Riobamba climate

Riobamba Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 16°C on May 1 to 16°C on May 31, and lows from 8°C to 7°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 143 mm over about 25 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Riobamba, in °C, with the record for each date.0510152025151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
16°C
Average low
7°C
Precipitation
143 mm
Reanalysis high
21°CMay 5, 2007
Reanalysis low
3°CMay 18, 2006
Daylight
12 h 03 min to 12 h 02 min
Cloud cover
80%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
9°C
Wind
10.4 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 116°C8°C19°C 20055°C 201384%
May 216°C8°C18°C 20055°C 200585%
May 316°C8°C19°C 20056°C 199584%
May 417°C8°C18°C 20076°C 201884%
May 517°C8°C21°C 20076°C 201283%
May 617°C8°C19°C 20016°C 200982%
May 717°C8°C19°C 20075°C 200882%
May 816°C8°C18°C 20076°C 199382%
May 916°C8°C18°C 20076°C 201981%
May 1016°C8°C19°C 20076°C 201481%
May 1116°C8°C20°C 20074°C 199580%
May 1216°C8°C19°C 20076°C 199579%
May 1316°C8°C19°C 20076°C 199179%
May 1416°C7°C20°C 20074°C 200678%
May 1516°C7°C19°C 20104°C 200678%
May 1616°C7°C19°C 20074°C 200678%
May 1716°C7°C18°C 20075°C 201478%
May 1816°C7°C19°C 20053°C 200679%
May 1916°C7°C18°C 20075°C 201680%
May 2016°C7°C19°C 20075°C 199379%
May 2116°C7°C18°C 20076°C 199980%
May 2216°C7°C19°C 20105°C 200980%
May 2316°C7°C19°C 20055°C 199280%
May 2416°C7°C18°C 20055°C 201280%
May 2516°C7°C18°C 20105°C 199280%
May 2616°C7°C18°C 20164°C 199680%
May 2716°C7°C19°C 20075°C 199280%
May 2816°C7°C18°C 20095°C 199579%
May 2916°C7°C19°C 20104°C 201780%
May 3016°C7°C18°C 20164°C 200079%
May 3116°C7°C18°C 20094°C 199378%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Riobamba, in percent.0204060801001102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT-5).

May 1
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 6:13 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 6:13 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.