Victoria weather in May

In May, Victoria sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 71 mm of rain across 6.2 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 22°C in the first days to 18°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 42 min at the start of May to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Victoria's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Victoria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:47 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
55%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Victoria is city in Entre Rios, Argentina.

Founded
1810

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 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Victoria reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°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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122011
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31189

Victoria 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
Jan30° / 19°105813.95.3
Feb29° / 19°1168.513.25.8
Mar27° / 17°1297.612.26.9
Apr24° / 14°1148.511.27.3
May20° / 11°716.210.36.8
Jun17° / 465.69.96.1
Jul16° / 435.310.15.9
Aug19° / 565.210.87.0
Sep21° / 10°646.411.87.2
Oct24° / 13°1189.612.87.2
Nov27° / 16°1117.713.77.1
Dec29° / 18°1188.914.15.8

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 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55347
65347
75248
85248
95149
105149
115149
125050
135050
144951
154951
164951
174852
184852
194951
204852
214852
224852
234951
244951
254852
264951
274951
284951
294951
304852
314951

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Victoria gets around 71 mm of rain over 6.2 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 21% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
125
224
324
423
523
622
722
821
921
1021
1121
1221
1321
1421
1521
1621
1721
1821
1920
2020
2120
2220
2320
2419
2519
2619
2719
2818
2918
3018
3117

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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15621158
25621158
35820148
45920147
55920147
66119137
76119137
86219136
96319126
106320125
116320125
126320125
136520114
146420124
156519124
166519124
176619123
186718123
196817123
206916123
216916123
227015123
237114123
247213123
257313113
267512112
277612102
287612102
29781192
30791182
31791182

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
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1511calm
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3111calm

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 7:36 AM to 7:57 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:366:20
210.77:376:19
310.77:376:18
410.67:386:17
510.67:396:16
610.67:406:15
710.67:406:14
810.57:416:13
910.57:426:12
1010.57:436:11
1110.57:436:11
1210.47:446:10
1310.47:456:09
1410.47:466:08
1510.47:466:07
1610.37:476:07
1710.37:486:06
1810.37:486:05
1910.37:496:05
2010.27:506:04
2110.27:516:04
2210.27:516:03
2310.27:526:02
2410.27:536:02
2510.17:536:01
2610.17:546:01
2710.17:556:01
2810.17:556:00
2910.17:566:00
3010.07:565:59
3110.07:575:59

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.29 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Victoria?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Victoria for sightseeing.

What to pack for Victoria in May

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

In May, Victoria sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in Victoria 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 Victoria peaks around January 15 at about 13 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Victoria 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 Victoria is worst in August — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (April, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1516 µg/m³Apr 175 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr5Good
May6Good
Jun7Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Victoria?

Victoria sits at 32.6°S, 60.2°W, 52 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Nogoyá, 42 km away.

Topography around Victoria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Victoria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m.

The land around Victoria is covered by grassland (33%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and wetland (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), wetland (26%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
106 m
80 km
121 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Nogoyá 42 km · Capitán Bermúdez 57 km · Rosario 58 km · Granadero Baigorria 59 km · Gobernador Gálvez 64 km · Crespo 67 km · Arroyo Seco 68 km · Villa Constitución 70 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 Victoria (-32.6184°, -60.1548°, elevation 52 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).