San José de los Cerrillos weather in May

In May, San José de los Cerrillos sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 74 mm of precipitation across 13.6 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of May to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is San José de los Cerrillos's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San José de los Cerrillos's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 74 mm; 13.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 7:54 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 6th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.59 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

← April San José de los Cerrillos year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in San José de los Cerrillos reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	19	10
3	19	10
4	18	10
5	18	10
6	18	10
7	18	10
8	18	9
9	18	9
10	18	9
11	18	9
12	18	9
13	18	9
14	18	9
15	17	8
16	17	8
17	17	8
18	17	8
19	17	8
20	17	8
21	17	8
22	17	8
23	17	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	17	7
27	17	7
28	17	7
29	17	7
30	16	7
31	16	6

San José de los Cerrillos 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 16°	216	24.3	0	13.4	4.6
Feb	23° / 16°	195	22.7	0	12.9	4.4
Mar	22° / 15°	202	23.8	0	12.2	4.4
Apr	20° / 12°	129	19.5	0.1	11.4	4.7
May	17° / 8°	74	13.6	0.2	10.8	5.1
Jun	16° / 5°	36	8.2	0.4	10.5	5.5
Jul	16° / 4°	28	6.7	0.7	10.6	5.8
Aug	18° / 6°	27	5.8	0.3	11.1	7.0
Sep	20° / 8°	39	7.6	0.1	11.8	7.0
Oct	22° / 12°	91	14	0.1	12.6	6.2
Nov	23° / 14°	126	16.5	0	13.2	5.7
Dec	24° / 15°	181	21.2	0	13.5	5.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	39	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	43	43	44	44	45	45	46
Cloudier (%)	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	65	65	64	64	63	62	62	61	61	59	59	58	58	57	57	56	56	57	57	56	56	55	55	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	46	54

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

San José de los Cerrillos gets around 74 mm of rain and snow over 13.6 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 44% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	56	55	54	54	53	52	52	51	50	50	49	48	48	47	46	45	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	36	35	34	33	32	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	55
3	54
4	54
5	53
6	52
7	52
8	51
9	50
10	50
11	49
12	48
13	48
14	47
15	46
16	45
17	44
18	43
19	42
20	41
21	40
22	39
23	38
24	37
25	36
26	36
27	35
28	34
29	33
30	32
31	32

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	71	72	74	75	77	78	80	82	84	86	87	89	91	92	93	94	95	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	16	15	13	12	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Humid (%)	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	71	24	5
2	72	23	5
3	74	22	4
4	75	21	4
5	77	20	3
6	78	19	3
7	80	18	2
8	82	16	2
9	84	15	1
10	86	13	1
11	87	12	1
12	89	10	1
13	91	9	0
14	92	8	0
15	93	7	0
16	94	6	0
17	95	5	0
18	96	4	0
19	96	4	0
20	97	3	0
21	97	3	0
22	97	3	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	98	2	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	98	2	0
31	98	2	0

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of May to 10 h 36 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 7:47 AM to 8:02 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:37 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:47	7:47	7:48	7:48	7:49	7:49	7:50	7:50	7:51	7:51	7:52	7:52	7:53	7:53	7:54	7:54	7:55	7:55	7:56	7:56	7:57	7:57	7:58	7:58	7:59	7:59	8:00	8:00	8:01	8:01	8:02
Sunset (PM)	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	7:47	6:52
2	11.1	7:47	6:51
3	11.0	7:48	6:50
4	11.0	7:48	6:49
5	11.0	7:49	6:49
6	11.0	7:49	6:48
7	11.0	7:50	6:47
8	10.9	7:50	6:47
9	10.9	7:51	6:46
10	10.9	7:51	6:45
11	10.9	7:52	6:45
12	10.9	7:52	6:44
13	10.8	7:53	6:44
14	10.8	7:53	6:43
15	10.8	7:54	6:42
16	10.8	7:54	6:42
17	10.8	7:55	6:41
18	10.8	7:55	6:41
19	10.7	7:56	6:41
20	10.7	7:56	6:40
21	10.7	7:57	6:40
22	10.7	7:57	6:39
23	10.7	7:58	6:39
24	10.7	7:58	6:39
25	10.7	7:59	6:38
26	10.6	7:59	6:38
27	10.6	8:00	6:38
28	10.6	8:00	6:37
29	10.6	8:01	6:37
30	10.6	8:01	6:37
31	10.6	8:02	6:37

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.59 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 3.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.7	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.6	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.6	Moderate
11	3.6	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.6	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.6	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.6	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.6	Moderate
27	3.6	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate
29	3.6	Moderate
30	3.6	Moderate
31	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for San José de los Cerrillos

In seasonPeak

None of San José de los Cerrillos's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

San José de los Cerrillos's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit San José de los Cerrillos?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

1.4

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit San José de los Cerrillos for sightseeing.

