Climate averages 1991–2020
San José del Cabo weather
in May.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in San José del Cabo: daytime highs average 31.2°C and nights cool to about 20.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical May (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 14 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cabo San Lucas (28 km away). In May its highs average 27.7°C, 3.5°C cooler than San José del Cabo, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, San José del Cabo ranks 59th of 153 for the warmest May highs and joint 3rd of 153 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 153 cities is 29.6°C; San José del Cabo is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 32.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 5.7 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
San José del Cabo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.8°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 8.3 | 1.3 | 10.911 h |
| February | 26.4°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 8.4 | 0.8 | 11.411 h |
| March | 27.8°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 1.2 | 0.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 29.4°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 12.713 h |
| May, selected | 31.2°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 13.213 h |
| June | 32.2°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 5.7 | 0.6 | 13.514 h |
| July | 33.1°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 21 | 3.7 | 13.413 h |
| August | 32.8°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 73 | 9.1 | 12.913 h |
| September | 31.4°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 140 | 10.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 31.8°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 25 | 3.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 29.3°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 18 | 1.8 | 11.111 h |
| December | 26.2°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 9.2 | 1.1 | 10.711 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
- Cabo San Lucas in MayMexico · 28 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 21.2°C · 0.4 mm rain
- La Paz, Mexico in MayMexico · 136 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Culiacán in MayMexico · 305 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 19.6°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Guasave in MayMexico · 306 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 19.0°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Los Mochis in MayMexico · 313 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 19.5°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Guamúchil in MayMexico · 314 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 19.3°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Mazatlán in MayMexico · 336 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 20.7°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Navojoa in MayMexico · 447 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 19.1°C · 0.8 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 San José del Cabo) is explained once on the San José del Cabo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.