Oberá weather in May

In May, Oberá sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 153 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°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 11 hours at the start of May to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Oberá's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oberá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
10th warmest
Overnight low
13°
4th coldest
Rainfall
153 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:17 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
55%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Oberá is city in Misiones, Argentina.

Density
365/km²
people per km²
Founded
1927

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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Oberá reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12415
22415
32415
42414
52414
62414
72314
82314
92314
102314
112314
122314
132314
142213
152213
162213
172213
182213
192213
202213
212213
222113
232113
242113
252112
262112
272112
282112
292112
302112
312112

How May really feels in Oberá

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.

Oberá weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°16715.813.53.9
Feb30° / 20°15615.6134.1
Mar29° / 19°1421312.25.1
Apr26° / 16°16310.211.46.7
May22° / 13°1539.610.76.9
Jun21° / 12°1399.210.36.5
Jul20° / 11°1329.410.46.6
Aug23° / 12°988.2117.4
Sep24° / 14°15910.511.87.0
Oct27° / 16°22413.312.76.1
Nov29° / 18°16911.613.45.6
Dec31° / 20°1741413.74.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25545
35545
45545
55446
65446
75446
85347
95347
105248
115248
125248
135248
145248
155248
165149
175050
185050
195050
205050
215050
225050
234951
244951
254951
264852
274852
284951
294852
304852
314951

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Oberá gets around 153 mm of rain over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
429
529
629
729
829
929
1029
1130
1230
1330
1430
1531
1631
1732
1832
1932
2032
2132
2232
2332
2432
2532
2632
2732
2831
2931
3031
3131

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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1232329233
2242328232
3252428222
4252428212
5262527202
6272627191
7282626191
8292726181
9292726171
10302726161
11312826150
12312826150
13322826140
14322826130
15332827120
16332827120
17342827110
18352826100
19362826100
2037282690
2138272690
2239272580
2340272580
2441262480
2542262470
2643262370
2744252370
2845252370
2946252270
3046242270
3147242270

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of May to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:09 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:096:07
210.97:096:06
310.97:106:05
410.97:106:04
510.97:116:03
610.97:126:03
710.87:126:02
810.87:136:01
910.87:136:01
1010.87:146:00
1110.77:145:59
1210.77:155:59
1310.77:165:58
1410.77:165:57
1510.77:175:57
1610.67:175:56
1710.67:185:56
1810.67:195:55
1910.67:195:55
2010.67:205:54
2110.67:205:54
2210.57:215:53
2310.57:215:53
2410.57:225:52
2510.57:225:52
2610.57:235:52
2710.57:245:51
2810.47:245:51
2910.47:255:51
3010.47:255:50
3110.47:265:50

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Oberá?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Oberá for sightseeing.

What to pack for Oberá in May

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

In May, Oberá sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Oberá in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Oberá peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jun 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Oberá in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Oberá is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (March, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1516 µg/m³Mar 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul8Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Oberá?

Oberá sits at 27.5°S, 55.1°W, 345 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Leandro N. Alem, 24 km away.

Topography around Oberá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oberá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 322 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 516 m.

The land around Oberá is covered by trees (51%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
272 m
80 km
516 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Leandro N. Alem 24 km · Jardín América 50 km · Santo Cristo 59 km · Garupá 70 km · Trinidad 70 km · Encarnación 76 km · Santa Rosa 76 km · Puerto Rico 76 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 Oberá (-27.4868°, -55.1199°, elevation 345 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).