Cordoba weather in May

In May, Cordoba sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 35 mm of rain across 6.3 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 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 Cordoba's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cordoba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
8:01 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
51%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Cordoba is city in Argentina, capital of its province.

Density
3,658/km²
people per km²
Founded
1573

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 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Cordoba reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Cordoba 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° / 18°13312.913.85.5
Feb27° / 17°12112.113.16.2
Mar26° / 15°1201212.26.7
Apr23° / 12°768.711.37.2
May19° / 356.310.46.8
Jun17° / 163.1106.5
Jul16° / 143.110.26.4
Aug19° / 183.110.97.5
Sep21° / 375.611.87.6
Oct24° / 12°859.612.87.2
Nov26° / 15°10411.713.66.5
Dec28° / 17°13113.3145.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55842
65842
75842
85842
95743
105644
115644
125644
135545
145446
155446
165446
175347
185347
195347
205248
215347
225347
235347
245446
255347
265446
275545
285644
295743
305842
315941

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cordoba gets around 35 mm of rain over 6.3 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 25% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
125
225
325
424
524
624
723
823
923
1023
1123
1222
1322
1422
1522
1621
1721
1821
1920
2020
2119
2219
2318
2417
2517
2616
2716
2815
2915
3014
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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16918121
27017121
37017121
47117111
57117111
67316101
7741691
8751681
9761581
10771571
11781561
12791461
13801451
14811351
15811351
16821251
17841141
18841141
19851140
20861040
21861040
2287940
2387940
2488930
2588930
2689830
2789830
2890820
2990820
3091720
3192710

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

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
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278calm
288calm
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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 7:50 AM to 8:10 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:506:38
210.87:516:37
310.77:526:36
410.77:526:35
510.77:536:34
610.77:546:33
710.67:556:32
810.67:556:31
910.67:566:30
1010.67:576:30
1110.57:576:29
1210.57:586:28
1310.57:596:27
1410.57:596:27
1510.48:006:26
1610.48:016:25
1710.48:016:25
1810.48:026:24
1910.38:036:23
2010.38:036:23
2110.38:046:22
2210.38:056:22
2310.38:056:21
2410.28:066:21
2510.28:076:20
2610.28:076:20
2710.28:086:19
2810.28:096:19
2910.28:096:19
3010.18:106:18
3110.18:106:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
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252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Cordoba

In seasonPeak

None of Cordoba's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Cordoba's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Cordoba?

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
3.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Cordoba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cordoba in May

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

In May, Cordoba sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in Cordoba 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 Cordoba peaks around January 19 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Cordoba in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Cordoba is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1319 µg/m³Nov 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cordoba?

Cordoba sits at 31.4°S, 64.2°W, 378 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is La Calera, 16 km away.

Topography around Cordoba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cordoba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 414 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,223 m.

The land around Cordoba is covered by artificial surfaces (93%) within 3 km, cropland (35%), artificial surfaces (32%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
279 m
80 km
2,223 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: La Calera 16 km · Villa Allende 16 km · Unquillo 22 km · Villa Carlos Paz 29 km · Río Ceballos 29 km · Cosquín 32 km · Alta Gracia 35 km · Río Segundo 38 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 Cordoba (-31.4065°, -64.1885°, elevation 378 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).