Concepción del Uruguay weather in May

In May, Concepción del Uruguay sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 81 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Concepción del Uruguay's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Concepción del Uruguay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:39 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
58%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Concepción del Uruguay is city and head of the department Uruguay, province of Entre Ríos in Argentina.

Founded
1783

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 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Concepción del Uruguay reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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 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)
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Concepción del Uruguay weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°988.513.95.0
Feb29° / 19°1108.113.25.6
Mar27° / 17°1198.212.26.7
Apr24° / 14°1448.111.27.3
May20° / 11°816.710.46.8
Jun17° / 786.69.96.0
Jul17° / 686.510.15.8
Aug19° / 88710.86.7
Sep21° / 10°907.211.86.9
Oct24° / 13°1239.112.87.1
Nov27° / 16°1087.513.77.1
Dec29° / 18°121814.15.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45050
55050
64951
74951
84951
94852
104852
114753
124852
134753
144654
154753
164654
174654
184654
194654
204753
214654
224654
234654
244753
254753
264753
274753
284852
294951
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Concepción del Uruguay gets around 81 mm of rain over 6.7 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 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
123
223
323
422
522
622
722
821
921
1021
1121
1221
1321
1421
1521
1621
1721
1821
1921
2021
2121
2221
2321
2421
2521
2621
2721
2820
2920
3020
3120

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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
152211971
253211871
354211870
455201870
557201760
656211760
757211660
857211660
958211650
1059211550
1159211550
1259211550
1359211550
1460211540
1561201540
1660201640
1761191640
1862181640
1962181640
2064171630
2165161630
2267151530
2367151530
2469141430
2569141430
2671131330
2771131321
2872131221
2973131121
3074131021
317513921

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 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
1111calm
1211calm
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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 7:28 AM to 7:49 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:286:12
210.77:296:11
310.77:306:10
410.77:306:09
510.67:316:08
610.67:326:07
710.67:326:06
810.57:336:06
910.57:346:05
1010.57:356:04
1110.57:356:03
1210.47:366:02
1310.47:376:02
1410.47:386:01
1510.47:386:00
1610.37:395:59
1710.37:405:59
1810.37:405:58
1910.37:415:57
2010.27:425:57
2110.27:435:56
2210.27:435:56
2310.27:445:55
2410.27:455:55
2510.17:455:54
2610.17:465:54
2710.17:475:53
2810.17:475:53
2910.17:485:52
3010.17:485:52
3110.07:495:52

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.35 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
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 Concepción del Uruguay?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Concepción del Uruguay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Concepción del Uruguay in May

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

In May, Concepción del Uruguay sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

UV index in Concepción del Uruguay 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 Concepción del Uruguay peaks around January 15 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Concepción del Uruguay?

Concepción del Uruguay sits at 32.5°S, 58.2°W, 21 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Paysandú, 23 km away.

Topography around Concepción del Uruguay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Concepción del Uruguay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m.

The land around Concepción del Uruguay is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), cropland (27%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
57 m
80 km
145 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Paysandú 23 km · Colón 30 km · Young 61 km · Gualeguaychú 64 km · Fray Bentos 71 km · Mercedes 87 km · Villaguay 101 km · Dolores 116 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 Concepción del Uruguay (-32.4846°, -58.2322°, elevation 21 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).