Toay weather in May

In May, Toay sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 31 mm of rain across 4.8 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 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Toay's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Toay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
4.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
8:12 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
55%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

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 15°C by the end.

A typical May day in Toay reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°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 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
7198
8198
9188
10188
11188
12188
13188
14178
15177
16177
17177
18177
19177
20167
21167
22166
23166
24166
25166
26166
27166
28156
29155
30155
31155

How May really feels in Toay

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.

Toay 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
Jan30° / 18°798.914.25.5
Feb29° / 17°777.813.46.3
Mar26° / 15°807.912.37.4
Apr21° / 11°646.211.17.4
May17° / 314.810.16.2
Jun14° / 183.69.54.8
Jul14° / 183.59.74.5
Aug16° / 283.510.66.0
Sep19° / 456.111.86.8
Oct22° / 10°779.112.97.0
Nov26° / 13°728.4147.3
Dec29° / 16°818.314.56.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35644
45545
55545
65545
75446
85545
95446
105347
115248
125248
135149
145050
155050
164951
174852
184753
194753
204654
214654
224555
234555
244555
254456
264555
274654
284753
294753
304852
314951

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Toay gets around 31 mm of rain over 4.8 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 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
117
216
316
416
516
616
716
816
916
1016
1116
1216
1317
1417
1517
1617
1717
1817
1917
2016
2116
2216
2315
2415
2514
2614
2713
2812
2912
3011
3111

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188102
288102
388102
488102
58992
68992
78992
88992
99082
109082
119181
129181
139271
149271
159361
169361
179361
189361
199451
209451
219451
229451
239541
249541
259640
269640
279730
289730
299730
309820
319820

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May, the calmest month.

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
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 7:59 AM to 8:24 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:596:30
210.58:006:29
310.58:016:28
410.48:026:27
510.48:036:26
610.48:046:25
710.38:046:24
810.38:056:23
910.38:066:22
1010.28:076:21
1110.28:086:20
1210.28:096:19
1310.18:106:18
1410.18:116:17
1510.18:116:16
1610.18:126:15
1710.08:136:14
1810.08:146:14
1910.08:156:13
209.98:166:12
219.98:166:11
229.98:176:11
239.98:186:10
249.88:196:10
259.88:206:09
269.88:206:08
279.88:216:08
289.88:226:07
299.78:226:07
309.78:236:06
319.78:246:06

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 2.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 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
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
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Toay?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Toay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Toay in May

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

In May, Toay sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Toay 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 Toay peaks around January 1 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 highModerateVery highExtremeJan 1UV 13Jun 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul2Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Toay?

Toay sits at 36.7°S, 64.4°W, 171 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Santa Rosa, 10 km away.

General VillegasCoronel SuárezPehuajó

Topography around Toay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Toay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 182 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m.

The land around Toay is covered by grassland (34%), cropland (26%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
147 m
80 km
297 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Santa Rosa 10 km · General Acha 81 km · General Pico 126 km · Trenque Lauquen 167 km · Pigüé 203 km · General Villegas 220 km · Coronel Suárez 234 km · Pehuajó 242 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 Toay (-36.6739°, -64.3798°, elevation 171 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).