Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Dos de Mayo Argentina

In Dos de Mayo, the summers are long, warm, and muggy; the winters are short and cool; and it is wet and partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 48°F to 84°F and is rarely below 35°F or above 90°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Dos de Mayo for warm-weather activities are from mid February to late April and from early October to early January.

The warm season lasts for 4.2 months, from November 17 to March 23, with an average daily high temperature above 80°F. The hottest month of the year in Dos de Mayo is January, with an average high of 84°F and low of 65°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.8 months, from May 15 to August 9, with an average daily high temperature below 70°F. The coldest month of the year in Dos de Mayo is July, with an average low of 49°F and high of 67°F.

In Dos de Mayo, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Dos de Mayo begins around March 1 and lasts for 2.5 months, ending around May 19.

The clearest month of the year in Dos de Mayo is March, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 65% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around May 19 and lasts for 9.5 months, ending around March 1.

The cloudiest month of the year in Dos de Mayo is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 44% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Dos de Mayo varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.8 months, from September 18 to April 11, with a greater than 39% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Dos de Mayo is February, with an average of 14.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.2 months, from April 11 to September 18. The month with the fewest wet days in Dos de Mayo is August, with an average of 9.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Dos de Mayo is February, with an average of 14.0 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 50% on February 8.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Dos de Mayo experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Dos de Mayo. The month with the most rain in Dos de Mayo is October, with an average rainfall of 8.1 inches.

The month with the least rain in Dos de Mayo is August, with an average rainfall of 4.1 inches.

The length of the day in Dos de Mayo varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 26 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 51 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:36 AM on November 30, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 52 minutes later at 7:28 AM on July 1. The earliest sunset is at 5:52 PM on June 7, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 45 minutes later at 7:37 PM on January 11.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Dos de Mayo during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Dos de Mayo experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 6.7 months, from October 9 to May 1, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 21% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Dos de Mayo is January, with 22.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Dos de Mayo is July, with 1.2 days that are muggy or worse.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Dos de Mayo does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 0.3 miles per hour of 2.3 miles per hour throughout.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Dos de Mayo varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 1.1 months, from January 18 to February 21 and for 4.4 months, from April 24 to September 7, with a peak percentage of 44% on June 29. The wind is most often from the east for 2.1 months, from February 21 to April 24 and for 4.4 months, from September 7 to January 18, with a peak percentage of 39% on March 26.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Dos de Mayo throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Dos de Mayo for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid February to late April and from early October to early January, with a peak score in the last week of March.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Dos de Mayo for hot-weather activities is from late November to late March, with a peak score in the second week of January.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Dos de Mayo typically lasts for 11 months (330 days), from around July 28 to around June 23, rarely starting after August 25, or ending before May 24.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Dos de Mayo should appear around July 11, only rarely appearing before July 8 or after July 17.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from October 30 to February 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Dos de Mayo is December, with an average of 7.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from May 8 to August 7, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.0 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Dos de Mayo is June, with an average of 3.3 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Dos de Mayo are -27.023 deg latitude, -54.687 deg longitude, and 1,841 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Dos de Mayo contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 604 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,707 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,270 feet). Within 50 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,808 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Dos de Mayo is covered by trees (53%), cropland (25%), shrubs (11%), and grassland (10%), within 10 miles by trees (69%) and cropland (17%), and within 50 miles by trees (66%) and cropland (17%).