Cutral-Có weather in May

In May, Cutral-Có sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 29 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 17°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Cutral-Có's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cutral-Có's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
29 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
8:37 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
55%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Cutral-Có is city in Neuquén Province, Argentina.

Density
585/km²
people per km²
Founded
1933

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 17°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical May day in Cutral-Có reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C cooler than April and about 4°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1174
2174
3174
4174
5164
6164
7164
8164
9164
10163
11153
12153
13153
14153
15143
16143
17143
18143
19142
20142
21132
22132
23132
24132
25132
26132
27122
28121
29121
30121
31121

How May really feels in Cutral-Có

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 17 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
17
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Cutral-Có 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 14°112.1014.46.5
Feb29° / 13°172.5013.57.2
Mar25° / 10°193012.38.3
Apr20° / 233.60117.4
May14° / 295.20.29.94.8
Jun11° / 306.419.32.8
Jul10° / -1°2550.99.62.7
Aug13° / 1740.610.54.3
Sep17° / 1940.311.76.2
Oct21° / 264.60.1137.5
Nov25° / 183.5014.18.2
Dec28° / 12°152.5014.77.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35446
45446
55347
65347
75248
85248
95149
105149
115050
124951
134951
144852
154951
164852
174852
184852
194852
204852
214852
224852
234951
245050
255050
265149
275149
285149
295149
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Cutral-Có gets around 29 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 19% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1130
2130
3130
4130
5130
6140
7140
8140
9140
10150
11150
12150
13150
14160
15160
16160
17160
18170
19171
20181
21181
22181
23181
24182
25182
26182
27182
28182
29182
30182
31192

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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 8:22 AM to 8:49 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.48:226:46
210.48:236:45
310.38:246:43
410.38:256:42
510.28:266:41
610.28:276:40
710.28:286:39
810.18:296:38
910.18:306:37
1010.18:316:35
1110.08:326:34
1210.08:336:33
1310.08:346:32
149.98:356:31
159.98:366:31
169.98:376:30
179.98:386:29
189.88:396:28
199.88:396:27
209.88:406:26
219.78:416:25
229.78:426:25
239.78:436:24
249.78:446:23
259.68:456:23
269.68:456:22
279.68:466:21
289.68:476:21
299.58:486:20
309.58:496:20
319.58:496:19

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.05 kWh/m² to a high of 8.7 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.48 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
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Cutral-Có?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Cutral-Có for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cutral-Có in May

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

In May, Cutral-Có sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Cutral-Có 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 Cutral-Có peaks around December 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateModerateVery highExtremeDec 21UV 13Jun 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cutral-Có?

Cutral-Có sits at 38.9°S, 69.2°W, 613 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Zapala, 72 km away.

Topography around Cutral-Có

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cutral-Có has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 625 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,102 m.

The land around Cutral-Có is covered by bare terrain (34%), artificial surfaces (33%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (68%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
421 m
80 km
1,102 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Zapala 72 km · Plottier 86 km · Centenario 96 km · Neuquén 101 km · Cinco Saltos 102 km · Cipolletti 107 km · Allen 121 km · General Roca 143 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 Cutral-Có (-38.9342°, -69.2305°, elevation 613 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).