General Roca weather in May

In May, General Roca sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 27 mm of precipitation across 4.9 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of May to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is General Roca's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see General Roca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
27 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
8:30 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
54%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

General Roca is city and municipality in Río Negro Province, Argentina.

Density
149/km²
people per km²
Founded
1879

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 18°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical May day in General Roca reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1187
2187
3187
4187
5187
6187
7187
8177
9177
10176
11176
12176
13166
14166
15166
16166
17166
18165
19155
20155
21155
22155
23155
24155
25145
26144
27144
28144
29144
30144
31144

How May really feels in General Roca

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

General Roca weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°183.114.45.7
Feb30° / 17°22313.56.6
Mar26° / 14°253.512.38.1
Apr21° / 293.6117.8
May16° / 274.99.95.7
Jun13° / 204.49.33.9
Jul12° / 193.69.53.9
Aug15° / 142.910.55.4
Sep18° / 213.511.77.0
Oct22° / 10°364.3137.8
Nov26° / 13°223.214.18.0
Dec29° / 16°162.714.76.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 48%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35644
45644
55644
65644
75545
85446
95446
105446
115347
125248
135149
145050
154951
164852
174852
184852
194753
204753
214753
224852
234852
244852
255050
264951
275050
285050
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

General Roca gets around 27 mm of rain and snow over 4.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 16% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
113
213
313
414
514
614
714
814
915
1015
1115
1216
1316
1416
1516
1616
1717
1817
1917
2017
2117
2217
2317
2417
2517
2616
2716
2816
2916
3016
3115

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

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.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
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 24 min at the start of May to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 8:16 AM to 8:43 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.48:166:39
210.38:176:38
310.38:186:37
410.38:196:35
510.28:206:34
610.28:216:33
710.28:226:32
810.18:236:31
910.18:246:30
1010.18:256:29
1110.08:266:28
1210.08:276:27
1310.08:286:26
149.98:296:25
159.98:296:24
169.98:306:23
179.88:316:22
189.88:326:21
199.88:336:20
209.88:346:19
219.78:356:19
229.78:366:18
239.78:376:17
249.68:376:16
259.68:386:16
269.68:396:15
279.68:406:15
289.68:416:14
299.58:426:13
309.58:426:13
319.58:436:12

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 8.56 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.47 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

01234151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit General Roca?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for General Roca in May

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

In May, General Roca sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in General Roca in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in General Roca peaks around December 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 13Jun 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is General Roca?

General Roca sits at 39.0°S, 67.6°W, 237 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Allen, 22 km away.

Topography around General Roca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around General Roca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 238 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 764 m.

The land around General Roca is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) within 3 km, shrubs (61%) within 16 km, and shrubs (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
251 m
80 km
764 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Allen 22 km · Cipolletti 37 km · Neuquén 42 km · Villa Regina 44 km · Cinco Saltos 48 km · Centenario 53 km · Plottier 57 km · Catriel 130 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 Roca (-39.0333°, -67.5833°, elevation 237 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).