Weather in Cochabamba in May 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Cochabamba in May
Going from a maximum of +28°C during the day to a minimum of +9°C during the night, the temperature in May averages around +25°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +27°C to +27°C.
Is Cochabamba warm or cold in May?
Cochabamba is typically warm in May.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +26°C to +25°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +15°C to +12°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how May is compared to other months in Cochabamba:
Climate in Cochabamba in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +25°C | +24°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +7°C | +5°C | +1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +30°C | +29°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 48 mm | 12 mm | 7 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 64% | 56% | 53% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 11 | 14 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May often has better weather than April. It’s getting colder in May. From +26°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +25°C. As May arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 48 mm to 12 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 64% to 56%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during May, staying around 1 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in May, from 4 to 11.
June brings much the same weather, it remains great.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Cochabamba is gradually decreasing during May, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Cochabamba?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Cochabamba in May has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+24°C) and the highest in 2023 (+27°C). The driest year was 2002 with only 624 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1982 with 1277 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Cochabamba, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.