Villarrica weather in May

In May, Villarrica sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 144 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of May to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Villarrica's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villarrica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
144 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:20 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
54%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Villarrica is capital city of Guairá Department, Paraguay.

Density
126/km²
people per km²
Founded
1570

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 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Villarrica reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52516
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How May really feels in Villarrica

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.

Villarrica weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°12412.913.43.6
Feb32° / 22°14312.812.93.8
Mar31° / 21°12511.512.24.6
Apr28° / 18°1409.611.46.2
May24° / 15°144910.87.1
Jun23° / 14°1208.610.47.0
Jul23° / 12°89810.67.3
Aug25° / 14°81711.17.6
Sep27° / 16°1319.111.86.9
Oct29° / 18°19912.812.65.5
Nov30° / 19°1711113.35.0
Dec32° / 21°17313.313.64.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55446
65446
75446
85347
95347
105347
115347
125248
135248
145248
155248
165149
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Villarrica gets around 144 mm of rain over 9 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
228
327
427
527
626
726
826
926
1027
1127
1227
1327
1428
1528
1629
1729
1830
1930
2031
2131
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2531
2631
2731
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3031
3131

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 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 24% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1181727317
2191727316
3201826306
4211826305
5221925294
6222025294
7232124293
8232124283
9242224273
10252324263
11252324263
12252424252
13262424242
14262424232
15262524222
16272525212
17272525202
18282625192
19292625182
20292625172
21302625162
22312625152
23322625152
24332624142
25342624142
26352623142
27362623142
28362623142
29372522142
30372522142
31372522141

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of May to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:126:14
211.07:126:13
311.07:136:13
411.07:136:12
511.07:146:11
610.97:146:11
710.97:156:10
810.97:156:09
910.97:166:08
1010.97:166:08
1110.87:176:07
1210.87:176:07
1310.87:186:06
1410.87:196:05
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1610.77:206:04
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1810.77:216:03
1910.77:216:03
2010.77:226:02
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2210.67:236:02
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2410.67:246:01
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2610.67:256:00
2710.67:256:00
2810.67:266:00
2910.57:265:59
3010.57:275:59
3110.57:275:59

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.23 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Villarrica?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Villarrica in May

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

In May, Villarrica sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Villarrica in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Villarrica peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5High
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Villarrica 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 Villarrica is worst in September — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1226 µg/m³Dec 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun11Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Villarrica?

Villarrica sits at 25.7°S, 56.4°W, 143 m above sea level, in Paraguay. The nearest listed city is Coronel Oviedo, 34 km away.

CaaguazúCaacupéItáSan BernardinoItauguáAreguá

Topography around Villarrica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villarrica has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 152 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 516 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 757 m.

The land around Villarrica is covered by grassland (57%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
516 m
80 km
757 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Coronel Oviedo 34 km · Caazapá 50 km · Caaguazú 52 km · Caacupé 82 km · Itá 97 km · San Bernardino 99 km · Itauguá 100 km · Areguá 107 km

Paraguay travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / N
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,027
2025
Happiness
6.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
64%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
22
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 531
Religion
Roman Catholic 80%Protestant 7%Believer 6%other 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 Villarrica (-25.7495°, -56.4352°, elevation 143 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).