Querecotillo weather in May

In May, Querecotillo sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

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

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:25 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
53%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Querecotillo is city in Piura, Peru.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical May day in Querecotillo reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Querecotillo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 13 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
13
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.

Querecotillo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°425.812.24.2
Feb32° / 22°11912.612.23.5
Mar32° / 22°14614.8123.3
Apr32° / 21°598.411.94.0
May31° / 20°61.611.85.3
Jun29° / 18°10.411.77.0
Jul28° / 17°10.211.78.2
Aug27° / 16°0011.88.4
Sep28° / 17°10.4127.8
Oct29° / 17°30.612.16.9
Nov29° / 18°61.612.26.2
Dec31° / 19°192.812.35.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35149
45347
55446
65545
75644
85743
95842
105941
115941
125941
135941
145941
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185842
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275743
285743
295842
305941
316040

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Querecotillo gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.6 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 6% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
115
214
313
412
511
611
710
89
98
107
116
126
135
145
154
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174
183
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212
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312

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1054406
2055396
3057385
4058375
5059365
6060364
7061354
8062344
9064333
10065323
11065323
12067312
13167302
14168292
15168292
16170281
17171271
18271261
19272251
20273241
21373231
22374230
23474220
24574210
25575200
26675190
27676180
28775180
29776170
30876160
31877150

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
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239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:25 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:256:15
211.86:256:15
311.86:256:14
411.86:256:14
511.86:256:14
611.86:256:14
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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 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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285.4Bright
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Querecotillo?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Querecotillo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Querecotillo in May

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

In May, Querecotillo sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Querecotillo in May

The nearest coast averages about 20°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 53 km away) is warmest in February at about 23°C and coldest in August near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 15 to May 28 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr21Refreshing
May20Refreshing
Jun19Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct19Cool
Nov19Cool
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Querecotillo 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 Querecotillo peaks around February 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Querecotillo?

Querecotillo sits at 4.8°S, 80.6°W, 53 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Marcavelica, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Querecotillo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Querecotillo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,431 m.

The land around Querecotillo is covered by trees (56%) within 3 km, shrubs (31%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (31%) and bare terrain (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
193 m
80 km
3,431 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Marcavelica 8.0 km · Sullana 9.0 km · Tambo Grande 35 km · Piura 38 km · San Martin 39 km · Catacaos 48 km · Paita 59 km · Chulucanas 61 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 Querecotillo (-4.8378°, -80.6456°, elevation 53 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).