Sunchales weather in May

In May, Sunchales sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 68 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of May to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sunchales's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sunchales's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
7:49 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
54%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Sunchales is city in Santa Fe Province, Argentina.

Density
52/km²
people per km²
Founded
1886

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 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sunchales reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°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)
12213
22212
32212
42212
52212
62212
72212
82212
92212
102112
112112
122112
132111
142111
152111
162111
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222010
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271910
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31199

Sunchales 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
Jan31° / 20°1271013.84.9
Feb29° / 19°123913.15.5
Mar28° / 17°1348.512.26.7
Apr24° / 14°1108.311.37.4
May21° / 11°68610.57.1
Jun18° / 434.8106.6
Jul17° / 314.210.26.7
Aug20° / 394.310.97.6
Sep23° / 11°575.711.87.8
Oct25° / 14°1279.612.87.2
Nov28° / 16°1278.613.66.6
Dec30° / 18°1289.2145.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25743
35644
45644
55545
65545
75446
85446
95347
105347
115248
125248
135149
145050
154951
164951
174852
184852
194852
204852
214852
224852
234852
244951
254951
264951
275050
285050
295149
305149
315248

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sunchales gets around 68 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 19% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
423
523
622
722
821
921
1021
1120
1220
1320
1420
1520
1620
1719
1819
1919
2018
2118
2218
2317
2417
2517
2616
2716
2815
2915
3015
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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1512016112
2522015112
3531915112
4531915112
5551914102
6542014102
756201392
857201391
957211381
1058211371
1159211271
1260211261
1360211261
1461211251
1561211251
1662201251
1762201251
1863191251
1965191240
2066181240
2167171240
2268161240
2369161140
2470151140
2571141140
2672141040
2772141040
2873131040
297413940
307513930
317613830

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of May to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:39 AM to 7:59 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:396:28
210.87:406:27
310.87:406:26
410.77:416:25
510.77:426:24
610.77:436:23
710.77:436:22
810.67:446:22
910.67:456:21
1010.67:456:20
1110.67:466:19
1210.57:476:18
1310.57:476:18
1410.57:486:17
1510.57:496:16
1610.47:496:16
1710.47:506:15
1810.47:516:14
1910.47:516:14
2010.47:526:13
2110.37:536:13
2210.37:536:12
2310.37:546:12
2410.37:556:11
2510.37:556:11
2610.27:566:10
2710.27:566:10
2810.27:576:09
2910.27:586:09
3010.27:586:09
3110.27:596:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sunchales?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sunchales in May

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

In May, Sunchales sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in Sunchales 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 Sunchales peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7Very high
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep7High
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sunchales?

Sunchales sits at 30.9°S, 61.6°W, 87 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Rafaela, 35 km away.

Topography around Sunchales

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sunchales has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 95 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m.

The land around Sunchales is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, cropland (93%) within 16 km, and cropland (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
33 m
80 km
102 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Rafaela 35 km · Morteros 50 km · San Francisco 73 km · Esperanza 82 km · San Justo 94 km · San Jorge 110 km · Santo Tomé 110 km · Santa Fe 113 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 Sunchales (-30.9448°, -61.5597°, elevation 87 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).