Arroyo Seco weather in May

In May, Arroyo Seco sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 67 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 18°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 10 h 42 min at the start of May to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Arroyo Seco's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arroyo Seco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
9th warmest
Overnight low
10°
5th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:49 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
56%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Arroyo Seco is town in Santa Fe Province, Argentina.

Density
146/km²
people per km²
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 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Arroyo Seco reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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31179

Arroyo Seco weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°105813.95.5
Feb29° / 18°1118.213.26.0
Mar27° / 17°1217.412.37.1
Apr23° / 13°1048.211.27.4
May19° / 10°675.910.36.8
Jun16° / 424.99.95.8
Jul16° / 395.1105.6
Aug18° / 544.810.86.8
Sep21° / 10°65611.87.2
Oct23° / 13°1139.812.87.1
Nov26° / 15°113813.77.1
Dec29° / 18°107914.25.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35446
45446
55446
65347
75248
85248
95248
105149
115050
124951
134852
144852
154753
164654
174654
184555
194456
204456
214456
224456
234357
244456
254456
264456
274555
284555
294654
304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Arroyo Seco gets around 67 mm of rain over 5.9 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 19% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
423
523
622
721
821
920
1020
1120
1220
1319
1419
1519
1619
1719
1819
1919
2019
2118
2218
2318
2418
2517
2617
2717
2816
2916
3015
3115

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16020155
26119155
36119155
46318145
56318145
66318145
76518134
86518134
96618124
106718114
116818113
126818113
136918103
146918103
156918103
166918103
177018102
187117102
197117102
207216102
217315102
227315102
237414102
247513102
25761392
26781291
27791281
28801181
29811171
30811171
31821161

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of May to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 8:00 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:386:20
210.77:396:19
310.67:406:18
410.67:406:17
510.67:416:16
610.67:426:15
710.57:436:14
810.57:436:14
910.57:446:13
1010.47:456:12
1110.47:466:11
1210.47:466:10
1310.47:476:09
1410.37:486:09
1510.37:496:08
1610.37:496:07
1710.37:506:06
1810.27:516:06
1910.27:526:05
2010.27:526:04
2110.27:536:04
2210.27:546:03
2310.17:546:03
2410.17:556:02
2510.17:566:02
2610.17:576:01
2710.17:576:01
2810.07:586:00
2910.07:586:00
3010.07:596:00
3110.08:005:59

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Arroyo Seco?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Arroyo Seco for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arroyo Seco in May

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

In May, Arroyo Seco sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in Arroyo Seco in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arroyo Seco peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Arroyo Seco 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 Arroyo Seco is worst in August — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (April, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 2220 µg/m³Apr 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun10Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Arroyo Seco?

Arroyo Seco sits at 33.2°S, 60.5°W, 31 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Gobernador Gálvez, 18 km away.

Topography around Arroyo Seco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arroyo Seco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m.

The land around Arroyo Seco is covered by cropland (46%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and wetland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and wetland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
59 m
80 km
101 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Gobernador Gálvez 18 km · Villa Constitución 19 km · Rosario 26 km · Pérez 29 km · San Nicolás de los Arroyos 34 km · Granadero Baigorria 38 km · Capitán Bermúdez 42 km · Ramallo 60 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 Arroyo Seco (-33.1536°, -60.5117°, elevation 31 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).