Virú weather in May

In May, Virú sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Virú's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Virú's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:23 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
48%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Virú is capital city of Virú, La Libertad, 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 24°C through the month.

A typical May day in Virú reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Virú weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 20°258.112.46.6
Feb26° / 21°461212.35.7
Mar26° / 21°4713.112.15.7
Apr25° / 20°154.711.87.4
May24° / 19°4111.68.6
Jun23° / 18°30.311.58.6
Jul22° / 17°20.211.68.5
Aug21° / 16°30.411.78.4
Sep21° / 16°51.3127.9
Oct22° / 17°71.712.27.7
Nov23° / 17°61.612.47.7
Dec24° / 19°14412.57.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Virú gets around 4 mm of rain over 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 3% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 30 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 6:21 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:59 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 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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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 Virú?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Virú in May

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

In May, Virú sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Virú in May

The nearest coast averages about 19°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 27 km away) is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in October near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 3 to Apr 15 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Virú 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 Virú peaks around February 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 15UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Virú?

Virú sits at 8.4°S, 78.8°W, 75 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Moche, 39 km away.

Topography around Virú

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Virú has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m around an average of 79 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,713 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,357 m.

The land around Virú is covered by trees (34%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, bare terrain (53%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (32%), water (28%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
293 m
16 km
1,713 m
80 km
4,357 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Moche 39 km · Laredo 43 km · Trujillo 45 km · Coishco 69 km · Santiago de Cao 74 km · Chimbote 75 km · Chocope 87 km · Paiján 97 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 Virú (-8.4155°, -78.752°, elevation 75 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).