Treinta y Tres weather in May

In May, Treinta y Tres sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 97 mm of rain across 7 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-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 29% 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 Treinta y Tres's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Treinta y Tres's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
8th warmest
Overnight low
10°
5th coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
8:25 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
61%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Treinta y Tres is city of Treinta y Tres Department, Uruguay.

Density
1,429/km²
people per km²
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 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Treinta y Tres 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 24°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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22112
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122011
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Treinta y Tres weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°838.513.95.8
Feb28° / 18°948.913.26.1
Mar27° / 16°828.712.36.8
Apr23° / 14°1088.711.27.0
May19° / 10°97710.36.6
Jun17° / 918.19.85.5
Jul16° / 898105.3
Aug18° / 1038.210.86.1
Sep19° / 998.611.86.3
Oct22° / 12°1121012.86.6
Nov25° / 14°928.113.77.2
Dec28° / 16°878.414.26.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% 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
44951
54951
64951
74951
84951
94951
104852
114852
124753
134753
144654
154654
164456
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194357
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214258
224258
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244258
254258
264258
274258
284159
294258
304258
314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Treinta y Tres gets around 97 mm of rain over 7 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
722
822
921
1021
1121
1221
1321
1421
1521
1621
1722
1822
1922
2022
2123
2223
2323
2423
2524
2624
2724
2824
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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15622175
25921164
35921164
46021154
56021154
66121153
76221143
86221143
96421132
106322132
116322132
126322132
136322132
146322132
156322132
166322132
176422131
186521131
196521131
206521131
216720121
226620122
236719122
246918112
256918112
267117102
277216102
28741592
29741592
30761482
31771472

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
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
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2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412light breeze
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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 8:14 AM to 8:35 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.78:146:56
210.78:156:55
310.68:156:54
410.68:166:53
510.68:176:52
610.68:186:51
710.58:186:50
810.58:196:49
910.58:206:48
1010.48:216:47
1110.48:216:46
1210.48:226:46
1310.48:236:45
1410.38:246:44
1510.38:246:43
1610.38:256:42
1710.38:266:42
1810.28:276:41
1910.28:276:40
2010.28:286:40
2110.28:296:39
2210.28:296:39
2310.18:306:38
2410.18:316:38
2510.18:326:37
2610.18:326:37
2710.18:336:36
2810.08:336:36
2910.08:346:35
3010.08:356:35
3110.08:356:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.5Moderate
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 Treinta y Tres?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Treinta y Tres for sightseeing.

What to pack for Treinta y Tres in May

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

In May, Treinta y Tres 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 Treinta y Tres 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 Treinta y Tres peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Treinta y Tres?

Treinta y Tres sits at 33.2°S, 54.4°W, 55 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Melo, 98 km away.

MeloSanta Vitória do PalmarJaguarãoRochaMinasLa PalomaArroio GrandeSan Carlos

Topography around Treinta y Tres

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Treinta y Tres has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m.

The land around Treinta y Tres is covered by grassland (38%), trees (35%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
144 m
80 km
375 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Melo 98 km · Santa Vitória do Palmar 100 km · Jaguarão 120 km · Rocha 139 km · Minas 150 km · La Paloma 161 km · Arroio Grande 164 km · San Carlos 180 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 Treinta y Tres (-33.231°, -54.3858°, elevation 55 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).