Copiapó climate

Copiapó Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Copiapó, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 22°C on May 1 to 20°C on May 31, and lows from 12°C to 10°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 6 mm over about 0 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Copiapó, in °C, with the record for each date.5101520253035151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
21°C
Average low
11°C
Precipitation
6 mm
Reanalysis high
30°CMay 23, 1992
Reanalysis low
7°CMay 30, 1992
Daylight
11 h 03 min to 10 h 32 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
10°C
Wind
9.0 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 122°C12°C26°C 19948°C 20012%
May 222°C12°C26°C 19949°C 20012%
May 322°C12°C26°C 20109°C 20112%
May 422°C12°C25°C 199510°C 20002%
May 522°C12°C29°C 19939°C 20112%
May 622°C12°C27°C 201510°C 20102%
May 722°C12°C26°C 20209°C 20073%
May 822°C12°C26°C 19988°C 20053%
May 921°C11°C24°C 20179°C 20083%
May 1021°C11°C28°C 20159°C 20073%
May 1121°C11°C26°C 201810°C 20083%
May 1221°C11°C26°C 19929°C 20083%
May 1321°C11°C25°C 19918°C 20083%
May 1421°C11°C24°C 19989°C 19953%
May 1521°C11°C27°C 19989°C 20053%
May 1621°C11°C26°C 19988°C 20103%
May 1721°C11°C24°C 20017°C 20104%
May 1821°C11°C25°C 20018°C 19963%
May 1921°C11°C26°C 20138°C 20173%
May 2021°C11°C24°C 19958°C 20053%
May 2121°C11°C24°C 20098°C 20004%
May 2221°C11°C29°C 19977°C 20054%
May 2320°C11°C30°C 19929°C 20103%
May 2420°C11°C26°C 20198°C 20143%
May 2520°C11°C25°C 19928°C 20103%
May 2620°C11°C25°C 20127°C 20183%
May 2720°C11°C25°C 20148°C 19963%
May 2820°C11°C27°C 20128°C 20134%
May 2920°C10°C26°C 20127°C 19924%
May 3020°C10°C25°C 19917°C 19925%
May 3120°C10°C24°C 19918°C 20075%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Copiapó, in percent.0123451102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT-4).

May 1
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 6:10 PM
May 31
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 5:55 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.