Requena weather in May

In May, Requena sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 237 mm of rain across 24.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-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 4% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Requena's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Requena's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 237 mm; 24.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 5:59 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 5th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 3.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

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

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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 Requena 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.

	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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

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

How May really feels in Requena

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Requena weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 24°	240	25.3	12.3	3.0
Feb	30° / 24°	240	24.3	12.2	2.8
Mar	30° / 24°	296	28.4	12	2.7
Apr	30° / 24°	280	26	11.9	2.9
May	30° / 23°	237	24.7	11.8	3.3
Jun	29° / 23°	182	23.1	11.7	3.6
Jul	30° / 22°	145	21.5	11.7	3.8
Aug	30° / 23°	140	20	11.8	3.7
Sep	31° / 23°	174	22	12	3.2
Oct	31° / 24°	206	24.7	12.1	2.9
Nov	31° / 24°	226	24.9	12.2	2.9
Dec	30° / 24°	257	26.9	12.3	2.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

	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 (%)	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	15	16	16	17	16	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	21
Cloudier (%)	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	85	84	84	83	84	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	80	79

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	16	84
17	15	85
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	17	83
21	16	84
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	20	80
31	21	79

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Requena gets around 237 mm of rain over 24.7 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 80% and peaks near 84% 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 (%)	84	83	83	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	83
3	83
4	82
5	82
6	81
7	81
8	81
9	80
10	80
11	80
12	80
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	79
29	79
30	79
31	79

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Muggy (%)	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Oppressive (%)	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	44	45	46	47	49
Miserable (%)	63	63	62	62	61	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	59	58	58	57	57	57	56	55	53	52	51	49	48

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	35	63
2	2	35	63
3	3	35	62
4	3	35	62
5	3	36	61
6	4	36	60
7	4	36	60
8	4	36	60
9	4	37	59
10	4	37	59
11	4	37	59
12	4	37	59
13	4	37	59
14	4	37	59
15	4	38	58
16	4	38	58
17	4	38	58
18	4	38	58
19	3	38	59
20	3	39	58
21	3	39	58
22	3	40	57
23	3	40	57
24	2	41	57
25	2	42	56
26	3	42	55
27	3	44	53
28	3	45	52
29	3	46	51
30	3	47	49
31	3	49	48

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
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18	4	calm
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20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
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 5:58 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:45 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	11.8	11.8	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
Sunrise (AM)	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	5:58	5:47
2	11.8	5:58	5:47
3	11.8	5:58	5:47
4	11.8	5:58	5:47
5	11.8	5:58	5:46
6	11.8	5:58	5:46
7	11.8	5:58	5:46
8	11.8	5:58	5:46
9	11.8	5:58	5:46
10	11.8	5:58	5:45
11	11.8	5:58	5:45
12	11.8	5:58	5:45
13	11.8	5:58	5:45
14	11.8	5:58	5:45
15	11.8	5:58	5:45
16	11.8	5:59	5:45
17	11.8	5:59	5:45
18	11.8	5:59	5:45
19	11.8	5:59	5:45
20	11.8	5:59	5:45
21	11.8	5:59	5:44
22	11.8	5:59	5:44
23	11.7	5:59	5:44
24	11.7	6:00	5:44
25	11.7	6:00	5:44
26	11.7	6:00	5:44
27	11.7	6:00	5:44
28	11.7	6:00	5:45
29	11.7	6:00	5:45
30	11.7	6:01	5:45
31	11.7	6:01	5:45

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.09 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 3.98 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)	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.1	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.0	Bright
5	4.0	Bright
6	4.0	Bright
7	4.0	Bright
8	4.0	Bright
9	4.0	Bright
10	4.0	Bright
11	4.0	Bright
12	4.0	Bright
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.0	Moderate
15	4.0	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	4.0	Moderate
19	4.0	Moderate
20	4.0	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	3.9	Moderate
30	3.9	Moderate
31	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Requena?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Requena.

What to pack for Requena in May

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

In May, Requena sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Requena in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Requena peaks around February 14 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 at about 9 (very high).

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)	15	17	15	12	12	10	10	9	11	12	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Requena 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 Requena is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× 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)	14	15	15	11	9	8	9	13	16	10	11	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	11	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	9	Good
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	10	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Requena?

Requena sits at 5.1°S, 73.9°W, 108 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is San Juan, 156 km away.

Topography around Requena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Requena has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 107 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m.

The land around Requena is covered by trees (66%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (96%) within 80 km.

3 km

52 m

trees 66%

16 km

79 m

trees 89%

80 km

114 m

trees 96%

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

May weather nearby: San Juan 156 km · Belen 159 km · Iquitos 160 km · Yurimaguas 268 km · Contamana 284 km · Mâncio Lima 303 km · Cruzeiro do Sul 313 km · La Banda 318 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 Requena (-5.0608°, -73.8503°, elevation 108 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	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	16	84
17	15	85
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	17	83
21	16	84
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	20	80
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	83
3	83
4	82
5	82
6	81
7	81
8	81
9	80
10	80
11	80
12	80
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	79
29	79
30	79
31	79

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	35	63
2	2	35	63
3	3	35	62
4	3	35	62
5	3	36	61
6	4	36	60
7	4	36	60
8	4	36	60
9	4	37	59
10	4	37	59
11	4	37	59
12	4	37	59
13	4	37	59
14	4	37	59
15	4	38	58
16	4	38	58
17	4	38	58
18	4	38	58
19	3	38	59
20	3	39	58
21	3	39	58
22	3	40	57
23	3	40	57
24	2	41	57
25	2	42	56
26	3	42	55
27	3	44	53
28	3	45	52
29	3	46	51
30	3	47	49
31	3	49	48

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	16	84
17	15	85
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	17	83
21	16	84
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	20	80
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	83
3	83
4	82
5	82
6	81
7	81
8	81
9	80
10	80
11	80
12	80
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	79
29	79
30	79
31	79

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	35	63
2	2	35	63
3	3	35	62
4	3	35	62
5	3	36	61
6	4	36	60
7	4	36	60
8	4	36	60
9	4	37	59
10	4	37	59
11	4	37	59
12	4	37	59
13	4	37	59
14	4	37	59
15	4	38	58
16	4	38	58
17	4	38	58
18	4	38	58
19	3	38	59
20	3	39	58
21	3	39	58
22	3	40	57
23	3	40	57
24	2	41	57
25	2	42	56
26	3	42	55
27	3	44	53
28	3	45	52
29	3	46	51
30	3	47	49
31	3	49	48

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	16	84
17	15	85
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	17	83
21	16	84
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	20	80
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	83
3	83
4	82
5	82
6	81
7	81
8	81
9	80
10	80
11	80
12	80
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	79
29	79
30	79
31	79

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	35	63
2	2	35	63
3	3	35	62
4	3	35	62
5	3	36	61
6	4	36	60
7	4	36	60
8	4	36	60
9	4	37	59
10	4	37	59
11	4	37	59
12	4	37	59
13	4	37	59
14	4	37	59
15	4	38	58
16	4	38	58
17	4	38	58
18	4	38	58
19	3	38	59
20	3	39	58
21	3	39	58
22	3	40	57
23	3	40	57
24	2	41	57
25	2	42	56
26	3	42	55
27	3	44	53
28	3	45	52
29	3	46	51
30	3	47	49
31	3	49	48