General Belgrano weather in May

In May, General Belgrano sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 58 mm of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of May to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is General Belgrano's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see General Belgrano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:47 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
58%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in General Belgrano reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 22°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)
12010
22010
32010
41910
51910
61910
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12189
13189
14189
15189
16189
17189
18188
19178
20178
21178
22178
23178
24178
25178
26168
27167
28167
29167
30167
31167

General Belgrano weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°918.114.16.2
Feb27° / 17°867.913.46.8
Mar25° / 15°857.912.37.3
Apr22° / 12°917.811.17.0
May18° / 586.310.16.2
Jun15° / 605.79.64.8
Jul14° / 555.99.84.4
Aug16° / 60610.65.5
Sep18° / 716.711.86.3
Oct21° / 11°1019.312.96.6
Nov24° / 13°858.813.97.2
Dec27° / 15°838.914.46.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25248
35248
45248
55248
65248
75149
85149
95050
104951
114951
124852
134654
144654
154654
164555
174555
184456
194456
204357
214357
224258
234357
244357
254357
264456
274456
284456
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

General Belgrano gets around 58 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 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
122
222
321
420
520
619
719
819
918
1018
1119
1219
1320
1420
1521
1621
1722
1822
1923
2023
2123
2223
2323
2422
2522
2622
2721
2821
2920
3019
3119

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1702181
2712081
3712081
4712081
5712081
6731971
7731971
8731971
9751861
10751861
11761761
12761761
13771661
14771661
15771661
16781561
17781561
18791461
19791461
20801361
21811261
22821260
23831160
24841060
25841060
2686950
2786851
2887841
2988741
3088741
3189731

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May, the calmest month.

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
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of May to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:34 AM to 7:58 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 5:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:346:08
210.57:356:07
310.57:366:06
410.57:376:05
510.47:386:04
610.47:386:03
710.47:396:02
810.37:406:01
910.37:416:00
1010.37:425:59
1110.37:435:58
1210.27:435:57
1310.27:445:56
1410.27:455:55
1510.17:465:54
1610.17:475:54
1710.17:485:53
1810.17:485:52
1910.07:495:51
2010.07:505:51
2110.07:515:50
2210.07:525:49
239.97:525:49
249.97:535:48
259.97:545:48
269.97:555:47
279.97:555:47
289.87:565:46
299.87:575:46
309.87:575:45
319.87:585:45

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit General Belgrano?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit General Belgrano for sightseeing.

What to pack for General Belgrano in May

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

In May, General Belgrano sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in General Belgrano in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in General Belgrano peaks around January 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 12Jun 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct7Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is General Belgrano?

General Belgrano sits at 35.8°S, 58.5°W, 20 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San Miguel del Monte, 46 km away.

Topography around General Belgrano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around General Belgrano has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m.

The land around General Belgrano is covered by grassland (45%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
59 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: San Miguel del Monte 46 km · Chascomús 48 km · Las Flores 61 km · Coronel Brandsen 71 km · San Vicente 83 km · Cañuelas 83 km · Lobos 85 km · Dolores 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 General Belgrano (-35.7684°, -58.4944°, elevation 20 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).