Artigas Weather in May
Artigas in May
The short of it: Artigas in May averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 103 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 10 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 11° · rain 103 mm · daylight 10 h 36 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Artigas an average May high of 21°, a low of 11° and some 103 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 4° from April to about 21°, with nights near 11°. Wet spells are common — about 103 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 36 min in mid-May, 47 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Artigas runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Quaraí, 3 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Artigas, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° colder, 43 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuaraíRio Grande do Sul | 3 km NE | 21° | 11° | 103 mm |
| Pueblo SequeiraArtigas | 76 km SSW | 21° | 10° | 105 mm |
| Baltasar BrumArtigas | 89 km WSW | 21° | 10° | 106 mm |
| Tomás GomensoroArtigas | 93 km W | 22° | 11° | 101 mm |
| Colonia LavallejaSalto Department | 93 km SW | 21° | 10° | 104 mm |
| UruguaianaRio Grande do Sul | 94 km NW | 22° | 12° | 112 mm |
| AlegreteRio Grande do Sul | 95 km NE | 21° | 11° | 128 mm |
| Paso de los LibresCorrientes | 97 km NW | 22° | 12° | 112 mm |