Agua Prieta weather in May

In May, Agua Prieta sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Agua Prieta's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Agua Prieta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:27 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
24%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
8.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Agua Prieta is municipal seat of Agua Prieta, State of Sonora, Mexico.

Air quality
Elevated
PM10 50.4 µg/m³ · 2010
Founded
1899

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Agua Prieta reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Agua Prieta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 8 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
8
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Agua Prieta weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 273.510.26.4
Feb19° / 243.710.97.2
Mar22° / 15311.88.3
Apr26° / 10°51.312.78.5
May31° / 14°51.213.66.0
Jun35° / 19°92.1143.1
Jul34° / 21°5010.413.83.0
Aug33° / 20°461113.13.8
Sep31° / 18°305.112.25.3
Oct27° / 12°183.211.28.0
Nov21° / 212.410.48.1
Dec16° / 294.5106.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Agua Prieta gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.2 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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21000
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Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:396:52
213.25:386:52
313.35:376:53
413.35:366:54
513.35:356:54
613.35:356:55
713.45:346:56
813.45:336:56
913.45:326:57
1013.45:316:58
1113.55:306:59
1213.55:306:59
1313.55:297:00
1413.55:287:01
1513.65:277:01
1613.65:277:02
1713.65:267:03
1813.65:267:03
1913.75:257:04
2013.75:247:05
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2213.75:237:06
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2413.85:227:07
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 8.26 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 8.26 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 8.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.1Intense
28.1Intense
38.1Intense
48.1Intense
58.1Intense
68.2Intense
78.2Intense
88.2Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Agua Prieta?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Agua Prieta for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Agua Prieta in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Agua Prieta sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Agua Prieta in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Agua Prieta peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb5High
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Agua Prieta?

Agua Prieta sits at 31.3°N, 109.5°W, 1,219 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Douglas, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Agua Prieta

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Agua Prieta.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Agua Prieta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 1,220 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 665 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,202 m.

The land around Agua Prieta is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) within 3 km, shrubs (76%) within 16 km, and shrubs (65%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
665 m
80 km
2,202 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Douglas 2.0 km · Sierra Vista 77 km · Cananea 81 km · Nogales 132 km · Nogales 133 km · Vail 137 km · Rio Rico 137 km · Green Valley 150 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 54% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,889
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 440
Religion
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Agua Prieta (31.3224°, -109.5425°, elevation 1,219 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).