Río Gallegos climate

Río Gallegos Weather in May

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Rio Gallegos Aero (GHCN AR000087925), 2 km from Río Gallegos

Average highs run from 11°C on May 1 to 7°C on May 31, and lows from 1°C to -2°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 37 mm over about 8 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Río Gallegos, in °C, with the record for each date.-20-100102030151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
9°C
Average low
0°C
Precipitation
37 mm
Record high
23°CMay 6, 2023
Record low
-14°CMay 22, 1984
Daylight
9 h 31 min to 8 h 08 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
2°C
Wind
21.6 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 111°C1°C17°C 1976-8°C 195728%
May 210°C0°C20°C 1966-11°C 195729%
May 311°C0°C17°C 2008-9°C 200430%
May 411°C1°C18°C 2023-7°C 195730%
May 50°C17°C 1966-8°C 199230%
May 611°C1°C23°C 2023-8°C 201529%
May 710°C0°C17°C 1989-9°C 201529%
May 80°C17°C 2022-7°C 196829%
May 911°C1°C19°C 2006-6°C 198429%
May 1011°C1°C18°C 2012-7°C 197028%
May 1110°C0°C17°C 2025-10°C 196428%
May 1210°C0°C14°C 1991-6°C 199827%
May 1310°C0°C19°C 2010-9°C 195726%
May 1410°C0°C15°C 2012-6°C 195724%
May 1510°C1°C17°C 1998-7°C 195724%
May 160°C19°C 2023-8°C 196424%
May 179°C0°C17°C 2019-9°C 198424%
May 189°C0°C15°C 2011-8°C 196524%
May 199°C0°C14°C 2020-8°C 196524%
May 207°C-1°C14°C 1988-10°C 200824%
May 218°C0°C15°C 1976-13°C 198425%
May 228°C-1°C13°C 1990-14°C 198425%
May 238°C-1°C13°C 1968-10°C 198425%
May 249°C0°C16°C 2007-11°C 197424%
May 258°C-1°C14°C 2006-9°C 199724%
May 267°C-1°C14°C 1982-6°C 197925%
May 278°C0°C16°C 1996-9°C 198426%
May 287°C-1°C12°C 1968-9°C 198427%
May 297°C-1°C14°C 2014-10°C 199427%
May 307°C-2°C14°C 2010-10°C 199427%
May 317°C-2°C17°C 2023-9°C 197226%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Río Gallegos, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT-3).

May 1
sunrise 8:48 AM, sunset 6:19 PM
May 31
sunrise 9:31 AM, sunset 5:39 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station AR000087925, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-27. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.