Lima climate

Lima Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 23°C on May 1 to 22°C on May 31, and lows from 16°C to 14°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 0 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 Lima, in °C, with the record for each date.1015202530151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
23°C
Average low
15°C
Precipitation
0 mm
Reanalysis high
26°CMay 4, 1997
Reanalysis low
11°CMay 17, 2008
Daylight
11 h 40 min to 11 h 28 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
11°C
Wind
11.2 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 123°C16°C25°C 200314°C 20020%
May 223°C16°C25°C 200314°C 20070%
May 323°C16°C24°C 201214°C 20090%
May 423°C16°C26°C 199714°C 20080%
May 523°C16°C25°C 199714°C 20080%
May 623°C15°C25°C 199812°C 20080%
May 723°C15°C25°C 199813°C 20080%
May 823°C15°C25°C 200213°C 20041%
May 923°C15°C25°C 199214°C 20011%
May 1023°C15°C25°C 199813°C 20081%
May 1123°C15°C25°C 200214°C 20061%
May 1223°C15°C25°C 201614°C 20061%
May 1323°C15°C25°C 199814°C 20081%
May 1423°C15°C25°C 199813°C 20061%
May 1523°C15°C25°C 199713°C 20061%
May 1623°C15°C25°C 199813°C 20061%
May 1723°C15°C24°C 199311°C 20081%
May 1823°C15°C25°C 199812°C 20061%
May 1923°C15°C25°C 199713°C 20041%
May 2023°C15°C25°C 199713°C 20080%
May 2123°C15°C25°C 199713°C 20080%
May 2223°C15°C25°C 199712°C 20080%
May 2323°C14°C25°C 199713°C 20050%
May 2423°C14°C24°C 199712°C 20050%
May 2523°C14°C24°C 199813°C 20050%
May 2622°C14°C25°C 202012°C 20060%
May 2722°C14°C25°C 199712°C 20080%
May 2822°C14°C25°C 201212°C 20080%
May 2922°C14°C24°C 201212°C 20060%
May 3022°C14°C25°C 201113°C 19960%
May 3122°C14°C24°C 201112°C 20040%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Lima, in percent.00.20.40.60.81102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 5:55 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 5:50 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.