Catamarca Weather in May
Catamarca in May
The short of it: Catamarca in May averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 17 mm (0.67 in) of rain and about 10 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 9° · rain 17 mm · daylight 10 h 43 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & May
Thirty years of records give Catamarca an average May high of 22°, a low of 9° and some 17 mm of rain. Highs fall 4° against April, to near 22°; nights run about 9°. Rain is modest, about 17 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 43 min in mid-May, 43 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and May.
Against its neighbours, Catamarca runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. San Isidro, 6 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Catamarca, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° colder, 16 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San IsidroCatamarca | 6 km ENE | 22° | 9° | 17 mm |
| San JoséCatamarca | 12 km NE | 21° | 9° | 17 mm |
| Colonia Nueva ConetaCatamarca | 13 km SSW | 22° | 9° | 15 mm |
| MirafloresCatamarca | 18 km SW | 22° | 9° | 15 mm |
| Villa Las PirquitasCatamarca | 22 km NNE | 20° | 8° | 17 mm |
| El RodeoCatamarca | 30 km NNW | 19° | 5° | 13 mm |
| HuillapimaCatamarca | 34 km SSW | 22° | 9° | 15 mm |
| La MercedCatamarca | 37 km NNE | 20° | 8° | 22 mm |