Pucallpa weather in May

In May, Pucallpa sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 158 mm of rain across 19.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Pucallpa's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pucallpa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
158 mm
19.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:06 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
67%
5th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Pucallpa is capital city of Ucayali, Peru.

Density
11,243/km²
people per km²
Founded
1888

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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Pucallpa reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Pucallpa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Pucallpa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°30225.612.42.9
Feb30° / 23°31023.312.32.9
Mar30° / 23°35026.312.12.9
Apr30° / 23°2572311.83.2
May30° / 23°15819.311.63.9
Jun30° / 22°9814.311.54.5
Jul30° / 22°8211.211.64.9
Aug31° / 23°9911.411.74.4
Sep32° / 23°14815.1123.7
Oct31° / 23°22621.612.23.2
Nov31° / 23°27623.712.43.0
Dec31° / 24°29025.512.52.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22971
33169
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pucallpa gets around 158 mm of rain over 19.3 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 62% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 6:04 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 4.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pucallpa?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pucallpa.

What to pack for Pucallpa in May

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

In May, Pucallpa sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Pucallpa in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pucallpa peaks around February 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 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 16Sep 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Pucallpa 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 Pucallpa is worst in September — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateSep 1429 µg/m³Jun 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pucallpa?

Pucallpa sits at 8.4°S, 74.6°W, 155 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is San Fernando, 3.0 km away.

ContamanaAguaytíaTingo MaríaMâncio LimaMarechal ThaumaturgoUchizaTocache

Topography around Pucallpa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pucallpa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 154 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m.

The land around Pucallpa is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
39 m
80 km
711 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: San Fernando 3.0 km · Contamana 127 km · Aguaytía 128 km · Tingo María 188 km · Mâncio Lima 201 km · Marechal Thaumaturgo 204 km · Uchiza 210 km · Tocache 217 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 Pucallpa (-8.3791°, -74.5539°, elevation 155 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).