San Miguel del Monte weather in May

In May, San Miguel del Monte sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 59 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of May to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is San Miguel del Monte's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Miguel del Monte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:47 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
58%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

San Miguel del Monte is human settlement in Argentina.

Founded
1864

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 20°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in San Miguel del Monte reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°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)
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22010
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31167

San Miguel del Monte weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°898.114.16.0
Feb28° / 17°878.213.36.7
Mar26° / 15°837.812.37.3
Apr22° / 12°947.811.17.1
May18° / 59610.26.3
Jun15° / 595.69.74.9
Jul14° / 535.99.94.5
Aug16° / 595.810.75.7
Sep18° / 72711.86.3
Oct21° / 11°1029.312.96.7
Nov25° / 13°898.713.97.2
Dec28° / 16°858.814.36.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35446
45347
55347
65347
75347
85248
95248
105248
115050
125050
135050
144951
154852
164852
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

San Miguel del Monte gets around 59 mm of rain over 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 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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520
619
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1520
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1720
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2121
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2321
2421
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2720
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3019
3119

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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1702091
2702091
3702091
4711991
5711991
6721891
7731881
8731881
9741781
10751771
11761671
12761671
13761671
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15771571
16771571
17781471
18791461
19791461
20801361
21801361
22811261
23821161
24821161
25831061
2685951
2785951
2886851
2987841
3088741
3189731

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
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412light breeze
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3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of May to 9 h 48 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 7:35 AM to 7:58 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:356:10
210.67:366:09
310.57:376:08
410.57:376:07
510.57:386:06
610.47:396:05
710.47:406:04
810.47:416:03
910.37:426:02
1010.37:426:01
1110.37:436:00
1210.27:445:59
1310.27:455:58
1410.27:465:57
1510.27:475:56
1610.17:475:56
1710.17:485:55
1810.17:495:54
1910.17:505:53
2010.07:505:53
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2210.07:525:51
2310.07:535:51
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269.97:555:49
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289.97:565:48
299.87:575:48
309.87:585:47
319.87:585:47

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.17 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
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
252.3Moderate
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 Miguel del Monte?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit San Miguel del Monte for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Miguel del Monte in May

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

In May, San Miguel del Monte sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in San Miguel del Monte 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 Miguel del Monte peaks around January 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 13UV 12Jun 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in San Miguel del Monte 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 San Miguel del Monte is worst in August — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1316 µg/m³Dec 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is San Miguel del Monte?

San Miguel del Monte sits at 35.4°S, 58.8°W, 25 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Lobos, 39 km away.

Topography around San Miguel del Monte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Miguel del Monte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m.

The land around San Miguel del Monte is covered by grassland (40%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and cropland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
45 m
80 km
70 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Lobos 39 km · Cañuelas 43 km · General Belgrano 46 km · San Vicente 58 km · Coronel Brandsen 60 km · Navarro 64 km · Tristán Suárez 65 km · La Unión 67 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 Miguel del Monte (-35.4392°, -58.8074°, elevation 25 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).