1. WeatherSpark.com
  2. Peru
  3. Lima region
  4. Punta Hermosa

May Weather in Punta Hermosa Peru

Daily high temperatures decrease by 4°F, from 75°F to 71°F, rarely falling below 66°F or exceeding 79°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 2°F, from 65°F to 63°F, rarely falling below 60°F or exceeding 68°F.

For reference, on February 24, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Punta Hermosa typically range from 70°F to 81°F, while on August 21, the coldest day of the year, they range from 61°F to 68°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in May in Punta Hermosa

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on May. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in May in Punta Hermosa

Average Hourly Temperature in May in Punta HermosaMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJuncoolcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Gáldar, Spain (4,957 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Punta Hermosa (view comparison).

Map
Marker
© OpenStreetMap contributors

Compare Punta Hermosa to another city:

Map

The month of May in Punta Hermosa experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 38% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is May 15, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 64% of the time.

For reference, on February 20, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 81%, while on August 7, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 74%.

Cloud Cover Categories in May in Punta Hermosa

Cloud Cover Categories in May in Punta HermosaMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJunMay 160%May 160%May 3162%May 3162%May 1163%May 1163%May 2163%May 2163%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

Over the course of May in Punta Hermosa, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is May 31, with 11 hours, 27 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 1, with 11 hours, 39 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in May in Punta Hermosa

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Punta Hermosa is 6:14 AM on May 1 and the latest sunrise is 7 minutes later at 6:21 AM on May 31.

The latest sunset is 5:53 PM on May 1 and the earliest sunset is 6 minutes earlier at 5:48 PM on May 29.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Punta Hermosa during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:40 AM and sets 12 hours, 51 minutes later, at 6:31 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:27 AM and sets 11 hours, 24 minutes later, at 5:51 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in May in Punta Hermosa

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in May in Punta HermosaMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMAprJun6:14 AM6:14 AMMay 15:53 PMMay 15:53 PM6:21 AM6:21 AMMay 295:48 PMMay 295:48 PM6:16 AM6:16 AMMay 115:50 PMMay 115:50 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of May. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May in Punta Hermosa

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May in Punta HermosaMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun0010102020203030404050505060000101020203030304040505060
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of May 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for May 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May in Punta Hermosa

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May in Punta HermosaMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunApr 81:22 PMApr 81:22 PMApr 236:50 PMApr 236:50 PMMay 710:23 PMMay 710:23 PMMay 238:54 AMMay 238:54 AMJun 67:38 AMJun 67:38 AMJun 218:09 PMJun 218:09 PM5:58 AM5:58 AM6:10 PM6:10 PM5:48 PM5:48 PM6:39 AM6:39 AM5:38 AM5:38 AM5:32 PM5:32 PM5:08 PM5:08 PM6:17 AM6:17 AM6:26 AM6:26 AM6:02 PM6:02 PM5:36 PM5:36 PM7:02 AM7:02 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
May 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
50%-1:02 PMWSW-6:30 AMS232,156 mi
2
39%12:52 AMESE1:49 PMWSW-7:23 AMS229,830 mi
3
27%1:50 AMESE2:34 PMW-8:13 AMN227,842 mi
4
17%2:46 AME3:17 PMW-9:02 AMN226,399 mi
5
9%3:42 AME4:00 PMW-9:51 AMN225,699 mi
6
3%4:39 AME4:44 PMWNW-10:41 AMN225,900 mi
7
0%5:38 AMENE5:32 PMWNW-11:34 AMN227,074 mi
8
1%6:38 AMENE6:24 PMWNW-12:30 PMN229,183 mi
9
4%7:41 AMENE7:19 PMWNW-1:29 PMN232,073 mi
10
9%8:44 AMENE8:17 PMWNW-2:30 PMN235,491 mi
11
17%9:43 AMENE9:16 PMWNW-3:30 PMN239,126 mi
12
25%10:39 AMENE10:14 PMWNW-4:27 PMN242,662 mi
13
35%11:28 AMENE11:08 PMWNW-5:19 PMN245,819 mi
14
45%12:12 PMENE11:59 PMWNW-6:06 PMN248,379 mi
15
50%12:52 PMENE--6:49 PMN250,199 mi
16
64%-12:46 AMWNW1:28 PME7:30 PMN251,208 mi
17
73%-1:32 AMW2:03 PME8:09 PMN251,407 mi
18
82%-2:16 AMW2:36 PME8:47 PMN250,852 mi
19
89%-3:00 AMW3:10 PME9:27 PMN249,650 mi
20
94%-3:45 AMW3:46 PMESE10:08 PMS247,937 mi
21
98%-4:33 AMWSW4:25 PMESE10:52 PMS245,868 mi
22
100%-5:23 AMWSW5:08 PMESE11:41 PMS243,600 mi
23
100%-6:17 AMWSW5:55 PMESE--
24
100%-7:15 AMWSW6:49 PMESE12:34 AMS241,273 mi
25
97%-8:13 AMWSW7:46 PMESE1:30 AMS239,004 mi
26
92%-9:12 AMWSW8:47 PMESE2:30 AMS236,876 mi
27
85%-10:08 AMWSW9:48 PMESE3:29 AMS234,936 mi
28
75%-11:00 AMWSW10:47 PMESE4:26 AMS233,205 mi
29
65%-11:47 AMWSW11:44 PMESE5:19 AMS231,697 mi
30
50%-12:32 PMW-6:10 AMN230,436 mi
31
41%12:40 AME1:14 PMW-6:58 AMN229,469 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Punta Hermosa is gradually decreasing during May, falling from 7% to 3% over the course of the month.

