Durazno weather in May

In May, Durazno sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 87 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 10.3 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 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Durazno's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Durazno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
9th warmest
Overnight low
10°
5th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
8:34 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
60%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Durazno is capital city of the department of Durazno in Uruguay.

Density
1,321/km²
people per km²
Founded
1821

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 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Durazno reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°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 23°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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22111
32011
42011
52011
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72011
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92011
102010
112010
121910
131910
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24189
25189
26179
27179
28179
29179
30178
31178

Durazno 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°797.5145.8
Feb28° / 18°1018.513.26.2
Mar26° / 16°967.812.37.1
Apr23° / 13°1158.511.27.1
May19° / 10°877.210.36.4
Jun16° / 947.69.85.2
Jul15° / 797.2105.0
Aug17° / 1017.910.86.0
Sep19° / 907.611.86.4
Oct22° / 12°1149.612.86.8
Nov25° / 14°1027.813.77.3
Dec28° / 16°1018.214.26.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 56%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
34951
44951
54852
64753
74753
84852
94753
104753
114654
124654
134555
144456
154456
164357
174357
184258
194258
204258
214258
224258
234159
244060
254060
264159
274258
284258
294258
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Durazno gets around 87 mm of rain over 7.2 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
125
225
324
424
523
623
723
822
922
1022
1122
1222
1322
1422
1523
1623
1723
1823
1923
2024
2124
2224
2324
2424
2524
2624
2723
2823
2923
3023
3122

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 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16022144
26121144
36221134
46221134
56321124
66421123
76521113
86521113
96621103
106621103
11672193
12672193
13672193
14672193
15672193
166721102
176721102
186721102
196820102
206820102
216919102
227018102
237117102
247216102
25731692
26741592
27751492
28761482
29771382
30781372
31791272

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
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
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2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 8:23 AM to 8:44 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.78:237:04
210.78:237:03
310.68:247:02
410.68:257:01
510.68:267:00
610.58:266:59
710.58:276:58
810.58:286:57
910.58:296:56
1010.48:296:55
1110.48:306:55
1210.48:316:54
1310.48:326:53
1410.38:326:52
1510.38:336:51
1610.38:346:51
1710.38:356:50
1810.28:356:49
1910.28:366:49
2010.28:376:48
2110.28:386:47
2210.18:386:47
2310.18:396:46
2410.18:406:46
2510.18:406:45
2610.18:416:45
2710.08:426:44
2810.08:426:44
2910.08:436:43
3010.08:446:43
3110.08:446:43

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.3 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Durazno?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Durazno for sightseeing.

What to pack for Durazno in May

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

In May, Durazno sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

UV index in Durazno 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 Durazno 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
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Durazno?

Durazno sits at 33.4°S, 56.5°W, 93 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Trinidad, 38 km away.

TrinidadFloridaSan José de MayoSanta LucíaYoungCanelonesMercedesProgreso

Topography around Durazno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Durazno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 78 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m.

The land around Durazno is covered by grassland (44%), trees (29%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
81 m
80 km
165 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Trinidad 38 km · Florida 85 km · San José de Mayo 108 km · Santa Lucía 120 km · Young 128 km · Canelones 129 km · Mercedes 141 km · Progreso 146 km

Uruguay travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / I / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 66% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$25,216
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 542
Religion
none 47%Roman Catholic 37%Protestant 15%atheist 10%

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 Durazno (-33.3806°, -56.5231°, elevation 93 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).