Puerto Esperanza weather in May

In May, Puerto Esperanza sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 164 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of May to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Puerto Esperanza's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Esperanza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
4th coldest
Rainfall
164 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:13 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
54%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Puerto Esperanza is municipality and village in Misiones Province, Argentina.

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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Puerto Esperanza reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12516
22516
32515
42515
52515
62515
72415
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102415
112415
122414
132414
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232213
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272213
282213
292213
302213
312213

How May really feels in Puerto Esperanza

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.

Puerto Esperanza weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°16916.213.43.7
Feb31° / 21°15714.812.94.0
Mar30° / 20°14912.612.24.8
Apr27° / 17°1499.511.46.4
May23° / 14°1649.410.77.0
Jun22° / 13°1449.410.46.8
Jul22° / 12°1258.810.57.1
Aug25° / 14°957.311.17.6
Sep26° / 15°16110.311.86.7
Oct28° / 18°20513.512.65.5
Nov30° / 19°16511.913.35.0
Dec31° / 20°19015.213.64.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45644
55644
65545
75545
85347
95347
105347
115347
125248
135149
145149
155149
165050
174951
184951
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204951
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224951
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254951
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274951
284951
295050
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Puerto Esperanza gets around 164 mm of rain over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
427
527
627
727
827
927
1028
1128
1228
1328
1429
1529
1630
1730
1831
1931
2032
2132
2232
2333
2433
2533
2633
2733
2833
2933
3033
3132

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1161633305
2171732304
3181732294
4191832283
5192031273
6202131262
7202230252
8212330242
9222529232
10222630211
11232630201
12232730191
13242730181
14242831161
15242831151
16252831141
17252832131
18262832132
19272832122
20282731112
21292731112
22302731112
23312630112
24322630112
25332530102
26342529101
27352529111
28362428111
29362428111
30372427111
31372327111

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
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 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:05 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:056:07
211.07:056:06
311.07:066:05
411.07:066:04
510.97:076:04
610.97:076:03
710.97:086:02
810.97:086:01
910.97:096:01
1010.87:106:00
1110.87:105:59
1210.87:115:59
1310.87:115:58
1410.87:125:58
1510.77:125:57
1610.77:135:57
1710.77:135:56
1810.77:145:56
1910.77:145:55
2010.77:155:55
2110.67:165:54
2210.67:165:54
2310.67:175:53
2410.67:175:53
2510.67:185:53
2610.67:185:52
2710.67:195:52
2810.57:195:52
2910.57:205:51
3010.57:205:51
3110.57:215:51

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.22 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Puerto Esperanza?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Puerto Esperanza for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Puerto Esperanza in May

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

In May, Puerto Esperanza sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Puerto Esperanza in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto Esperanza peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jul 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep7High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Puerto Esperanza 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 Puerto Esperanza is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (March, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1619 µg/m³Mar 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Esperanza?

Puerto Esperanza sits at 26.0°S, 54.6°W, 204 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Colonia Wanda, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Puerto Esperanza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Esperanza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 212 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 674 m.

The land around Puerto Esperanza is covered by trees (75%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
220 m
80 km
674 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Colonia Wanda 7.0 km · Eldorado 42 km · Iguazu 47 km · Presidente Franco 51 km · Foz do Iguacu 53 km · Ciudad del Este 58 km · Montecarlo 62 km · Santa Terezinha de Itaipu 68 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 Puerto Esperanza (-26.0227°, -54.6136°, elevation 204 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).