Punta Alta Weather in May
Punta Alta in May
The short of it: Punta Alta in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 43 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 10 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 6° · rain 43 mm · daylight 10 h 2 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & April
May in Punta Alta brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 6°, with about 43 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from April to about 17°, with nights near 6°. Rain is modest, about 43 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 2 min in mid-May, 65 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Punta Alta runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Bahía Blanca, 25 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Punta Alta, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° colder, 25 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahía BlancaBuenos Aires | 25 km NW | 18° | 6° | 49 mm |
| General Daniel CerriBuenos Aires | 33 km WNW | 18° | 6° | 48 mm |
| MédanosBuenos Aires | 54 km W | 18° | 5° | 45 mm |
| Mayor BuratovichBuenos Aires | 63 km SW | 17° | 5° | 44 mm |
| Monte HermosoBuenos Aires | 68 km E | 17° | 6° | 42 mm |
| Coronel DorregoBuenos Aires | 70 km ENE | 17° | 6° | 46 mm |
| Hilario AscasubiBuenos Aires | 74 km SW | 17° | 5° | 44 mm |
| Pedro LuroBuenos Aires | 87 km SW | 17° | 5° | 45 mm |