San Martín weather in May

In May, San Martín sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of May to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is San Martín's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Martín's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
8:21 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
45%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

San Martín is city in the Mendoza Province, Argentina.

Density
55/km²
people per km²
Founded
1816

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 21°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in San Martín reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12110
22110
32110
42110
52010
6209
7209
8209
9209
10209
11199
12199
13198
14198
15198
16188
17188
18188
19188
20187
21187
22177
23177
24177
25177
26176
27176
28176
29176
30176
31166

How May really feels in San Martín

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 Martín weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 21°487.813.94.0
Feb31° / 19°376.313.25.0
Mar28° / 17°436.212.36.9
Apr23° / 12°204.311.28.2
May19° / 132.610.37.2
Jun15° / 61.39.95.9
Jul15° / 61.6105.9
Aug18° / 101.910.87.6
Sep22° / 10°122.311.88.4
Oct26° / 14°203.912.88.1
Nov30° / 17°275.113.76.1
Dec32° / 19°386.714.14.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26634
36634
46634
56634
66634
76634
86634
96535
106535
116535
126535
136436
146337
156337
166238
176139
186139
196139
206139
216040
226139
236139
246238
256238
266436
276535
286535
296733
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

San Martín gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.6 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 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
19
29
38
48
58
68
78
88
98
108
118
128
139
149
159
169
179
189
199
209
219
229
239
248
258
268
277
287
297
306
316

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6964
7964
8964
9973
10973
11982
12982
13982
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

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 10 h 42 min at the start of May to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 8:10 AM to 8:31 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.78:106:52
210.78:116:51
310.68:116:50
410.68:126:49
510.68:136:48
610.68:146:47
710.58:146:46
810.58:156:46
910.58:166:45
1010.58:176:44
1110.48:176:43
1210.48:186:42
1310.48:196:41
1410.38:206:41
1510.38:206:40
1610.38:216:39
1710.38:226:38
1810.38:236:38
1910.28:236:37
2010.28:246:36
2110.28:256:36
2210.28:256:35
2310.18:266:35
2410.18:276:34
2510.18:286:34
2610.18:286:33
2710.18:296:33
2810.08:306:32
2910.08:306:32
3010.08:316:32
3110.08:316:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.06 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit San Martín?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit San Martín for general sightseeing.

What to pack for San Martín in May

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

In May, San Martín sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in San Martín 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 San Martín peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is San Martín?

San Martín sits at 33.1°S, 68.5°W, 656 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Rivadavia, 12 km away.

Topography around San Martín

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Martín has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 658 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,924 m.

The land around San Martín is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), shrubs (25%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
67 m
80 km
2,924 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Rivadavia 12 km · Rodeo del Medio 22 km · Perdriel 39 km · Mendoza 41 km · Tupungato 70 km · Tunuyán 75 km · Pocito 156 km · Caucete 160 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 Martín (-33.0834°, -68.4731°, elevation 656 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).