Capulhuac de Mirafuentes weather in May

In May, Capulhuac de Mirafuentes sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 129 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Capulhuac de Mirafuentes's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Capulhuac de Mirafuentes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
129 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:07 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
60%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Capulhuac de Mirafuentes is municipal seat of Capulhuac, State of México, Mexico.

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 22°C through the month.

A typical May day in Capulhuac de Mirafuentes reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Capulhuac de Mirafuentes weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 244.9116.6
Feb19° / 245.611.37.1
Mar21° / 327.611.97.1
Apr22° / 6011.112.46.6
May22° / 1291712.95.6
Jun21° / 23221.113.14.5
Jul19° / 30127.8133.6
Aug19° / 28226.712.73.7
Sep19° / 22623.412.14.0
Oct19° / 9914.411.65.4
Nov18° / 346.511.16.7
Dec18° / 143.510.97.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35446
45347
55248
65149
75149
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94951
104951
114951
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314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Capulhuac de Mirafuentes gets around 129 mm of rain over 17 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 54% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
149
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351
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1058
1157
1257
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1556
1655
1754
1854
1953
2053
2152
2252
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2453
2553
2653
2754
2855
2956
3056
3157

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 (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
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66calm
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126calm
136calm
146calm
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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 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:146:56
212.76:146:56
312.76:136:56
412.76:136:57
512.86:126:57
612.86:126:57
712.86:116:58
812.86:116:58
912.86:106:59
1012.86:106:59
1112.86:096:59
1212.96:097:00
1312.96:087:00
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1512.96:077:01
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1812.96:067:02
1912.96:067:02
2013.06:067:03
2113.06:057:03
2213.06:057:04
2313.06:057:04
2413.06:057:04
2513.06:047:05
2613.06:047:05
2713.06:047:06
2813.06:047:06
2913.06:047:06
3013.16:047:07
3113.16:037:07

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
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246.6Intense
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276.6Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Capulhuac de Mirafuentes

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon
Jan
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Capulhuac de Mirafuentes?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Capulhuac de Mirafuentes for sightseeing.

What to pack for Capulhuac de Mirafuentes in May

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

In May, Capulhuac de Mirafuentes sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Capulhuac de Mirafuentes in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Capulhuac de Mirafuentes peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 23UV 14Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun15Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Capulhuac de Mirafuentes 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 Capulhuac de Mirafuentes is worst in December — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1078 µg/m³Apr 1353 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan67Unhealthy
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar55Poor
Apr52Poor
May57Unhealthy
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Capulhuac de Mirafuentes?

Capulhuac de Mirafuentes sits at 19.2°N, 99.5°W, 2,627 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Xalatlaco, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Capulhuac de Mirafuentes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Capulhuac de Mirafuentes has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m around an average of 2,632 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,284 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,824 m.

The land around Capulhuac de Mirafuentes is covered by cropland (36%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, trees (37%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
353 m
16 km
1,284 m
80 km
3,824 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Xalatlaco 5.0 km · Ocoyoacac 9.0 km · San Mateo Atenco 11 km · Lerma de Villada 12 km · San Salvador Tizatlalli 15 km · Metepec 16 km · Tenango de Arista 16 km · San Jerónimo 17 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 Capulhuac de Mirafuentes (19.1935°, -99.4659°, elevation 2,627 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).