Tacuarembó weather in May

In May, Tacuarembó sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 115 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 18°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 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 Tacuarembó's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tacuarembó's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
9th warmest
Overnight low
10°
5th coldest
Rainfall
115 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
8:29 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
61%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Tacuarembó is town in Uruguay.

Density
1,442/km²
people per km²
Founded
1832

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 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tacuarembó reaches about 20°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 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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Tacuarembó weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°1089.313.85.3
Feb29° / 18°1059.613.25.6
Mar27° / 17°1028.712.26.7
Apr24° / 13°1498.711.27.2
May20° / 10°1157.810.46.5
Jun17° / 1058.6105.7
Jul17° / 997.810.15.6
Aug19° / 107810.86.4
Sep20° / 10°1158.711.86.5
Oct23° / 12°1421012.86.8
Nov26° / 14°1067.913.67.1
Dec29° / 17°1149.3146.0

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 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44852
54951
64852
74753
84852
94753
104654
114654
124555
134555
144456
154456
164456
174258
184258
194258
204258
214258
224159
234159
244159
254159
264159
274159
284159
294258
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tacuarembó gets around 115 mm of rain over 7.8 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
127
227
326
426
526
625
725
824
924
1024
1124
1224
1324
1424
1524
1625
1725
1825
1925
2026
2126
2226
2325
2425
2525
2625
2725
2825
2924
3024
3124

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 (%)
153231860
253231860
354221860
455221850
556211850
657211750
758211740
858211740
959211640
1059211640
1161211530
1261211530
1361211530
1461211530
1561211530
1662211430
1762211430
1863201430
1964201330
2064201330
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2266191230
2367181131
2467181131
2568171131
2670161031
277016941
287115941
297215841
307314841
317414840

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May, the calmest month.

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
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 8:18 AM to 8:38 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.88:187:04
210.78:197:03
310.78:197:02
410.78:207:01
510.78:217:01
610.68:217:00
710.68:226:59
810.68:236:58
910.68:246:57
1010.58:246:56
1110.58:256:55
1210.58:266:55
1310.58:266:54
1410.48:276:53
1510.48:286:52
1610.48:296:52
1710.48:296:51
1810.38:306:50
1910.38:316:50
2010.38:316:49
2110.38:326:49
2210.38:336:48
2310.28:336:48
2410.28:346:47
2510.28:356:47
2610.28:356:46
2710.28:366:46
2810.18:366:45
2910.18:376:45
3010.18:386:45
3110.18:386:44

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.7Moderate
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 Tacuarembó?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Tacuarembó for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tacuarembó in May

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

In May, Tacuarembó sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 8 days see rain.

UV index in Tacuarembó 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 Tacuarembó peaks around January 16 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 16UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7Very high
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct7High
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tacuarembó?

Tacuarembó sits at 31.7°S, 56.0°W, 123 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Rivera, 99 km away.

RiveraSant'Ana do LivramentoDom PedritoArtigasQuaraíBagéMeloYoung

Topography around Tacuarembó

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tacuarembó has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 138 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m.

The land around Tacuarembó is covered by grassland (45%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (77%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
180 m
80 km
410 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Rivera 99 km · Sant'Ana do Livramento 101 km · Dom Pedrito 149 km · Artigas 153 km · Quaraí 155 km · Bagé 183 km · Melo 186 km · Young 189 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 Tacuarembó (-31.7188°, -55.9793°, elevation 123 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).