Paramonga weather in May

In May, Paramonga sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Paramonga's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paramonga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:22 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
49%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Paramonga is town in Lima, Peru.

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 22°C through the month.

A typical May day in Paramonga reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Paramonga 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
Jan24° / 20°134.512.67.4
Feb25° / 20°257.112.46.7
Mar24° / 20°236.812.16.9
Apr23° / 19°51.511.87.9
May22° / 17°20.511.58.3
Jun21° / 17°20.211.48.2
Jul20° / 16°20.211.48.1
Aug20° / 15°30.611.68.0
Sep20° / 15°20.211.97.9
Oct21° / 16°20.312.27.7
Nov22° / 17°20.412.57.8
Dec23° / 18°51.412.67.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26733
36931
46931
57129
67129
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Paramonga gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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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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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
18839
29829
311818
412808
514797
616777
717776
820746
922726
1024706
1126695
1228675
1331645
1433634
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1840582
1941572
2043552
2145541
2246531
2348511
2450491
2551481
2653461
2755450
2857430
2958420
3060400
3161390

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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412calm
512calm
612calm
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1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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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 6:20 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:205:57
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311.66:205:57
411.66:205:56
511.66:205:56
611.66:205:56
711.66:215:55
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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 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 5.48 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Paramonga?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Paramonga for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Paramonga in May

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

In May, Paramonga sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Paramonga 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 1 to Apr 8 — 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
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Paramonga 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 Paramonga peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Paramonga?

Paramonga sits at 10.7°S, 77.8°W, 11 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Barranca, 12 km away.

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Topography around Paramonga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paramonga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 690 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,112 m.

The land around Paramonga is covered by water (33%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, water (48%) and bare terrain (33%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (41%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
690 m
80 km
5,112 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Barranca 12 km · Huaura 52 km · Hualmay 53 km · Huacho 56 km · Huarmey 75 km · Huaral 115 km · Chancay 118 km · Huaraz 131 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 Paramonga (-10.6667°, -77.8333°, elevation 11 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).