Climate averages 1991–2020
Santiago del Estero weather
in May.
A warm, 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 warm month in Santiago del Estero: daytime highs average 22.4°C and nights cool to about 14.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 46 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Catamarca (167 km away). In May its highs average 19.4°C, 3.0°C cooler than Santiago del Estero, with 37 mm of rain.
Among the 67 cities listed in Argentina, Santiago del Estero ranks 3rd of 67 for the warmest May highs and 4th of 67 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 67 cities is 18.0°C; Santiago del Estero is 4.4°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 2.2°C to 20.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 22 mm to 15 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
Santiago del Estero climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.4°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 147 | 12.8 | 13.714 h |
| February | 31.0°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 116 | 10.6 | 13.113 h |
| March | 28.9°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 124 | 11.3 | 12.312 h |
| April | 25.4°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 68 | 8.2 | 11.411 h |
| May, selected | 22.4°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 22 | 4.6 | 10.811 h |
| June | 20.2°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 15 | 3.7 | 10.410 h |
| July | 20.4°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 11 | 2.5 | 10.611 h |
| August | 24.3°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 11 | 2.0 | 11.111 h |
| September | 27.0°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 28 | 3.8 | 11.912 h |
| October | 29.3°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 60 | 7.3 | 12.713 h |
| November | 30.9°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 86 | 9.3 | 13.513 h |
| December | 32.2°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 130 | 11.7 | 13.914 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
- Catamarca in MayArgentina · 167 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 9.6°C · 37 mm rain
- Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña in MayArgentina · 394 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 14.5°C · 59 mm rain
- Córdoba in MayArgentina · 401 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 9.6°C · 35 mm rain
- Rafaela in MayArgentina · 468 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 11.5°C · 65 mm rain
- Reconquista in MayArgentina · 475 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 13.7°C · 82 mm rain
- Goya in MayArgentina · 511 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 14.0°C · 92 mm rain
- San Ramón de la Nueva Orán in MayArgentina · 519 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 14.5°C · 31 mm rain
- Resistencia in MayArgentina · 521 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 14.8°C · 102 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 Santiago del Estero) is explained once on the Santiago del Estero year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.