Climate averages 1991–2020
Iguala de la Independencia weather
in May.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Iguala de la Independencia: daytime highs average 36.8°C and nights cool to about 24.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 50 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 59 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Temixco (65 km away). In May its highs average 30.6°C, 6.2°C cooler than Iguala de la Independencia, with 53 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Iguala de la Independencia ranks 2nd of 153 for the warmest May highs and joint 87th of 153 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 153 cities is 29.6°C; Iguala de la Independencia is 7.2°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 4.4°C to 32.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 50 mm to 178 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
Iguala de la Independencia climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.1°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 6.9 | 1.1 | 11.211 h |
| February | 33.2°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 5.4 | 0.9 | 11.512 h |
| March | 35.6°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 4.3 | 1.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 37.6°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 5.9 | 1.7 | 12.513 h |
| May, selected | 36.8°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 50 | 9.2 | 13.013 h |
| June | 32.4°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 178 | 22.1 | 13.213 h |
| July | 31.6°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 180 | 22.2 | 13.113 h |
| August | 31.4°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 210 | 25.3 | 12.713 h |
| September | 30.0°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 208 | 25.3 | 12.312 h |
| October | 30.6°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 87 | 14.8 | 11.712 h |
| November | 31.0°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 18 | 4.1 | 11.311 h |
| December | 30.9°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 3.4 | 0.9 | 11.111 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
- Temixco in MayMexico · 65 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 17.2°C · 53 mm rain
- Cuernavaca in MayMexico · 72 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 14.8°C · 139 mm rain
- Cuautla in MayMexico · 81 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 17.5°C · 61 mm rain
- Toluca in MayMexico · 106 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 9.7°C · 113 mm rain
- Xochimilco in MayMexico · 111 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 12.0°C · 79 mm rain
- Huixquilucan in MayMexico · 115 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 8.5°C · 133 mm rain
- Delegación Cuajimalpa de Morelos in MayMexico · 117 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 8.6°C · 133 mm rain
- Coyoacán in MayMexico · 118 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 11.3°C · 133 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 Iguala de la Independencia) is explained once on the Iguala de la Independencia year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.