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Weather in May in Cotopaxi Province

Planning a getaway to Cotopaxi Province this May and curious about the weather you should prepare for? Discover all the vital details you need on this page, solving your puzzle:

What is the weather like in Cotopaxi Province in May?

Cotopaxi Province is a region in Ecuador. May in Cotopaxi Province generally has mild temperatures, with high precipitation.

Temperatures

You can expect mild maximum daytime temperatures of around 15°C and nighttime temperatures around 6°C in Latacunga.

Precipitation

May is a rainy month with an average rainfall of around 144 mm in Latacunga.

For a closer look at May's conditions in Cotopaxi Province, see the map below. For a more detailed look at Cotopaxi Province's yearly weather, check out our Cotopaxi Province climate page.

Where to go in Cotopaxi Province in May

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Cotopaxi Province on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in May for the 2 most popular destinations in Cotopaxi Province?

Latacunga

In May Latacunga generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 15°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 6°C and high monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Latacunga
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   April April
<<  
15°C 
6°C 
214 mm 
19 days 
poor 
15°C 
6°C 
144 mm 
17 days 
June   >> June
>>  
14°C 
5°C 
98 mm 
14 days 
Climate in Latacunga

Cotopaxi National Park

In May Cotopaxi National Park generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 15°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 6°C and high monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Cotopaxi National Park
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   April April
<<  
15°C 
6°C 
216 mm 
19 days 
poor 
15°C 
6°C 
144 mm 
17 days 
June   >> June
>>  
14°C 
5°C 
96 mm 
14 days 
Climate in Cotopaxi National Park

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Cotopaxi Province, in Ecuador.

Is May the best time to visit Cotopaxi Province?

In our opinion, May may not be the ideal time to visit Cotopaxi Province due to the typically unpleasant weather in Latacunga.

On average, the best time to visit Cotopaxi Province is in June, July, August and September with generally tolerable weather in Latacunga. The weather in February, March, April, November and December, on the other hand, tends to be poor.

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