Chimbas weather in May

In May, Chimbas sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 11 mm of precipitation across 2.6 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of May to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chimbas's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chimbas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
11 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
8:18 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
38%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Chimbas is human settlement in Argentina.

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 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Chimbas reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1229
2229
3229
4229
5229
6228
7228
8218
9218
10218
11218
12218
13217
14217
15207
16207
17207
18207
19206
20206
21206
22196
23196
24196
25196
26195
27195
28195
29195
30195
31195

How May really feels in Chimbas

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.

Chimbas weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°173.213.84.6
Feb31° / 18°203.413.25.3
Mar29° / 16°243.912.26.9
Apr24° / 11°183.311.38.4
May20° / 112.610.47.8
Jun18° / 82107.2
Jul17° / 82.210.27.0
Aug20° / 102.310.98.1
Sep23° / 183.311.88.5
Oct26° / 12°213.512.88.2
Nov29° / 15°163.213.66.7
Dec32° / 18°223.3145.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 29%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37228
47228
57228
67129
77129
87030
97030
106931
116931
126931
136931
146931
156931
166931
176931
186931
196931
206931
216931
226931
236931
247129
257129
267129
277228
287327
297426
307525
317525

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chimbas gets around 11 mm of rain and snow over 2.6 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
47
57
67
77
87
98
108
118
128
139
149
159
169
179
189
199
2010
2110
2210
2310
249
259
269
279
288
298
308
317

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of May to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 8:08 AM to 8:28 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.88:086:55
210.88:096:54
310.78:096:53
410.78:106:52
510.78:116:51
610.68:116:50
710.68:126:49
810.68:136:48
910.68:136:48
1010.58:146:47
1110.58:156:46
1210.58:166:45
1310.58:166:45
1410.48:176:44
1510.48:186:43
1610.48:186:42
1710.48:196:42
1810.48:206:41
1910.38:206:41
2010.38:216:40
2110.38:226:39
2210.38:226:39
2310.38:236:38
2410.28:246:38
2510.28:246:37
2610.28:256:37
2710.28:266:37
2810.28:266:36
2910.18:276:36
3010.18:276:35
3110.18:286:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.26 kWh/m² to a high of 8.04 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.0Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Moderate
54.0Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Chimbas?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Chimbas for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Chimbas in May

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

In May, Chimbas sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Chimbas 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 Chimbas peaks around January 18 at about 14 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Chimbas?

Chimbas sits at 31.5°S, 68.5°W, 638 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Villa Paula de Sarmiento, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Chimbas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chimbas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 639 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 696 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,835 m.

The land around Chimbas is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and bare terrain (35%) within 3 km, bare terrain (30%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (38%), bare terrain (37%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
696 m
80 km
3,835 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Villa Paula de Sarmiento 1.0 km · San Juan 5.0 km · Villa General San Martín 6.0 km · Santa Lucía 6.0 km · Albardón 6.0 km · Rawson 10 km · Pocito 22 km · Caucete 30 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 Chimbas (-31.4931°, -68.5326°, elevation 638 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).