General Villegas weather in May

In May, General Villegas sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 43 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 10.2 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 17°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 Villegas's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see General Villegas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
8:03 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
55%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

General Villegas is human settlement in Argentina.

Density
3/km²
people per km²
Founded
1888

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 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in General Villegas 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 14°C and 23°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)
12110
22010
32010
42010
52010
62010
72010
82010
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10199
11199
12199
13199
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15199
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21188
22188
23178
24177
25177
26177
27177
28177
29177
30177
31166

General Villegas 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
Jan29° / 18°1109.414.15.8
Feb28° / 17°918.313.36.7
Mar26° / 15°1078.712.37.2
Apr22° / 12°827.911.17.3
May18° / 435.310.26.6
Jun15° / 223.79.75.4
Jul15° / 203.49.95.2
Aug17° / 333.810.76.6
Sep20° / 636.111.87.1
Oct23° / 11°1039.512.97.0
Nov26° / 14°1028.713.87.1
Dec29° / 17°1139.614.36.2

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 11% 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 (%)
15644
25644
35644
45644
55545
65545
75545
85446
95446
105248
115248
125149
134951
144852
154753
164753
174555
184654
194555
204456
214357
224357
234357
244456
254456
264555
274555
284654
294852
304852
315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

General Villegas gets around 43 mm of rain over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
121
220
319
419
518
618
717
817
917
1017
1117
1217
1317
1418
1518
1618
1718
1818
1918
2018
2118
2218
2317
2417
2517
2616
2715
2815
2914
3013
3113

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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1741781
2751681
3751681
4761581
5771481
6781471
7781471
8791371
9801361
10811261
11811261
12821251
13821251
14841141
15841141
16841141
17841141
18851041
19851041
20851041
2186941
2287841
2387841
2488741
2589740
2690640
2791630
2891630
2992530
3093520
3193520

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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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1413light breeze
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2212light breeze
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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 7:51 AM to 8:14 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:516:27
210.67:526:26
310.57:536:25
410.57:546:24
510.57:546:23
610.57:556:22
710.47:566:21
810.47:576:20
910.47:586:19
1010.37:586:18
1110.37:596:17
1210.38:006:17
1310.28:016:16
1410.28:026:15
1510.28:026:14
1610.28:036:13
1710.18:046:13
1810.18:056:12
1910.18:066:11
2010.18:066:10
2110.08:076:10
2210.08:086:09
2310.08:096:09
2410.08:096:08
2510.08:106:07
269.98:116:07
279.98:126:06
289.98:126:06
299.98:136:05
309.98:146:05
319.88:146:05

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
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 General Villegas?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for General Villegas in May

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

In May, General Villegas sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 5 days see rain.

UV index in General Villegas 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 Villegas peaks around January 14 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 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 13Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is General Villegas?

General Villegas sits at 35.0°S, 63.0°W, 111 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Rufino, 90 km away.

Topography around General Villegas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around General Villegas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 116 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m.

The land around General Villegas is covered by cropland (61%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (90%) within 16 km, and cropland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
32 m
80 km
66 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Rufino 90 km · General Pico 97 km · Laboulaye 106 km · Trenque Lauquen 108 km · Pehuajó 133 km · Lincoln 137 km · Carlos Casares 163 km · Venado Tuerto 172 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 Villegas (-35.0326°, -63.0148°, elevation 111 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).