Aguilares weather in May

In May, Aguilares sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 70 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of May to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Aguilares's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aguilares's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
10th warmest
Overnight low
12°
5th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:59 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
55%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Aguilares is human settlement in Tucumán Province, Argentina.

Founded
1888

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Aguilares reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12314
22314
32314
42313
52213
62213
72213
82213
92213
102213
112212
122112
132112
142112
152112
162112
172111
182111
192111
202011
212011
222011
232010
242010
252010
262010
272010
282010
29209
30199
31199

How May really feels in Aguilares

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Aguilares weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°21317.113.54.0
Feb29° / 20°15316.9134.4
Mar27° / 19°17218.612.25.0
Apr24° / 16°11015.511.46.1
May21° / 12°7012.810.76.2
Jun19° / 398.410.36.4
Jul19° / 276.110.47.1
Aug22° / 224.6118.0
Sep25° / 11°336.111.87.9
Oct27° / 15°7411.312.76.4
Nov29° / 18°9513.213.45.0
Dec31° / 20°14815.313.74.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
44951
54951
65050
74951
84951
95050
104951
114951
124951
135050
145050
155050
165149
175149
185149
195347
205347
215347
225347
235347
245446
255446
265446
275545
285545
295644
305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Aguilares gets around 70 mm of rain over 12.8 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
145
245
344
444
544
644
744
844
944
1043
1143
1243
1343
1443
1542
1642
1742
1841
1941
2040
2140
2239
2339
2439
2538
2638
2737
2836
2936
3035
3135

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
139262313
240262212
342262111
443262011
544271910
64528189
74628188
84829177
94929166
105029165
115229154
125429143
135529142
145728132
155828131
166027121
176126121
186225121
196623110
206722110
216920110
227119100
237218100
24751690
25761590
26771580
27781480
28791470
29801460
30811450
31831340

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of May to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:51 AM to 8:08 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:516:49
210.97:516:48
310.97:526:47
410.97:526:46
510.97:536:46
610.97:536:45
710.87:546:44
810.87:556:43
910.87:556:43
1010.87:566:42
1110.77:566:41
1210.77:576:41
1310.77:576:40
1410.77:586:39
1510.77:596:39
1610.67:596:38
1710.68:006:38
1810.68:006:37
1910.68:016:37
2010.68:026:36
2110.68:026:36
2210.58:036:35
2310.58:036:35
2410.58:046:34
2510.58:046:34
2610.58:056:34
2710.58:056:33
2810.48:066:33
2910.48:076:33
3010.48:076:32
3110.48:086:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Aguilares

In seasonPeak

None of Aguilares's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Aguilares's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Aguilares?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Aguilares for sightseeing.

What to pack for Aguilares in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Aguilares sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Aguilares in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aguilares peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jul 10UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr7High
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Aguilares in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Aguilares is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.7× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1032 µg/m³May 117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Aguilares?

Aguilares sits at 27.4°S, 65.6°W, 341 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Monteros, 31 km away.

Topography around Aguilares

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Aguilares.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aguilares has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 370 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 398 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,266 m.

The land around Aguilares is covered by cropland (57%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (31%), cropland (29%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
398 m
80 km
5,266 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Monteros 31 km · Famaillá 47 km · Bella Vista 54 km · Termas de Río Hondo 75 km · Yerba Buena 76 km · San Miguel de Tucuman 79 km · Alderetes 83 km · Tafí Viejo 85 km

Argentina travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,898
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 575
Religion
Roman Catholic 63%none 19%Evangelical 15%Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Aguilares (-27.4315°, -65.6146°, elevation 341 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).