San Carlos de Bolívar weather in May

In May, San Carlos de Bolívar sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 49 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of May to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is San Carlos de Bolívar's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Carlos de Bolívar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:58 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
58%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

San Carlos de Bolívar is town in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Founded
1878

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 19°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in San Carlos de Bolívar reaches about 17°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 13°C and 22°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)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
8198
9198
10188
11188
12188
13188
14188
15188
16178
17178
18177
19177
20177
21177
22167
23167
24167
25166
26166
27166
28166
29166
30156
31156

How May really feels in San Carlos de Bolívar

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.

San Carlos de Bolívar 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° / 16°1079.414.26.1
Feb27° / 16°947.913.46.9
Mar25° / 14°998.112.37.4
Apr21° / 11°917.811.17.0
May17° / 495.510.16.1
Jun14° / 364.69.64.6
Jul13° / 344.79.84.3
Aug16° / 494.710.65.7
Sep18° / 666.811.86.4
Oct21° / 10°1039.712.96.7
Nov24° / 12°998.813.97.2
Dec28° / 15°908.614.46.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55248
65248
75248
85050
95050
104951
114951
124852
134852
144654
154654
164555
174654
184555
194456
204456
214456
224456
234357
244357
254357
264357
274357
284456
294555
304456
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

San Carlos de Bolívar gets around 49 mm of rain over 5.5 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 18% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
121
220
320
419
519
618
718
817
917
1017
1117
1217
1318
1418
1518
1619
1719
1819
1919
2019
2119
2219
2318
2418
2518
2618
2717
2817
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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
180146
280146
381136
481136
581136
682126
782126
883125
983125
1084115
1185114
1285114
1386104
1486104
1586104
1687103
178893
188893
198983
208983
218983
229073
239073
249073
259163
269163
279163
289352
299352
309352
319352

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.

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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
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
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 30 min at the start of May to 9 h 42 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 7:45 AM to 8:10 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:456:18
210.57:466:17
310.57:476:16
410.47:486:15
510.47:496:14
610.47:506:12
710.37:516:11
810.37:516:10
910.37:526:09
1010.37:536:08
1110.27:546:08
1210.27:556:07
1310.27:566:06
1410.17:576:05
1510.17:576:04
1610.17:586:03
1710.17:596:02
1810.08:006:02
1910.08:016:01
2010.08:016:00
2110.08:025:59
229.98:035:59
239.98:045:58
249.98:055:58
259.98:055:57
269.88:065:56
279.88:075:56
289.88:085:55
299.88:085:55
309.88:095:54
319.78:105:54

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.17 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit San Carlos de Bolívar?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit San Carlos de Bolívar for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Carlos de Bolívar in May

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

In May, San Carlos de Bolívar sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in San Carlos de Bolívar 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 San Carlos de Bolívar peaks around January 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 11UV 13Jun 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is San Carlos de Bolívar?

San Carlos de Bolívar sits at 36.2°S, 61.1°W, 95 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Carlos Casares, 71 km away.

Topography around San Carlos de Bolívar

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Carlos de Bolívar.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Carlos de Bolívar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 93 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 221 m.

The land around San Carlos de Bolívar is covered by grassland (43%), cropland (26%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and grassland (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
42 m
80 km
221 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Carlos Casares 71 km · Pehuajó 85 km · Nueve de Julio 90 km · Olavarría 102 km · Veinticinco de Mayo 123 km · Azul 128 km · Bragado 136 km · Los Toldos 137 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 San Carlos de Bolívar (-36.2307°, -61.1157°, elevation 95 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).