For reference, on February 13, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 73% of the time, while on October 3, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in May in Punta Hermosa

Humidity Comfort Levels in May in Punta HermosaMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%AprJunMay 17%May 17%May 313%May 313%May 114%May 114%May 213%May 213%muggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydryoppressiveoppressive
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Punta Hermosa is gradually increasing during May, increasing from 7.6 miles per hour to 8.2 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on August 9, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.0 miles per hour, while on March 9, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.7 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in May in Punta Hermosa

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Punta Hermosa throughout May is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 100% on May 23.

Wind Direction in May in Punta Hermosa

Wind Direction in May in Punta HermosaMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%AprJunsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Punta Hermosa is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Punta Hermosa is essentially constant during May, remaining within 1°F of 66°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in May in Punta Hermosa

Average Water Temperature in May in Punta HermosaMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313160°F60°F62°F62°F64°F64°F66°F66°F68°F68°F70°F70°F72°F72°F74°F74°FAprJunMay 167°FMay 167°FMay 3165°FMay 3165°FMay 1166°FMay 1166°FMay 2166°FMay 2166°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Punta Hermosa are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May in Punta Hermosa

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May in Punta HermosaMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJun100%May 16100%May 16coolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Punta Hermosa are rapidly increasing during May, increasing by 529°F, from 5,699°F to 6,228°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in May in Punta Hermosa

Growing Degree Days in May in Punta HermosaMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031315,400°F5,400°F5,600°F5,600°F5,800°F5,800°F6,000°F6,000°F6,200°F6,200°F6,400°F6,400°F6,600°F6,600°FAprJunMay 15,699°FMay 15,699°FMay 316,228°FMay 316,228°FMay 115,886°FMay 115,886°FMay 216,062°FMay 216,062°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of May, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Punta Hermosa is essentially constant during May, remaining within 0.2 kWh of 5.9 kWh throughout.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May in Punta Hermosa

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May in Punta HermosaMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhAprJunMay 16.1 kWhMay 16.1 kWhMay 315.8 kWhMay 315.8 kWhMay 116.0 kWhMay 116.0 kWhMay 215.9 kWhMay 215.9 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Punta Hermosa are -12.333 deg latitude, -76.817 deg longitude, and 177 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Punta Hermosa contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 538 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 173 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,622 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (17,405 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Punta Hermosa is covered by bare soil (65%) and water (33%), within 10 miles by water (45%) and shrubs (18%), and within 50 miles by water (50%) and sparse vegetation (18%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Punta Hermosa, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Punta Hermosa.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Punta Hermosa according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Punta Hermosa is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Punta Hermosa and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Punta Hermosa and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Disclaimer

The information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site.

We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader.

Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page.