Anáhuac weather in May

In May, Anáhuac sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 52 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Anáhuac's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Anáhuac's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:57 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
46%
7th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Anáhuac is municipal seat of Anáhuac, State of Nuevo León, Mexico.

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 34°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical May day in Anáhuac reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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

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
5 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Anáhuac weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 10°204.110.57.5
Feb24° / 12°173.6118.0
Mar28° / 16°304.511.86.7
Apr32° / 20°325.212.64.4
May35° / 23°527.513.32.5
Jun38° / 26°284.813.71.4
Jul38° / 26°395.113.51.0
Aug38° / 26°364.2131.1
Sep34° / 24°889.112.23.1
Oct31° / 19°485.111.35.5
Nov25° / 14°243.910.78.0
Dec21° / 10°254.310.37.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26337
36436
46337
56436
66337
76337
86337
96436
106337
116436
126436
136535
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307426
317525

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Anáhuac gets around 52 mm of rain over 7.5 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 23% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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222
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522
623
723
824
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1024
1124
1224
1324
1424
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
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2124
2224
2324
2424
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2623
2723
2823
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3022
3121

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1221120388
2211120408
3201119419
41810194210
51710194311
6159194412
7149194513
8138204513
9128204614
10118214615
11107224516
1297234516
1387234517
1477234517
1577234518
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1956224721
2045214722
2145204822
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2334195024
2434185124
2523165425
2623155426
2713145626
2813145527
2912135628
3002125729
3102125729

Wind in May

Winds average 18 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
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3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:077:08
213.06:067:09
313.16:057:09
413.16:057:10
513.16:047:11
613.16:037:11
713.26:027:12
813.26:027:12
913.26:017:13
1013.26:007:14
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1213.35:597:15
1313.35:587:15
1413.35:587:16
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1713.45:567:18
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1913.45:557:19
2013.45:557:19
2113.45:547:20
2213.45:547:20
2313.55:537:21
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2513.55:527:22
2613.55:527:23
2713.55:527:23
2813.55:517:24
2913.65:517:24
3013.65:517:25
3113.65:517:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Anáhuac?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Anáhuac.

What to pack for Anáhuac in May

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

In May, Anáhuac sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Anáhuac 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 Anáhuac peaks around July 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 12Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Anáhuac 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 Anáhuac is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1517 µg/m³Jan 185 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar8Good
Apr10Good
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Anáhuac?

Anáhuac sits at 27.2°N, 100.1°W, 193 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Nuevo Laredo, 66 km away.

Topography around Anáhuac

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Anáhuac has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 196 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,813 m.

The land around Anáhuac is covered by shrubs (57%) within 3 km, shrubs (85%) within 16 km, and shrubs (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
84 m
80 km
1,813 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Nuevo Laredo 66 km · Laredo 68 km · Ciudad Sabinas Hidalgo 82 km · Sabinas 119 km · Nueva Rosita 132 km · Monclova 133 km · Frontera 135 km · Castaños 138 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 Anáhuac (27.2412°, -100.1334°, elevation 193 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).