General Pico weather in May

In May, General Pico sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 34 mm of rain across 4.6 wet days and about 10.1 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 16°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 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 Pico's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see General Pico's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
8:08 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
55%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

General Pico is city in the northeast of La Pampa Province, Argentina.

Founded
1905

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 20°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in General Pico 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 13°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
4209
5209
6199
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12189
13188
14188
15188
16188
17188
18178
19178
20178
21177
22177
23177
24177
25167
26167
27166
28166
29166
30166
31166

General Pico 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
Jan30° / 18°928.914.15.7
Feb28° / 17°827.613.36.5
Mar26° / 15°967.812.37.3
Apr22° / 12°787.111.17.3
May18° / 344.610.16.4
Jun15° / 1839.65.1
Jul14° / 1739.84.9
Aug17° / 314.110.76.4
Sep20° / 555.811.87.0
Oct22° / 11°919.512.97.0
Nov26° / 14°908.813.97.2
Dec29° / 17°858.414.46.2

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 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35446
45446
55446
65347
75446
85347
95347
105347
115248
125149
135149
145050
154951
164951
174951
184852
194852
204852
214753
224654
234654
244654
254753
264753
274753
284852
294852
304852
315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

General Pico gets around 34 mm of rain over 4.6 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 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
117
216
316
416
515
615
715
815
915
1015
1116
1216
1316
1417
1517
1617
1717
1817
1917
2017
2116
2216
2315
2415
2514
2613
2713
2812
2911
3011
3110

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
178157
279147
379147
479147
581136
681136
781136
883125
983125
1083125
1184124
1285114
1386113
1486113
1587103
1687103
1788102
188992
198992
209082
219082
229172
239172
249262
259262
269352
279352
289451
299541
309541
319631

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 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 7:55 AM to 8:19 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:556:29
210.57:566:28
310.57:576:27
410.57:586:26
510.47:586:25
610.47:596:24
710.48:006:23
810.48:016:22
910.38:026:21
1010.38:036:20
1110.38:036:19
1210.28:046:18
1310.28:056:17
1410.28:066:17
1510.28:076:16
1610.18:086:15
1710.18:086:14
1810.18:096:13
1910.08:106:13
2010.08:116:12
2110.08:126:11
2210.08:126:11
239.98:136:10
249.98:146:09
259.98:156:09
269.98:156:08
279.98:166:08
289.88:176:07
299.88:176:07
309.88:186:06
319.88:196:06

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit General Pico?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for General Pico in May

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

In May, General Pico sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in General Pico 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 Pico peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 highModerateVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is General Pico?

General Pico sits at 35.7°S, 63.8°W, 112 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is General Villegas, 97 km away.

Topography around General Pico

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around General Pico has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 141 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m.

The land around General Pico is covered by artificial surfaces (46%), cropland (22%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (84%) within 16 km, and cropland (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
41 m
80 km
150 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: General Villegas 97 km · Trenque Lauquen 99 km · Santa Rosa 117 km · Toay 126 km · Pehuajó 169 km · Laboulaye 174 km · Rufino 182 km · General Acha 206 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 Pico (-35.6593°, -63.7579°, elevation 112 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).