Climate averages 1991–2020
Paysandú weather
in May.
A mild, wet month: the 9th 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 Paysandú: daytime highs average 19.2°C and nights cool to about 11.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 90 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes May a wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 29 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gualeguaychú (87 km away). In May its highs average 18.9°C, about as warm as Paysandú, with 80 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Uruguay, Paysandú ranks 2nd of 4 for the warmest May highs and 2nd of 4 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 4 cities is 18.0°C; Paysandú is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 2.6°C to 16.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 90 mm to 85 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
Paysandú climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.1°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 104 | 8.5 | 14.014 h |
| February | 28.7°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 115 | 8.1 | 13.313 h |
| March | 26.8°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 122 | 8.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 23.1°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 140 | 8.5 | 11.311 h |
| May, selected | 19.2°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 90 | 7.2 | 10.510 h |
| June | 16.6°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 85 | 7.1 | 10.110 h |
| July | 15.8°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 72 | 6.6 | 10.210 h |
| August | 18.4°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 89 | 6.8 | 10.911 h |
| September | 20.0°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 96 | 7.6 | 11.912 h |
| October | 22.9°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 125 | 9.2 | 12.913 h |
| November | 26.1°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 107 | 7.5 | 13.714 h |
| December | 28.8°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 118 | 7.7 | 14.214 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
- Gualeguaychú in MayArgentina · 87 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 11.1°C · 80 mm rain
- Concordia in MayArgentina · 103 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 12.1°C · 104 mm rain
- Zárate in MayArgentina · 216 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 10.1°C · 70 mm rain
- Campana in MayArgentina · 221 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 9.9°C · 68 mm rain
- San Nicolás de los Arroyos in MayArgentina · 229 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 11.5°C · 66 mm rain
- Paraná in MayArgentina · 240 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 12.1°C · 70 mm rain
- Don Torcuato in MayArgentina · 247 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 10.8°C · 65 mm rain
- Rosario in MayArgentina · 250 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 11.1°C · 66 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 Paysandú) is explained once on the Paysandú year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.