Esquel Weather in May
Esquel in May
The short of it: Esquel in May averages a high of 11 °C (51 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 95 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 1° · rain 95 mm · daylight 9 h 43 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Esquel an average May high of 11°, a low of 1° and some 95 mm of rain. Highs fall 4° against April, to near 11°; nights run about 1°. Wet spells are common — about 95 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 43 min in mid-May, 76 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Esquel runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Trevelin, 23 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Esquel, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° colder, 32 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- July
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TrevelinChubut | 23 km SSW | 12° | 3° | 152 mm |
| FutaleufúLos Lagos Region | 54 km SW | 11° | 2° | 208 mm |
| PalenaLos Lagos Region | 88 km SSW | 11° | 4° | 194 mm |
| El HoyoChubut | 96 km N | 13° | 3° | 141 mm |
| El MaiténChubut | 97 km N | 11° | 1° | 91 mm |
| Lago PueloChubut | 97 km NNW | 13° | 3° | 147 mm |
| El BolsónRio Negro | 107 km N | 12° | 2° | 126 mm |
| ChaiténLos Lagos Region | 113 km W | 12° | 5° | 257 mm |