May Weather in Cochabamba Bolivia

Daily high temperatures are around 76°F, rarely falling below 70°F or exceeding 81°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 6°F, from 47°F to 40°F, rarely falling below 35°F or exceeding 52°F.

For reference, on October 29, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Cochabamba typically range from 54°F to 79°F, while on June 28, the coldest day of the year, they range from 39°F to 74°F.

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.

San José Chalmita, Mexico (3,382 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Cochabamba (view comparison).

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The month of May in Cochabamba experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 43% to 36%.

The clearest day of the month is May 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 64% of the time.

For reference, on January 14, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 82%, while on July 21, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 76%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Cochabamba, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 4% and ending it at 2%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 45% on January 10, and its lowest chance is 1% on July 20.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during May in Cochabamba is essentially constant, remaining about 0.1 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.5 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.1 inches on May 27.

Over the course of May in Cochabamba, the length of the day is gradually decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 18 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 37 seconds, and weekly decrease of 4 minutes, 17 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is May 31, with 11 hours, 9 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 1, with 11 hours, 28 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Cochabamba is 6:37 AM on May 1 and the latest sunrise is 10 minutes later at 6:47 AM on May 31.

The latest sunset is 6:05 PM on May 1 and the earliest sunset is 8 minutes earlier at 5:57 PM on May 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Cochabamba during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:47 AM and sets 13 hours, 10 minutes later, at 6:58 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:53 AM and sets 11 hours, 5 minutes later, at 5:59 PM.

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.

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.

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 Cochabamba is essentially constant during May, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on January 1, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 16, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

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 Cochabamba is essentially constant during May, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 6.2 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on September 24, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.0 miles per hour, while on May 10, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.2 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during May is 6.2 miles per hour on May 10.

The hourly average wind direction in Cochabamba throughout May is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 61% on May 1.

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).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Cochabamba over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is July 3, with a 54% chance.

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 Cochabamba are increasing during May, increasing by 317°F, from 4,140°F to 4,457°F, over the course of the month.

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 Cochabamba is essentially constant during May, remaining within 0.2 kWh of 5.5 kWh throughout.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Cochabamba are -17.389 deg latitude, -66.157 deg longitude, and 8,455 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Cochabamba contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 951 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 8,509 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (6,686 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (15,456 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Cochabamba is covered by artificial surfaces (100%), within 10 miles by shrubs (33%) and grassland (27%), and within 50 miles by grassland (32%) and trees (26%).