Climate averages 1991–2020
Córdoba weather
in May.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a mild month in Córdoba: daytime highs average 18.8°C and nights cool to about 9.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 35 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 33 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Villa María (143 km away). In May its highs average 18.7°C, about as warm as Córdoba, with 44 mm of rain.
Among the 67 cities listed in Argentina, Córdoba ranks joint 19th of 67 for the warmest May highs and 18th of 67 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 67 cities is 18.0°C; Córdoba is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 2.2°C to 16.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 35 mm to 16 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Córdoba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.8°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 133 | 12.9 | 13.914 h |
| February | 27.1°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 122 | 12.2 | 13.213 h |
| March | 25.5°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 120 | 12.0 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.3°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 75 | 8.7 | 11.311 h |
| May, selected | 18.8°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 35 | 6.3 | 10.511 h |
| June | 16.6°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 16 | 3.1 | 10.110 h |
| July | 16.0°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 14 | 3.1 | 10.310 h |
| August | 19.1°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 18 | 3.1 | 11.011 h |
| September | 21.3°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 37 | 5.6 | 11.912 h |
| October | 23.8°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 85 | 9.5 | 12.813 h |
| November | 26.5°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 104 | 11.7 | 13.714 h |
| December | 28.4°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 131 | 13.3 | 14.114 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Villa María in MayArgentina · 143 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 11.0°C · 44 mm rain
- Río Cuarto in MayArgentina · 192 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 9.4°C · 34 mm rain
- Rafaela in MayArgentina · 257 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 11.5°C · 65 mm rain
- Villa Mercedes, Argentina in MayArgentina · 279 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 8.8°C · 29 mm rain
- San Luis in MayArgentina · 290 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 9.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Santa Fe in MayArgentina · 331 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 12.3°C · 74 mm rain
- Venado Tuerto in MayArgentina · 333 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 10.2°C · 59 mm rain
- Paraná in MayArgentina · 349 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 12.1°C · 70 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Córdoba) is explained once on the Córdoba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.