When to go · Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires in May
Good month. Cool and pleasant.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 18° / 10°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Low
- Argentina overall
- Prices
- Low
- Argentina overall
Verdict
Cool and pleasant.
Weather in May
- Buenos AiresHighs around 18 °C, lows around 10 °C, rain on about 8 days
- Buenos Aires and the Pampas, Argentina · Buenos Aires, La Plata, Mar del Platafine
Humid 30 °C+ summers; mild spring and autumn are the city season; winters are grey and around 10 °C but rarely freezing.
Autumn season
Mild, pleasant weather similar to spring; fewer crowds.
Watch: Days shorten quickly by May; a light layer for evenings.
Festivals and holidays
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 and prices
- Crowds · Argentina overall
- Low
- Prices · Argentina overall
- Low
Argentina overall: Patagonia closing down for winter; Buenos Aires, Iguazú and the Northwest still good.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings