Ahualulco de Mercado weather in May

In May, Ahualulco de Mercado sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 14 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ahualulco de Mercado's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ahualulco de Mercado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:23 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
37%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Ahualulco de Mercado is municipal seat of Ahualulco, State of Jalisco, Mexico.

Density
2,585/km²
people per km²
Founded
1531

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ahualulco de Mercado reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 18°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Ahualulco de Mercado

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
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.

Ahualulco de Mercado weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 202.210.98.4
Feb27° / 10°151.811.38.1
Mar29° / 11°6111.96.8
Apr31° / 12°51.412.55.4
May33° / 15°144134.4
Jun31° / 17°12918.213.23.7
Jul28° / 17°18824.613.13.8
Aug28° / 17°1632412.74.0
Sep28° / 17°14819.812.14.8
Oct28° / 16°598.911.56.6
Nov27° / 12°142.5118.1
Dec25° / 111.810.88.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37426
47426
57525
67426
77426
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ahualulco de Mercado gets around 14 mm of rain over 4 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 14% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
39
410
510
611
711
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3126

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
193610
292710
391810
491810
590910
6881020
7871120
8861220
9851320
10851320
11841420
12831520
13821620
14811720
15801820
16801820
17791920
18772030
19762130
20742330
21722440
22702550
23672760
24652870
25613090
265931100
275532130
285233150
294934170
304534200
314234231

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:317:16
212.86:307:16
312.86:297:16
412.86:297:17
512.86:287:17
612.86:287:17
712.86:277:18
812.96:267:18
912.96:267:19
1012.96:257:19
1112.96:257:19
1212.96:247:20
1312.96:247:20
1413.06:247:21
1513.06:237:21
1613.06:237:22
1713.06:227:22
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1913.06:227:23
2013.06:217:23
2113.06:217:24
2213.16:217:24
2313.16:207:25
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2713.16:197:26
2813.16:197:27
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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 7.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
27.7Intense
37.6Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
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217.5Intense
227.5Intense
237.4Intense
247.4Intense
257.4Intense
267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ahualulco de Mercado

In seasonPeak

None of Ahualulco de Mercado's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ahualulco de Mercado's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
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Mar
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May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Ahualulco de Mercado?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ahualulco de Mercado in May

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

In May, Ahualulco de Mercado sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ahualulco de Mercado in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ahualulco de Mercado peaks around April 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighApr 22UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Ahualulco de Mercado in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ahualulco de Mercado is worst in May — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.2× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodMay 1737 µg/m³Jan 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar10Good
Apr17Moderate
May40Poor
Jun18Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ahualulco de Mercado?

Ahualulco de Mercado sits at 20.7°N, 104.0°W, 1,325 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ameca, 19 km away.

Topography around Ahualulco de Mercado

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ahualulco de Mercado.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ahualulco de Mercado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 1,328 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,623 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,574 m.

The land around Ahualulco de Mercado is covered by cropland (67%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
1,623 m
80 km
2,574 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ameca 19 km · Magdalena 23 km · Tequila 25 km · Tala 29 km · Cocula 41 km · San Francisco Tesistán 53 km · Ixtlán del Río 55 km · San Agustín 56 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 Ahualulco de Mercado (20.7014°, -103.9746°, elevation 1,325 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).