Climate averages 1991–2020
Villa Mercedes, Argentina 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 Villa Mercedes, Argentina: daytime highs average 18.5°C and nights cool to about 8.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 29 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 24 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is San Luis (91 km away). In May its highs average 18.6°C, about as warm as Villa Mercedes, Argentina, with 25 mm of rain.
Among the 67 cities listed in Argentina, Villa Mercedes, Argentina ranks joint 25th of 67 for the warmest May highs and joint 11th of 67 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 67 cities is 18.0°C; Villa Mercedes, Argentina is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 2.5°C to 16.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 29 mm to 11 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
Villa Mercedes, Argentina climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.7°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 86 | 11.6 | 14.114 h |
| February | 28.3°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 79 | 9.5 | 13.313 h |
| March | 26.0°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 87 | 9.4 | 12.312 h |
| April | 21.8°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 67 | 7.2 | 11.311 h |
| May, selected | 18.5°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 29 | 4.6 | 10.410 h |
| June | 16.0°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 11 | 2.5 | 10.010 h |
| July | 15.4°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 11 | 2.5 | 10.110 h |
| August | 18.6°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 21 | 3.0 | 10.911 h |
| September | 20.9°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 36 | 5.6 | 11.912 h |
| October | 23.3°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 82 | 9.6 | 12.913 h |
| November | 26.2°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 86 | 11.3 | 13.814 h |
| December | 28.8°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 96 | 11.7 | 14.314 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
- San Luis in MayArgentina · 91 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 9.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Río Cuarto in MayArgentina · 119 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 9.4°C · 34 mm rain
- Villa María in MayArgentina · 250 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 11.0°C · 44 mm rain
- Córdoba in MayArgentina · 279 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 9.6°C · 35 mm rain
- San Rafael in MayArgentina · 284 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 6.5°C · 31 mm rain
- San Martín in MayArgentina · 288 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 8.1°C · 12 mm rain
- Venado Tuerto in MayArgentina · 323 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 10.2°C · 59 mm rain
- Mendoza in MayArgentina · 327 kmHigh 15.5°C · Low 6.4°C · 30 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 Villa Mercedes) is explained once on the Villa Mercedes, Argentina year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.