Alvarado weather in May

In May, Alvarado sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 53 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Alvarado's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alvarado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:53 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
45%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Alvarado is municipal seat of Alvarado, State of Veracruz, Mexico.

Founded
1518

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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Alvarado reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13125
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How May really feels in Alvarado

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.

Alvarado weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 20°387.6117.5
Feb25° / 21°244.611.47.8
Mar27° / 22°204.111.97.5
Apr30° / 24°224.112.46.0
May31° / 26°538.912.94.7
Jun31° / 26°21421.113.13.4
Jul30° / 25°23923.4133.4
Aug30° / 25°25124.212.63.3
Sep30° / 25°30524.912.13.2
Oct29° / 24°20118.411.64.6
Nov27° / 23°9012.511.16.3
Dec25° / 21°398.410.97.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47030
56931
66931
76931
86931
97030
106931
116931
126931
137129
147129
157129
167228
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187129
197129
207030
217030
226931
236832
246733
256634
266436
276337
286139
295941
305743
315644

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Alvarado gets around 53 mm of rain over 8.9 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 30% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
115
216
316
417
518
618
719
820
922
1023
1124
1225
1327
1428
1529
1630
1731
1832
1933
2034
2135
2236
2336
2438
2539
2640
2741
2843
2944
3045
3147

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11104445
21104347
3194248
4194149
5184150
6174052
7174052
8163954
9163954
10153856
11153856
12143857
13043759
14043759
15033661
16033661
17033562
18033463
19023365
20023266
21023266
22023167
23023068
24023068
25012970
26012970
27012871
28012871
29012772
30002674
31002674

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:006:40
212.75:596:41
312.75:596:41
412.75:586:41
512.75:586:42
612.75:576:42
712.85:576:42
812.85:566:43
912.85:566:43
1012.85:556:44
1112.85:556:44
1212.85:546:44
1312.85:546:45
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1512.95:536:45
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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 6.56 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 6.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
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96.6Intense
106.6Intense
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166.5Intense
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246.5Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Alvarado

In seasonPeak

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

Alvarado sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Alvarado's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Alvarado?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Alvarado in May

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

In May, Alvarado sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Alvarado in May

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar24Warm
Apr26Warm
May27Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Alvarado in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alvarado peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighAug 17UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Alvarado 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 Alvarado is worst in May — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1639 µg/m³Nov 1215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May40Poor
Jun29Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Alvarado?

Alvarado sits at 18.8°N, 95.8°W, 18 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Tlacotalpan, 21 km away.

Topography around Alvarado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alvarado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,653 m.

The land around Alvarado is covered by water (50%) within 3 km, water (58%) and mangroves (21%) within 16 km, and water (31%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
135 m
80 km
1,653 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Tlacotalpan 21 km · Lerdo de Tejada 30 km · Carlos A. Carrillo 44 km · Cosamaloapan 45 km · La Isla 45 km · Santiago Tuxtla 59 km · Veracruz 61 km · Valente Diaz 65 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 Alvarado (18.7714°, -95.7618°, elevation 18 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).