Junín weather in May

In May, Junín sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 62 mm of rain across 6.3 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 37% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Junín's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Junín's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:54 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
57%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Junín is city in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.

Density
1,513/km²
people per km²
Founded
1827

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 Junín reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°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)
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22110
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42010
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31177

Junín 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°1148.714.16.0
Feb28° / 17°1038.113.36.8
Mar26° / 15°1008.412.37.2
Apr23° / 12°908.311.27.2
May19° / 626.310.26.5
Jun16° / 384.79.75.4
Jul15° / 324.39.95.1
Aug17° / 454.210.76.5
Sep20° / 676.311.86.9
Oct22° / 11°1191012.96.9
Nov26° / 14°1038.713.87.1
Dec28° / 16°1049.114.36.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% 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 (%)
15545
25446
35446
45446
55446
65347
75248
85149
95149
105050
114951
124951
134951
144852
154753
164654
174753
184654
194555
204555
214555
224555
234456
244555
254555
264555
274555
284654
294654
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Junín gets around 62 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 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
123
222
322
422
521
621
721
821
920
1020
1120
1220
1321
1421
1521
1621
1721
1821
1921
2021
2121
2221
2320
2420
2519
2619
2718
2818
2917
3017
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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
17216102
27116112
37215112
47215112
57414102
67414102
77414102
8751492
9761482
10761482
11771472
12771472
13781462
14781462
15781462
16781462
17791461
18801451
19801451
20811351
21801361
22811261
23821161
24821161
25841051
26841051
2785951
2885951
2986941
3087841
3187841

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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3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of May to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:42 AM to 8:05 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:426:20
210.67:436:19
310.67:446:18
410.57:456:17
510.57:456:16
610.57:466:15
710.47:476:14
810.47:486:13
910.47:496:12
1010.47:496:11
1110.37:506:10
1210.37:516:09
1310.37:526:08
1410.27:536:08
1510.27:536:07
1610.27:546:06
1710.27:556:05
1810.17:566:04
1910.17:566:04
2010.17:576:03
2110.17:586:02
2210.17:596:02
2310.07:596:01
2410.08:006:01
2510.08:016:00
2610.08:026:00
279.98:025:59
289.98:035:59
299.98:045:58
309.98:045:58
319.98:055:57

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.32 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.7 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
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Junín?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Junín for sightseeing.

What to pack for Junín in May

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

In May, Junín sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in Junín 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 Junín peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 15UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Junín?

Junín sits at 34.6°S, 60.9°W, 73 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Chacabuco, 44 km away.

Topography around Junín

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Junín has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 78 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 94 m.

The land around Junín is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
42 m
80 km
94 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Chacabuco 44 km · Los Toldos 46 km · Rojas 48 km · Lincoln 61 km · Bragado 71 km · Salto 72 km · Colón 79 km · Pergamino 85 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 Junín (-34.5939°, -60.9464°, elevation 73 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).