Buenos Aires in May

Cool and pleasant.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

May is rated good. These months rate higher:

• OctoberGreatWarm; a good month.
• NovemberGreatWarm; storms possible.
• MarchGreatWarm; a good month.
• AprilGreatMild and dry; good for walking.

• Buenos AiresHighs around 18 °C (64 °F), lows around 10 °C (50 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 64 °F (18 °C), lows around 50 °F (10 °C), rain on about 8 days
• Buenos Aires and the Pampas, Argentina · Buenos Aires, La Plata, Mar del Platafine

  Humid 30 °C (86 °F)+ summers; mild spring and autumn are the city season; winters are grey and around 10 °C (50 °F) but rarely freezing.Humid 86 °F (30 °C)+ summers; mild spring and autumn are the city season; winters are grey and around 50 °F (10 °C) but rarely freezing.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Feria del Libro (Buenos Aires Book Fair) check

  Late April into May (check) · La Rural exhibition centre, Palermo

  One of the largest Spanish-language book fairs in the world; busy with school groups on weekdays.

• Revolution Day (25 de Mayo)

  25 May (public holiday) · Plaza de Mayo

  Marks the 1810 May Revolution; events and flags around the square.

Crowds · Argentina overall

Low

Prices · Argentina overall

Low

Argentina overall: Patagonia closing down for winter; Buenos Aires, Iguazú and the Northwest still good.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Buenos Aires, side by side.

• A warm layer for the evenings

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