Villa Dolores weather in May

In May, Villa Dolores sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 24 mm of rain across 4.8 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 46% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Villa Dolores's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villa Dolores's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
10th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
4.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
8:06 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
45%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Villa Dolores is city in Córdoba, Argentina.

Founded
1853

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 Villa Dolores reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°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)
12211
22211
32210
42210
52210
62110
72110
82110
92110
102110
11219
12219
13209
14209
15209
16209
17209
18208
19198
20198
21198
22198
23198
24197
25197
26197
27197
28187
29187
30186
31186

Villa Dolores weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°5910.413.94.4
Feb30° / 18°608.913.25.3
Mar28° / 16°59912.26.6
Apr24° / 13°426.211.27.8
May20° / 244.810.47.3
Jun17° / 132.6107.0
Jul17° / 122.510.17.0
Aug20° / 102.110.88.1
Sep23° / 203.111.88.5
Oct27° / 13°426.412.87.6
Nov29° / 16°619.713.65.9
Dec31° / 18°6510.114.14.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26436
36436
46436
56436
66436
76436
86436
96337
106337
116436
126436
136238
146238
156238
166238
176238
186238
196139
206139
216139
226040
236040
246040
256139
266139
276139
286238
296337
306436
316535

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Villa Dolores gets around 24 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 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
116
215
315
415
515
615
715
815
916
1016
1116
1217
1317
1417
1518
1618
1718
1818
1918
2017
2117
2216
2316
2415
2515
2614
2713
2813
2912
3012
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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
177176
277176
378166
478166
579156
681145
781145
883134
984124
1085123
1186113
1287112
1388102
1488102
159091
169091
179181
189181
199181
209271
219370
229370
239370
249370
259370
269460
279460
289550
299550
309640
319640

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of May to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:55 AM to 8:16 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:556:41
210.77:566:40
310.77:576:39
410.77:576:38
510.77:586:37
610.67:596:36
710.67:596:35
810.68:006:34
910.58:016:34
1010.58:026:33
1110.58:026:32
1210.58:036:31
1310.48:046:30
1410.48:046:30
1510.48:056:29
1610.48:066:28
1710.48:076:28
1810.38:076:27
1910.38:086:26
2010.38:096:26
2110.38:096:25
2210.28:106:25
2310.28:116:24
2410.28:116:24
2510.28:126:23
2610.28:136:23
2710.18:136:22
2810.18:146:22
2910.18:146:21
3010.18:156:21
3110.18:166:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.53 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Villa Dolores?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Villa Dolores in May

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

In May, Villa Dolores sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 5 days see rain.

UV index in Villa Dolores 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 Villa Dolores peaks around January 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 14Jun 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Villa Dolores?

Villa Dolores sits at 31.9°S, 65.2°W, 522 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Alta Gracia, 79 km away.

Topography around Villa Dolores

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villa Dolores has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 526 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 542 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,503 m.

The land around Villa Dolores is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), shrubs (23%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (59%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
542 m
80 km
2,503 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Alta Gracia 79 km · Embalse 80 km · Villa Carlos Paz 88 km · Cosquín 104 km · La Calera 105 km · Río Tercero 105 km · Villa Allende 111 km · Cordoba 112 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 Villa Dolores (-31.945°, -65.1903°, elevation 522 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).