Esperanza weather in May

In May, Esperanza sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 71 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Esperanza's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Esperanza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
7:48 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
55%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Esperanza is city in Santa Fe Province, Argentina.

Density
124/km²
people per km²
Founded
1856

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 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Esperanza reaches about 21°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 16°C and 26°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)
12213
22213
32213
42212
52212
62212
72212
82212
92212
102112
112112
122112
132112
142112
152111
162111
172011
182011
192011
202011
212011
222011
232010
242010
251910
261910
271910
281910
291910
30199
31199

Esperanza weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°1119.213.85.0
Feb29° / 19°1228.713.15.5
Mar28° / 17°1378.812.26.6
Apr24° / 14°1128.311.37.4
May21° / 11°716.110.47.0
Jun18° / 435106.5
Jul17° / 344.310.26.5
Aug20° / 444.310.97.4
Sep22° / 11°615.811.87.6
Oct25° / 14°1319.412.87.2
Nov28° / 16°1168.213.66.7
Dec30° / 18°1278.7145.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35545
45446
55446
65347
75347
85347
95248
105149
115050
125050
135050
144951
155050
164951
174951
184951
194852
204852
214852
224852
234852
244852
254951
264951
274951
285050
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Esperanza gets around 71 mm of rain over 6.1 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 24% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
224
323
423
523
622
722
822
921
1021
1121
1221
1321
1421
1521
1621
1721
1820
1920
2020
2119
2219
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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1502217111
2502216111
3512116111
4522215101
5532214101
6532214101
755221391
854231391
956231281
1057231271
1157231271
1258231261
1358231261
1459231251
1559231251
1660221251
1761211251
1861211341
1963201340
2065181340
2166171340
2267161340
2368151340
2470141240
2570141240
2671131240
2772131140
2873121140
2975121030
3075121030
317612930

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 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 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 7:37 AM to 7:57 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:376:25
210.87:386:24
310.77:396:23
410.77:396:22
510.77:406:21
610.77:416:20
710.67:426:19
810.67:426:18
910.67:436:17
1010.57:446:17
1110.57:446:16
1210.57:456:15
1310.57:466:14
1410.57:466:13
1510.47:476:13
1610.47:486:12
1710.47:496:11
1810.47:496:11
1910.37:506:10
2010.37:516:10
2110.37:516:09
2210.37:526:09
2310.37:536:08
2410.27:536:08
2510.27:546:07
2610.27:546:07
2710.27:556:06
2810.27:566:06
2910.27:566:05
3010.17:576:05
3110.17:576:05

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.48 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.89 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Esperanza?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Esperanza for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Esperanza in May

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

In May, Esperanza sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in Esperanza 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 Esperanza peaks around January 17 at about 13 (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 17UV 13Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Esperanza?

Esperanza sits at 31.4°S, 60.9°W, 40 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Santo Tomé, 28 km away.

Topography around Esperanza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Esperanza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 38 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m.

The land around Esperanza is covered by cropland (44%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
45 m
80 km
121 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Santo Tomé 28 km · Santa Fe 31 km · Paraná 49 km · Rafaela 57 km · Coronda 58 km · Gálvez 70 km · Diamante 74 km · San Justo 80 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 Esperanza (-31.4496°, -60.9315°, elevation 40 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).