Cinco Saltos weather in May

In May, Cinco Saltos sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 5.2 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of May to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Cinco Saltos's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cinco Saltos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
28 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
8:32 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
54%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Cinco Saltos is city in Río Negro Province, Argentina.

Founded
1911

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 18°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical May day in Cinco Saltos reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1198
2188
3188
4188
5188
6187
7187
8187
9177
10177
11177
12177
13177
14167
15166
16166
17166
18166
19156
20156
21156
22156
23155
24155
25155
26145
27145
28145
29145
30145
31145

How May really feels in Cinco Saltos

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.

Cinco Saltos weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°14314.45.4
Feb30° / 17°203.113.56.3
Mar26° / 14°223.112.38.0
Apr21° / 10°253.4117.8
May16° / 285.29.95.7
Jun13° / 214.49.33.9
Jul12° / 193.59.64.0
Aug15° / 14310.55.5
Sep19° / 203.511.77.1
Oct22° / 10°343.7137.9
Nov26° / 13°212.914.18.1
Dec30° / 16°162.614.76.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35743
45743
55644
65644
75545
85446
95347
105248
115248
125050
135050
144951
154753
164852
174753
184753
194753
204654
214654
224753
234753
244951
254951
265050
275050
285050
295149
305149
315248

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cinco Saltos gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 5.2 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 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
113
213
313
413
514
614
714
815
915
1015
1116
1216
1316
1417
1517
1617
1718
1818
1918
2018
2118
2218
2318
2418
2517
2617
2717
2816
2916
3016
3116

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May, the calmest month.

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
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of May to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 8:18 AM to 8:44 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.48:186:41
210.48:186:40
310.38:196:39
410.38:206:38
510.38:216:37
610.28:226:35
710.28:236:34
810.18:246:33
910.18:256:32
1010.18:266:31
1110.08:276:30
1210.08:286:29
1310.08:296:28
1410.08:306:27
159.98:316:26
169.98:326:25
179.98:336:24
189.88:346:23
199.88:356:23
209.88:356:22
219.78:366:21
229.78:376:20
239.78:386:20
249.78:396:19
259.68:406:18
269.68:406:18
279.68:416:17
289.68:426:16
299.68:436:16
309.58:446:15
319.58:446:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 8.6 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Cinco Saltos?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Cinco Saltos for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cinco Saltos in May

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

In May, Cinco Saltos sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Cinco Saltos in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cinco Saltos peaks around December 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 12Jun 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cinco Saltos?

Cinco Saltos sits at 38.8°S, 68.1°W, 288 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Centenario, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Cinco Saltos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cinco Saltos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 301 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 698 m.

The land around Cinco Saltos is covered by shrubs (29%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (48%) within 16 km, and shrubs (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
698 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Centenario 6.0 km · Cipolletti 14 km · Neuquén 14 km · Plottier 22 km · Allen 27 km · General Roca 48 km · Villa Regina 90 km · Cutral-Có 102 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 Cinco Saltos (-38.8222°, -68.0629°, elevation 288 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).