Montevideo Weather in May
Montevideo in May
The short of it: Montevideo in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 77 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 10 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 10° · rain 77 mm · daylight 10 h 19 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & November
May in Montevideo brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 10°, with about 77 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 18°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 77 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 19 min in mid-May, 56 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and November.
Against its neighbours, Montevideo runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Paso de Carrasco, 13 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Montevideo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° colder, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paso de CarrascoCanelones | 13 km ENE | 18° | 10° | 87 mm |
| Barra de CarrascoCanelones | 15 km ENE | 18° | 10° | 84 mm |
| AbayubaMontevideo Department | 16 km N | 19° | 9° | 86 mm |
| La PazCanelones | 16 km NNW | 19° | 9° | 86 mm |
| Pajas BlancasMontevideo Department | 17 km NW | 18° | 10° | 78 mm |
| Colonia NicolichCanelones | 18 km ENE | 19° | 10° | 92 mm |
| Santiago VázquezMontevideo Department | 19 km NW | 19° | 10° | 81 mm |
| Las PiedrasCanelones | 19 km N | 19° | 9° | 88 mm |