Climate averages 1991–2020
Cuauhtémoc weather
in May.
A warm, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a warm month in Cuauhtémoc: daytime highs average 26.6°C and nights cool to about 10.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes May a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 33 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chihuahua (80 km away). In May its highs average 31.7°C, 5.1°C warmer than Cuauhtémoc, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Cuauhtémoc ranks joint 115th of 153 for the warmest May highs and joint 26th of 153 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 153 cities is 29.6°C; Cuauhtémoc is 3.1°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 2.1°C to 28.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 34 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Cuauhtémoc climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.3°C0.7°C | 0.7°C | 12 | 2.5 | 10.611 h |
| February | 16.4°C1.9°C | 1.9°C | 7.6 | 1.8 | 11.211 h |
| March | 19.3°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 7.7 | 1.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 22.9°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 7.4 | 1.7 | 12.813 h |
| May, selected | 26.6°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 11 | 2.3 | 13.514 h |
| June | 28.6°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 34 | 7.2 | 13.914 h |
| July | 25.7°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 119 | 16.6 | 13.814 h |
| August | 24.5°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 105 | 15.3 | 13.213 h |
| September | 22.9°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 71 | 11.3 | 12.412 h |
| October | 21.5°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 20 | 4.1 | 11.512 h |
| November | 18.0°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 14 | 2.2 | 10.811 h |
| December | 14.7°C1.2°C | 1.2°C | 10 | 2.3 | 10.410 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Chihuahua in MayMexico · 80 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 15.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Ciudad Delicias in MayMexico · 139 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 17.6°C · 9.8 mm rain
- Hidalgo del Parral in MayMexico · 202 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 14.0°C · 19 mm rain
- Navojoa in MayMexico · 294 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 19.1°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Ciudad Obregón in MayMexico · 319 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Guamúchil in MayMexico · 349 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 19.3°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Guasave in MayMexico · 353 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 19.0°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Los Mochis in MayMexico · 359 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 19.5°C · 0.3 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Cuauhtémoc) is explained once on the Cuauhtémoc year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.