Weather in Mendoza in May 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Mendoza in May
The temperature in May is +20°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +25°C during the day and a minimum of +3°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 14% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +17°C to +20°C.
Is Mendoza warm or cold in May?
Mendoza is typically mild in May.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +21°C to +17°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +11°C to +7°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
May is one of the coolest months in Mendoza, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Mendoza in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +17°C | +14°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -1°C | -4°C | -6°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +32°C | +30°C | +27°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 37 mm | 25 mm | 17 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 67% | 70% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 15 | 14 | 15 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
May weather is still as good as in April. It’s getting colder in May. From +21°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +17°C. As May arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 37 mm to 25 mm. Humidity rises from 67% to 70%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during May, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 15 sunny days in April to 14 in May.
June brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Mendoza is gradually increasing during May, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Mendoza?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Mendoza in May has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+20°C) and the highest in 2023 (+24°C). The driest year was 2003 with only 151 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1984 with 844 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Mendoza, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.