Paysandú weather in May

In May, Paysandú sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 90 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-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 34% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Paysandú's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paysandú's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
8:38 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
57%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Paysandú is city; capital of Paysandú Department, Uruguay.

Density
3,798/km²
people per km²
Founded
1749

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 Paysandú 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 16°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)
12212
22212
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42212
52212
62112
72112
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Paysandú weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°1058.413.95.0
Feb30° / 19°112813.25.5
Mar28° / 17°1228.112.26.6
Apr24° / 14°1408.411.27.3
May20° / 11°907.210.46.8
Jun17° / 857.19.96.0
Jul17° / 726.410.15.8
Aug19° / 896.910.86.7
Sep21° / 10°967.711.86.9
Oct24° / 13°125912.87.1
Nov27° / 15°1077.313.77.0
Dec30° / 18°1187.814.15.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45149
55149
65149
75050
85050
94951
104951
114852
124852
134753
144654
154654
164555
174555
184555
194555
204555
214654
224654
234555
244654
254654
264753
274753
284753
294852
304852
314951

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Paysandú gets around 90 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
823
923
1023
1123
1223
1323
1423
1523
1624
1724
1824
1924
2023
2123
2223
2323
2423
2522
2622
2722
2822
2921
3021
3121

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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
153201881
253201881
356191780
456191780
557191770
657191770
758191670
859191660
959191660
1060181660
1161181650
1261181650
1360181750
1461181740
1562171740
1662171740
1763161740
1862161840
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2065151730
2166141730
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2368131630
2469121630
2570121530
2671121430
2772111331
2873111231
2974111131
3073121131
3174121031

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 12 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 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 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 8:27 AM to 8:48 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.78:277:12
210.78:287:11
310.78:297:10
410.78:297:09
510.68:307:08
610.68:317:07
710.68:327:06
810.58:327:05
910.58:337:04
1010.58:347:04
1110.58:347:03
1210.48:357:02
1310.48:367:01
1410.48:377:00
1510.48:377:00
1610.38:386:59
1710.38:396:58
1810.38:406:58
1910.38:406:57
2010.38:416:56
2110.28:426:56
2210.28:426:55
2310.28:436:55
2410.28:446:54
2510.28:446:54
2610.18:456:53
2710.18:466:53
2810.18:466:52
2910.18:476:52
3010.18:476:52
3110.18:486:51

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Paysandú?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Paysandú for sightseeing.

What to pack for Paysandú in May

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

In May, Paysandú sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

UV index in Paysandú 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 Paysandú peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Paysandú?

Paysandú sits at 32.3°S, 58.1°W, 44 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Colón, 12 km away.

YoungGualeguaychúFray BentosConcordiaSalto

Topography around Paysandú

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paysandú has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m.

The land around Paysandú is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (46%), trees (22%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), cropland (35%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
80 m
80 km
153 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Colón 12 km · Concepción del Uruguay 23 km · Young 60 km · Gualeguaychú 87 km · Fray Bentos 91 km · Villaguay 102 km · Concordia 103 km · Salto 104 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 Paysandú (-32.3171°, -58.0807°, elevation 44 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).