Chivilcoy weather in May

In May, Chivilcoy sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 63 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of May to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chivilcoy's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chivilcoy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:51 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
57%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Chivilcoy is city in Argentina.

Founded
1854

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 20°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Chivilcoy reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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31167

Chivilcoy 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
Jan29° / 17°1038.514.15.8
Feb28° / 17°1007.913.36.7
Mar26° / 15°92812.37.2
Apr22° / 12°1028.411.17.1
May18° / 636.110.26.4
Jun15° / 545.69.75.1
Jul14° / 445.29.94.8
Aug17° / 505.210.76.2
Sep19° / 666.511.86.7
Oct22° / 11°1119.812.96.8
Nov25° / 13°1028.813.87.2
Dec28° / 16°988.714.36.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 51%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25545
35545
45545
55545
65446
75446
85446
95248
105248
115149
125149
134951
144951
154852
164852
174654
184654
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chivilcoy gets around 63 mm of rain over 6.1 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 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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222
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421
521
620
720
820
919
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1119
1219
1319
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1520
1620
1720
1821
1921
2021
2121
2221
2321
2420
2520
2620
2719
2819
2919
3018
3118

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1711892
2711892
3721792
4721792
5721792
6731782
7731782
8741682
9761671
10761671
11771571
12771571
13771571
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16781471
17781471
18791371
19791371
20801271
21801271
22821161
23821161
24831061
2584961
2684961
2786851
2886851
2987841
3087841
3188741

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of May to 9 h 54 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 7:39 AM to 8:02 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:396:16
210.67:406:15
310.67:406:14
410.57:416:12
510.57:426:11
610.57:436:10
710.47:446:09
810.47:456:09
910.47:456:08
1010.37:466:07
1110.37:476:06
1210.37:486:05
1310.37:496:04
1410.27:496:03
1510.27:506:02
1610.27:516:02
1710.27:526:01
1810.17:536:00
1910.17:535:59
2010.17:545:59
2110.17:555:58
2210.07:565:57
2310.07:565:57
2410.07:575:56
2510.07:585:56
269.97:595:55
279.97:595:55
289.98:005:54
299.98:015:54
309.98:015:53
319.98:025:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Chivilcoy?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Chivilcoy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chivilcoy in May

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

In May, Chivilcoy sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in Chivilcoy 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 Chivilcoy peaks around January 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Chivilcoy?

Chivilcoy sits at 34.9°S, 60.0°W, 40 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Bragado, 49 km away.

Topography around Chivilcoy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chivilcoy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m.

The land around Chivilcoy is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), grassland (22%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (78%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
32 m
80 km
85 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Bragado 49 km · Chacabuco 50 km · Mercedes 60 km · Carmen de Areco 61 km · Veinticinco de Mayo 61 km · Navarro 69 km · Salto 71 km · Saladillo 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 Chivilcoy (-34.8969°, -60.0191°, 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).