San Martín de Pangoa weather in May

In May, San Martín de Pangoa sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 103 mm of rain across 25.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 San Martín de Pangoa's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Martín de Pangoa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
5th coldest
Rainfall
103 mm
25.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:10 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

San Martín de Pangoa is town in Junín, 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 23°C through the month.

A typical May day in San Martín de Pangoa reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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San Martín de Pangoa 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
Jan24° / 17°24230.412.63.5
Feb24° / 16°23227.712.43.5
Mar24° / 16°21830.512.13.5
Apr24° / 16°13326.911.84.0
May23° / 15°10325.111.54.6
Jun23° / 15°712011.35.3
Jul23° / 14°6616.811.46.0
Aug24° / 14°7017.311.66.0
Sep25° / 15°922211.94.9
Oct25° / 16°14227.812.34.0
Nov25° / 17°18628.212.53.7
Dec24° / 17°22430.412.73.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23565
33664
43763
53862
63961
74060
84060
94159
104159
114159
124258
134159
144159
154159
164060
174159
184159
194159
204060
214060
224060
234159
244159
254258
264357
274357
284456
294555
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

San Martín de Pangoa gets around 103 mm of rain over 25.1 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. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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682
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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 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
113465
213564
323563
423563
523563
623563
723563
823464
923464
1023464
1123365
1223365
1323266
1423266
1523167
1623167
1723068
1823068
1923068
2023068
2113069
2213168
2313168
2413267
2513465
2613564
2713663
2813861
2914059
3014257
3114455

Wind in May

Winds average 3 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
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113calm
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303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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 6:07 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:075:43
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311.66:075:42
411.66:085:42
511.66:085:42
611.66:085:41
711.56:085:41
811.56:085:41
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1011.56:095:40
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1911.56:115:38
2011.46:115:38
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2211.46:115:37
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2711.46:135:37
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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 4.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.09 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
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244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
284.0Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for San Martín de Pangoa

In seasonPeak

None of San Martín de Pangoa's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

San Martín de Pangoa's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit San Martín de Pangoa?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit San Martín de Pangoa for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Martín de Pangoa in May

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

In May, San Martín de Pangoa sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in San Martín de Pangoa 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 San Martín de Pangoa peaks around February 10 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 17Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct15Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in San Martín de Pangoa 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 San Martín de Pangoa is worst in September — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (May, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1037 µg/m³May 2210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug36Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is San Martín de Pangoa?

San Martín de Pangoa sits at 11.4°S, 74.5°W, 775 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Satipo, 26 km away.

JaujaTarmaLa Oroya

Topography around San Martín de Pangoa

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Martín de Pangoa.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Martín de Pangoa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m around an average of 800 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,229 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,059 m.

The land around San Martín de Pangoa is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, trees (82%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
428 m
16 km
2,229 m
80 km
5,059 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Satipo 26 km · Santa Rosa 71 km · Huancayo 106 km · Chilca 107 km · Atalaya 111 km · Jauja 116 km · Tarma 131 km · La Oroya 154 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 San Martín de Pangoa (-11.4285°, -74.4883°, elevation 775 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).