Embalse weather in May

In May, Embalse sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 38 mm of rain across 7.5 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 20°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Embalse's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Embalse's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
8:03 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
52%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

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 Embalse reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1209
2209
3209
4209
5199
6199
7199
8199
9199
10199
11198
12188
13188
14188
15188
16188
17188
18187
19187
20177
21177
22177
23177
24177
25176
26176
27176
28176
29176
30166
31166

Embalse 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
Jan27° / 17°13014.113.96.1
Feb26° / 16°12112.313.26.4
Mar24° / 14°10612.112.26.8
Apr21° / 11°779.511.26.9
May18° / 387.510.46.3
Jun16° / 183.59.95.8
Jul15° / 163.610.15.5
Aug18° / 203.810.86.9
Sep20° / 416.211.87.2
Oct23° / 11°9011.812.86.7
Nov25° / 13°1191413.66.4
Dec27° / 16°13114.214.16.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 46%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45545
55545
65545
75545
85545
95545
105545
115545
125446
135446
145446
155446
165347
175248
185248
195248
205248
215248
225248
235248
245248
255347
265347
275446
285545
295545
305644
315743

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Embalse gets around 38 mm of rain over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
427
527
627
726
826
926
1026
1125
1225
1325
1425
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
2023
2123
2223
2322
2422
2521
2621
2720
2819
2918
3018
3117

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
176177
276177
377167
478166
579156
680146
781145
882135
983134
1084124
1185123
1286113
1386113
1487112
1588102
1688102
1789101
189091
199091
209091
219091
229181
239181
249181
259370
269370
279460
289550
299550
309640
319640

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 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 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:52 AM to 8:13 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:526:37
210.77:536:36
310.77:546:35
410.77:546:34
510.67:556:33
610.67:566:33
710.67:576:32
810.67:576:31
910.57:586:30
1010.57:596:29
1110.58:006:28
1210.58:006:27
1310.48:016:27
1410.48:026:26
1510.48:026:25
1610.48:036:25
1710.38:046:24
1810.38:056:23
1910.38:056:23
2010.38:066:22
2110.28:076:21
2210.28:076:21
2310.28:086:20
2410.28:096:20
2510.28:096:19
2610.18:106:19
2710.18:116:18
2810.18:116:18
2910.18:126:18
3010.18:126:17
3110.18:136:17

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.01 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Embalse

In seasonPeak

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

Embalse'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 Embalse?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Embalse for sightseeing.

What to pack for Embalse in May

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

In May, Embalse sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Embalse 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 Embalse peaks around January 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Embalse?

Embalse sits at 32.2°S, 64.4°W, 623 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Río Tercero, 27 km away.

Topography around Embalse

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Embalse has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m around an average of 542 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 477 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,514 m.

The land around Embalse is covered by trees (26%), shrubs (25%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (34%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
199 m
16 km
477 m
80 km
2,514 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Río Tercero 27 km · Alta Gracia 62 km · Pilar 76 km · Río Segundo 77 km · Villa Dolores 80 km · Villa Carlos Paz 88 km · Cordoba 91 km · La Calera 96 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 Embalse (-32.2068°, -64.4006°, elevation 623 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).