Merinos Weather in May
Merinos in May
The short of it: Merinos in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 110 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 10 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 9° · rain 110 mm · daylight 10 h 29 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Merinos an average May high of 20°, a low of 9° and some 110 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 4° from April to about 20°, with nights near 9°. Wet spells are common — about 110 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 29 min in mid-May, 51 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 October and April.
Against its neighbours, Merinos runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Guichón, 28 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Merinos, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° colder, 16 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GuichónPaysandú Department | 28 km W | 21° | 10° | 104 mm |
| AlgortaRío Negro Department | 46 km W | 20° | 10° | 98 mm |
| Paso de los TorosTacuarembó Department | 60 km SE | 20° | 9° | 122 mm |
| Piedras ColoradasPaysandú Department | 66 km W | 21° | 10° | 93 mm |
| Pueblo CentenarioDurazno Department | 67 km SE | 20° | 9° | 117 mm |
| YoungRío Negro Department | 76 km WSW | 21° | 10° | 80 mm |
| GallinalPaysandú Department | 78 km NW | 21° | 10° | 103 mm |
| CurtinaTacuarembó Department | 79 km ENE | 21° | 9° | 94 mm |