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Places with the best weather in South America in May: ranked by comfort score

Santiago del Estero tops the list at 97 /100 in May. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in South America.

Top three in May: Santiago del Estero (97 /100) , Quillacollo (96 /100) , Arequipa (95 /100) . Between first and 50th place the comfort differs by 6.5 /100.

# Destination Country Comfort Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Santiago del Estero Argentina 97 /100 22 °C 14 °C 23 mm 5 238 h –
2 Quillacollo Bolivia 96 /100 22 °C 9.5 °C 11 mm 2 332 h –
3 Arequipa Peru 95 /100 21 °C 8.9 °C 5 mm 1 337 h –
4 Contagem Brazil 95 /100 23 °C 14 °C 32 mm 5 301 h –
5 Cochabamba Bolivia 95 /100 21 °C 9.3 °C 11 mm 2 332 h –
6 Franca Brazil 95 /100 24 °C 14 °C 41 mm 5 299 h –
7 Ceilândia Brazil 95 /100 25 °C 16 °C 19 mm 3 326 h –
8 Belo Horizonte Brazil 95 /100 24 °C 14 °C 32 mm 5 301 h –
9 Samambaia Brazil 94 /100 25 °C 16 °C 21 mm 3 323 h –
10 Ribeirão das Neves Brazil 94 /100 24 °C 15 °C 27 mm 4 307 h –
11 São Carlos Brazil 94 /100 23 °C 14 °C 53 mm 6 287 h –
12 Marília Brazil 94 /100 24 °C 15 °C 58 mm 6 287 h –
13 Tacna Peru 94 /100 22 °C 15 °C 4 mm 0 331 h –
14 Divinópolis Brazil 94 /100 25 °C 15 °C 41 mm 5 299 h –
15 Santa Luzia Brazil 93 /100 25 °C 15 °C 24 mm 4 305 h –
16 La Serena Chile 93 /100 20 °C 14 °C 20 mm 2 275 h 15 °C
17 Sete Lagoas Brazil 93 /100 25 °C 15 °C 31 mm 5 310 h –
18 Araraquara Brazil 93 /100 25 °C 15 °C 55 mm 6 290 h –
19 Chincha Alta Peru 93 /100 24 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 346 h 19 °C
20 Brasília Brazil 93 /100 25 °C 16 °C 21 mm 3 325 h –
21 Antofagasta Chile 93 /100 21 °C 15 °C 2 mm 0 324 h 17 °C
22 Santa Anita - Los Ficus Peru 93 /100 21 °C 16 °C 2 mm 0 342 h 19 °C
23 Pouso Alegre Brazil 93 /100 22 °C 13 °C 55 mm 7 278 h –
24 Lima Peru 93 /100 23 °C 18 °C 1 mm 0 343 h 19 °C
25 Patos de Minas Brazil 93 /100 25 °C 16 °C 24 mm 4 308 h –
26 Uberlândia Brazil 93 /100 26 °C 16 °C 28 mm 4 314 h –
27 Sorocaba Brazil 92 /100 23 °C 14 °C 57 mm 7 265 h –
28 Itu Brazil 92 /100 24 °C 15 °C 62 mm 7 274 h –
29 Campinas Brazil 92 /100 24 °C 14 °C 65 mm 7 276 h –
30 Iquique Chile 92 /100 23 °C 16 °C 7 mm 2 335 h 19 °C
31 Santa Bárbara d'Oeste Brazil 92 /100 24 °C 15 °C 56 mm 6 279 h –
32 Callao Peru 92 /100 22 °C 18 °C 1 mm 0 343 h 19 °C
33 Piracicaba Brazil 92 /100 25 °C 15 °C 51 mm 6 278 h –
34 Mogi Guaçu Brazil 92 /100 25 °C 14 °C 55 mm 6 287 h –
35 Poços de Caldas Brazil 92 /100 21 °C 12 °C 60 mm 7 291 h –
36 Bauru Brazil 92 /100 25 °C 16 °C 56 mm 6 285 h –
37 Itapetininga Brazil 92 /100 23 °C 14 °C 62 mm 7 257 h –
38 Jundiaí Brazil 92 /100 23 °C 14 °C 64 mm 7 271 h –
39 Bragança Paulista Brazil 91 /100 22 °C 14 °C 62 mm 7 274 h –
40 Anápolis Brazil 91 /100 26 °C 17 °C 19 mm 3 325 h –
41 Uberaba Brazil 91 /100 26 °C 17 °C 39 mm 5 308 h –
42 Francisco Morato Brazil 91 /100 22 °C 14 °C 66 mm 7 267 h –
43 Planaltina Brazil 91 /100 26 °C 17 °C 16 mm 3 325 h –
44 Taubaté Brazil 91 /100 23 °C 14 °C 57 mm 8 271 h –
45 Londrina Brazil 91 /100 23 °C 14 °C 95 mm 8 277 h –
46 Maringá Brazil 91 /100 23 °C 15 °C 101 mm 8 272 h –
47 Luziânia Brazil 91 /100 26 °C 16 °C 19 mm 3 321 h –
48 Barueri Brazil 91 /100 22 °C 14 °C 61 mm 7 262 h –
49 Chimbote Peru 91 /100 23 °C 18 °C 1 mm 0 346 h 19 °C
50 Santa Fe Argentina 90 /100 20 °C 12 °C 73 mm 6 230 h –

Monthly values for the month named in the ranking; only destinations with a published climate page are ranked. Download this ranking as CSV.

The same ranking one month earlier and later

April: top 5

  1. Quilicura 98 /100
  2. Santiago 97 /100
  3. Maipú 97 /100
  4. Puente Alto 96 /100
  5. Neuquén 95 /100

Full ranking for April

June: top 5

  1. Ceilândia 97 /100
  2. Samambaia 97 /100
  3. Chincha Alta 97 /100
  4. Brasília 96 /100
  5. São Carlos 96 /100

Full ranking for June

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
Our 0–100 comfort score for sightseeing weather (formula on the methodology page), in May, highest first.
Period
1991–2020 climate normals: the same 30 years for every destination, so the list compares like with like.
Who is included
50 destinations in South America with a published climate page. Neighbouring places that share a climate series are shown once.
Ties
Equal values are ordered by fewest wet days.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo; sea temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering and the score is ours.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.