Trenque Lauquen weather in May

In May, Trenque Lauquen sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 35 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 10.1 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 37% 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 Trenque Lauquen's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Trenque Lauquen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
8:04 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
56%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Trenque Lauquen is city in Argentina.

Founded
1876

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 Trenque Lauquen reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°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)
12010
2209
3209
4209
5199
6199
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12189
13188
14188
15188
16188
17188
18178
19178
20177
21177
22177
23177
24177
25167
26167
27166
28166
29166
30166
31166

Trenque Lauquen 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° / 18°100914.25.8
Feb28° / 17°88813.46.6
Mar26° / 15°1028.312.37.3
Apr22° / 11°817.811.17.2
May18° / 355.310.16.3
Jun15° / 233.69.65.0
Jul14° / 223.89.84.7
Aug17° / 364.210.66.2
Sep19° / 626.111.86.9
Oct22° / 11°979.912.96.9
Nov26° / 14°998.913.97.2
Dec28° / 16°969.114.46.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35446
45446
55446
65446
75347
85347
95347
105248
115248
125149
135050
144951
154852
164852
174753
184753
194753
204753
214654
224555
234555
244555
254555
264456
274654
284654
294654
304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Trenque Lauquen gets around 35 mm of rain over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
119
219
319
418
518
617
717
817
917
1017
1118
1218
1318
1419
1519
1619
1719
1819
1919
2019
2118
2218
2317
2417
2516
2615
2714
2814
2913
3012
3112

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1791560
2801460
3801460
4811360
5811360
6811360
7811360
8831250
9831250
10831250
11851140
12851140
13861130
14861130
15851131
16861031
17871021
18871021
1988921
2088921
2189821
2289821
2390721
2490721
2592620
2692620
2793520
2893520
2994420
3094420
3195410

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
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2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 7:51 AM to 8:15 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:516:25
210.57:526:24
310.57:536:23
410.57:546:22
510.47:556:20
610.47:566:19
710.47:576:18
810.37:576:17
910.37:586:16
1010.37:596:15
1110.28:006:15
1210.28:016:14
1310.28:026:13
1410.28:026:12
1510.18:036:11
1610.18:046:10
1710.18:056:09
1810.08:066:09
1910.08:076:08
2010.08:076:07
2110.08:086:07
229.98:096:06
239.98:106:05
249.98:106:05
259.98:116:04
269.98:126:03
279.88:136:03
289.88:136:02
299.88:146:02
309.88:156:02
319.88:156:01

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Trenque Lauquen?

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
2.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Trenque Lauquen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Trenque Lauquen in May

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

In May, Trenque Lauquen sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Trenque Lauquen 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 Trenque Lauquen peaks around January 13 at about 13 (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 highModerateVery highExtremeJan 13UV 13Jun 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Trenque Lauquen?

Trenque Lauquen sits at 36.0°S, 62.7°W, 94 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Pehuajó, 77 km away.

Topography around Trenque Lauquen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Trenque Lauquen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 93 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m.

The land around Trenque Lauquen is covered by cropland (42%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
34 m
80 km
61 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Pehuajó 77 km · General Pico 99 km · General Villegas 108 km · Carlos Casares 129 km · San Carlos de Bolívar 148 km · Santa Rosa 157 km · Lincoln 164 km · Toay 167 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 Trenque Lauquen (-35.9733°, -62.7328°, elevation 94 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).