What to pack for San José de los Cerrillos in May

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

In May, San José de los Cerrillos sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in San José de los Cerrillos in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — 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 José de los Cerrillos peaks around January 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 6 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	16	16	14	9	7	6	6	8	10	13	15	16
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	15	Extreme
Dec	16	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is San José de los Cerrillos?

San José de los Cerrillos sits at 24.9°S, 65.5°W, 1,219 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Salta, 12 km away.

Topography around San José de los Cerrillos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San José de los Cerrillos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m around an average of 1,256 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 816 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,161 m.

The land around San José de los Cerrillos is covered by cropland (59%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), grassland (20%) and bare terrain (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

236 m

cropland 59%

16 km

816 m

cropland 45%

80 km

5,161 m

trees 42%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← April San José de los Cerrillos year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Salta 12 km · Rosario de Lerma 14 km · San Lorenzo 18 km · General Güemes 51 km · Palpalá 76 km · San Salvador de Jujuy 81 km · San José de Metán 84 km · San Pedro de Jujuy 97 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

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 José de los Cerrillos (-24.8971°, -65.4844°, elevation 1,219 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	19	10
3	19	10
4	18	10
5	18	10
6	18	10
7	18	10
8	18	9
9	18	9
10	18	9
11	18	9
12	18	9
13	18	9
14	18	9
15	17	8
16	17	8
17	17	8
18	17	8
19	17	8
20	17	8
21	17	8
22	17	8
23	17	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	17	7
27	17	7
28	17	7
29	17	7
30	16	7
31	16	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	55
3	54
4	54
5	53
6	52
7	52
8	51
9	50
10	50
11	49
12	48
13	48
14	47
15	46
16	45
17	44
18	43
19	42
20	41
21	40
22	39
23	38
24	37
25	36
26	36
27	35
28	34
29	33
30	32
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	71	24	5
2	72	23	5
3	74	22	4
4	75	21	4
5	77	20	3
6	78	19	3
7	80	18	2
8	82	16	2
9	84	15	1
10	86	13	1
11	87	12	1
12	89	10	1
13	91	9	0
14	92	8	0
15	93	7	0
16	94	6	0
17	95	5	0
18	96	4	0
19	96	4	0
20	97	3	0
21	97	3	0
22	97	3	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	98	2	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	98	2	0
31	98	2	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	19	10
3	19	10
4	18	10
5	18	10
6	18	10
7	18	10
8	18	9
9	18	9
10	18	9
11	18	9
12	18	9
13	18	9
14	18	9
15	17	8
16	17	8
17	17	8
18	17	8
19	17	8
20	17	8
21	17	8
22	17	8
23	17	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	17	7
27	17	7
28	17	7
29	17	7
30	16	7
31	16	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	55
3	54
4	54
5	53
6	52
7	52
8	51
9	50
10	50
11	49
12	48
13	48
14	47
15	46
16	45
17	44
18	43
19	42
20	41
21	40
22	39
23	38
24	37
25	36
26	36
27	35
28	34
29	33
30	32
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	71	24	5
2	72	23	5
3	74	22	4
4	75	21	4
5	77	20	3
6	78	19	3
7	80	18	2
8	82	16	2
9	84	15	1
10	86	13	1
11	87	12	1
12	89	10	1
13	91	9	0
14	92	8	0
15	93	7	0
16	94	6	0
17	95	5	0
18	96	4	0
19	96	4	0
20	97	3	0
21	97	3	0
22	97	3	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	98	2	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	98	2	0
31	98	2	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	19	10
3	19	10
4	18	10
5	18	10
6	18	10
7	18	10
8	18	9
9	18	9
10	18	9
11	18	9
12	18	9
13	18	9
14	18	9
15	17	8
16	17	8
17	17	8
18	17	8
19	17	8
20	17	8
21	17	8
22	17	8
23	17	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	17	7
27	17	7
28	17	7
29	17	7
30	16	7
31	16	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	55
3	54
4	54
5	53
6	52
7	52
8	51
9	50
10	50
11	49
12	48
13	48
14	47
15	46
16	45
17	44
18	43
19	42
20	41
21	40
22	39
23	38
24	37
25	36
26	36
27	35
28	34
29	33
30	32
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	71	24	5
2	72	23	5
3	74	22	4
4	75	21	4
5	77	20	3
6	78	19	3
7	80	18	2
8	82	16	2
9	84	15	1
10	86	13	1
11	87	12	1
12	89	10	1
13	91	9	0
14	92	8	0
15	93	7	0
16	94	6	0
17	95	5	0
18	96	4	0
19	96	4	0
20	97	3	0
21	97	3	0
22	97	3	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	98	2	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	98	2	0
31	98	2	0