Iquitos climate

Iquitos Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 28°C on May 1 to 28°C on May 31, and lows from 23°C to 22°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 260 mm over about 19 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Iquitos, in °C, with the record for each date.17.52022.52527.53032.5151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
28°C
Average low
23°C
Precipitation
260 mm
Reanalysis high
30°CMay 11, 2020
Reanalysis low
18°CMay 15, 2006
Daylight
11 h 58 min to 11 h 55 min
Cloud cover
77%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
24°C
Wind
2.5 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 128°C23°C30°C 201421°C 199368%
May 228°C23°C30°C 200522°C 201668%
May 328°C23°C30°C 200521°C 200968%
May 428°C23°C30°C 199321°C 201167%
May 528°C23°C30°C 199320°C 200866%
May 628°C23°C30°C 201920°C 200866%
May 728°C23°C30°C 199321°C 199966%
May 828°C23°C30°C 200121°C 200365%
May 928°C23°C29°C 201922°C 199966%
May 1028°C23°C30°C 199221°C 200664%
May 1128°C23°C30°C 202020°C 200664%
May 1228°C23°C30°C 200419°C 200665%
May 1328°C23°C30°C 199319°C 201066%
May 1428°C23°C30°C 199119°C 200666%
May 1528°C23°C30°C 199818°C 200666%
May 1628°C23°C30°C 201019°C 200666%
May 1728°C23°C30°C 201620°C 200665%
May 1828°C23°C30°C 201120°C 199866%
May 1928°C23°C29°C 200519°C 199865%
May 2028°C23°C30°C 200518°C 199865%
May 2128°C23°C30°C 199720°C 199864%
May 2228°C23°C30°C 199720°C 199864%
May 2328°C23°C30°C 201022°C 199163%
May 2428°C23°C29°C 199221°C 199264%
May 2528°C23°C30°C 199819°C 200764%
May 2628°C23°C30°C 201719°C 200763%
May 2728°C22°C30°C 199221°C 200762%
May 2828°C22°C29°C 201621°C 199960%
May 2928°C22°C30°C 199221°C 200060%
May 3028°C22°C30°C 199321°C 200160%
May 3128°C22°C30°C 199321°C 199560%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Iquitos, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 5:49 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:53 AM, sunset 5:48 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.