Grande 165 km · La Peca 168 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 Moyobamba (-6.0344°, -76.9742°, elevation 741 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	17
2	27	17
3	27	17
4	27	17
5	27	17
6	27	17
7	27	17
8	27	17
9	27	17
10	27	17
11	27	17
12	27	17
13	27	17
14	27	17
15	27	17
16	27	17
17	27	17
18	27	17
19	27	17
20	27	17
21	27	17
22	26	17
23	26	17
24	26	17
25	26	17
26	26	17
27	26	16
28	26	16
29	26	16
30	26	16
31	26	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	30	70
29	31	69
30	32	68
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	89
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	86
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	86
26	85
27	85
28	85
29	85
30	85
31	84

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	35	65
2	0	36	64
3	0	36	64
4	0	37	63
5	0	37	63
6	0	37	63
7	1	37	62
8	1	37	62
9	1	37	62
10	1	36	63
11	1	36	63
12	1	36	63
13	1	35	64
14	1	34	65
15	1	34	65
16	1	34	65
17	1	33	66
18	1	33	66
19	1	33	66
20	1	34	65
21	1	34	65
22	1	35	64
23	1	36	63
24	1	38	61
25	1	39	60
26	1	41	58
27	1	43	56
28	1	44	55
29	0	46	54
30	0	48	52
31	0	51	49

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	30	70
29	31	69
30	32	68
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	89
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	86
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	86
26	85
27	85
28	85
29	85
30	85
31	84

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	35	65
2	0	36	64
3	0	36	64
4	0	37	63
5	0	37	63
6	0	37	63
7	1	37	62
8	1	37	62
9	1	37	62
10	1	36	63
11	1	36	63
12	1	36	63
13	1	35	64
14	1	34	65
15	1	34	65
16	1	34	65
17	1	33	66
18	1	33	66
19	1	33	66
20	1	34	65
21	1	34	65
22	1	35	64
23	1	36	63
24	1	38	61
25	1	39	60
26	1	41	58
27	1	43	56
28	1	44	55
29	0	46	54
30	0	48	52
31	0	51	49

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	30	70
29	31	69
30	32	68
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	89
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	86
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	86
26	85
27	85
28	85
29	85
30	85
31	84

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	35	65
2	0	36	64
3	0	36	64
4	0	37	63
5	0	37	63
6	0	37	63
7	1	37	62
8	1	37	62
9	1	37	62
10	1	36	63
11	1	36	63
12	1	36	63
13	1	35	64
14	1	34	65
15	1	34	65
16	1	34	65
17	1	33	66
18	1	33	66
19	1	33	66
20	1	34	65
21	1	34	65
22	1	35	64
23	1	36	63
24	1	38	61
25	1	39	60
26	1	41	58
27	1	43	56
28	1	44	55
29	0	46	54
30	0	48	52
31	0	51	49