Talara weather in May

In May, Talara sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Talara's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Talara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:28 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
43%
5th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Talara 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Talara reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Talara weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 22°194.312.27.1
Feb29° / 23°446.912.15.9
Mar29° / 23°517.3125.7
Apr28° / 22°164.211.97.1
May27° / 21°51.511.88.1
Jun25° / 19°10.511.78.8
Jul24° / 18°10.311.89.2
Aug23° / 18°0011.99.2
Sep24° / 18°10.4128.9
Oct24° / 18°20.612.18.7
Nov25° / 19°41.212.28.5
Dec26° / 20°142.712.38.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
27030
37030
47228
57228
67228
77327
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Talara gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
19
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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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 43% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1039556
2040546
3041536
4042526
5043516
6044515
7045505
8047485
9048475
10050465
11052444
12053434
13054424
14055414
15057403
16058393
17060382
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19062362
20063352
21065341
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25166321
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27168310
28169300
29170290
30170290
31171280

Wind in May

Winds average 19 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
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518light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:276:18
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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 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is May a good time to visit Talara?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Talara for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Talara in May

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

In May, Talara sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Talara in May

The nearest coast averages about 21°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 13 km away) is warmest in February at about 24°C and coldest in August near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 21 to Jun 13 — about 6.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

18°20°22°24°26°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb24Refreshing
Mar24Refreshing
Apr22Refreshing
May21Refreshing
Jun20Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct19Cool
Nov20Cool
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Talara 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 Talara 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
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Talara?

Talara sits at 4.6°S, 81.3°W, 12 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is La Breita, 56 km away.

Topography around Talara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Talara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,556 m.

The land around Talara is covered by bare terrain (51%), water (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (57%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and bare terrain (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
1,556 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: La Breita 56 km · Máncora 58 km · Paita 60 km · Marcavelica 71 km · Sullana 74 km · Querecotillo 75 km · San Martin 95 km · Piura 96 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 Talara (-4.5772°, -81.2719°, elevation 12 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).