Carcarañá weather in May

In May, Carcarañá sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 65 mm of rain across 6 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 Carcarañá's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carcarañá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
9th warmest
Overnight low
10°
5th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:51 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
55%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

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 Carcarañá reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°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)
12212
22111
32111
42111
52111
62111
72111
82111
92111
102011
112011
122011
132010
142010
152010
162010
171910
181910
191910
201910
211910
22199
23199
24189
25189
26189
27189
28189
29188
30188
31188

Carcarañá 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°1118.513.95.6
Feb28° / 18°1138.713.26.2
Mar27° / 16°1358.212.27.1
Apr23° / 13°1038.311.27.3
May20° / 10°65610.36.8
Jun17° / 334.29.96.0
Jul16° / 304.310.15.8
Aug19° / 504.610.87.0
Sep21° / 10°57611.87.3
Oct24° / 13°1119.412.87.2
Nov27° / 15°1168.513.77.0
Dec29° / 17°1198.914.16.0

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 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55347
65248
75248
85248
95248
105149
115149
125149
135050
144951
154951
164951
174753
184753
194753
204654
214753
224753
234753
244852
254852
264852
274951
284951
294951
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Carcarañá gets around 65 mm of rain over 6 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.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
223
323
422
522
621
721
820
920
1020
1119
1219
1319
1419
1519
1620
1720
1820
1920
2019
2119
2219
2319
2418
2518
2617
2717
2816
2915
3015
3114

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15920156
26119155
36119155
46219145
56219145
66319135
76319135
86519124
96520114
106520114
116620104
126720103
136720103
146720103
156819103
166819103
176919102
187018102
197117102
207117102
217216102
227315102
237414102
24761392
25761392
26771292
27781282
28791182
29801172
30811072
31821062

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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
1011calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
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2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 7:40 AM to 8:02 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:406:23
210.77:416:22
310.77:426:21
410.67:436:20
510.67:436:19
610.67:446:18
710.57:456:18
810.57:466:17
910.57:466:16
1010.57:476:15
1110.47:486:14
1210.47:486:13
1310.47:496:12
1410.47:506:12
1510.37:516:11
1610.37:516:10
1710.37:526:10
1810.37:536:09
1910.27:546:08
2010.27:546:08
2110.27:556:07
2210.27:566:06
2310.27:566:06
2410.17:576:05
2510.17:586:05
2610.17:586:04
2710.17:596:04
2810.18:006:04
2910.08:006:03
3010.08:016:03
3110.08:026:02

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.41 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Carcarañá?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Carcarañá for sightseeing.

What to pack for Carcarañá in May

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

In May, Carcarañá sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in Carcarañá 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 Carcarañá peaks around January 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 13Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep7High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Carcarañá?

Carcarañá sits at 32.9°S, 61.2°W, 40 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Casilda, 21 km away.

Topography around Carcarañá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carcarañá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m.

The land around Carcarañá is covered by cropland (70%) within 3 km, cropland (93%) within 16 km, and cropland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
67 m
80 km
133 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Casilda 21 km · Cañada de Gómez 23 km · Pérez 39 km · Granadero Baigorria 41 km · Capitán Bermúdez 41 km · Rosario 49 km · Gobernador Gálvez 51 km · Arroyo Seco 68 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 Carcarañá (-32.857°, -61.1511°, elevation 40 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).