Firmat weather in May

In May, Firmat sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 63 mm of rain across 5.7 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 Firmat's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Firmat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
9th warmest
Overnight low
10°
5th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:54 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
55%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

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 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Firmat reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 24°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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22111
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42111
52111
62111
72011
82011
92010
102010
112010
122010
132010
141910
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20199
21189
22189
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24189
25189
26188
27188
28178
29178
30178
31178

Firmat 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
Jan29° / 18°1058.9145.7
Feb28° / 18°1118.913.26.4
Mar26° / 16°1128.312.37.1
Apr23° / 13°888.111.27.3
May19° / 10°635.710.36.8
Jun16° / 304.49.85.7
Jul15° / 274.1105.5
Aug18° / 414.410.86.8
Sep21° / 57611.87.2
Oct23° / 12°1089.512.87.1
Nov26° / 15°1108.713.77.0
Dec29° / 17°1109.114.26.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 51%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55446
65347
75347
85347
95248
105149
115149
125050
134951
144951
154852
164654
174654
184555
194555
204555
214555
224555
234555
244654
254753
264753
274852
284852
295050
305050
315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Firmat gets around 63 mm of rain over 5.7 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 18% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
122
222
321
421
520
619
719
818
918
1018
1118
1218
1318
1418
1518
1618
1718
1818
1918
2018
2118
2218
2318
2418
2518
2618
2717
2817
2917
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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16618124
26618124
36717124
46816124
56816124
66916114
77016113
87116103
97116103
10721693
11741682
12741682
13741682
14751672
15751672
16751672
17771571
18771571
19771571
20781471
21791371
22791371
23791272
24801172
25811171
26831061
27831061
28831061
2985951
3085951
3185951

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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2712light breeze
2812light breeze
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 7:43 AM to 8:04 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:436:24
210.77:436:23
310.67:446:22
410.67:456:21
510.67:466:20
610.57:466:19
710.57:476:18
810.57:486:17
910.57:496:16
1010.47:496:15
1110.47:506:14
1210.47:516:13
1310.37:526:13
1410.37:526:12
1510.37:536:11
1610.37:546:10
1710.27:556:10
1810.27:556:09
1910.27:566:08
2010.27:576:08
2110.27:586:07
2210.17:586:06
2310.17:596:06
2410.18:006:05
2510.18:006:05
2610.18:016:04
2710.08:026:04
2810.08:026:03
2910.08:036:03
3010.08:046:03
3110.08:046:02

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.32 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
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 Firmat?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Firmat for sightseeing.

What to pack for Firmat in May

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

In May, Firmat sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in Firmat 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 Firmat peaks around January 15 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 — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Firmat?

Firmat sits at 33.5°S, 61.5°W, 109 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Casilda, 55 km away.

Topography around Firmat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Firmat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 103 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m.

The land around Firmat is covered by cropland (71%) within 3 km, cropland (88%) within 16 km, and cropland (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
42 m
80 km
106 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Casilda 55 km · Venado Tuerto 55 km · Colón 60 km · Cañada de Gómez 72 km · Carcarañá 74 km · Pérez 84 km · Gobernador Gálvez 92 km · Arroyo Seco 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 Firmat (-33.4594°, -61.4832°, elevation 109 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).