Castaños weather in May

In May, Castaños sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 49 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Castaños's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Castaños's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:03 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
40%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Castaños is municipal seat of Castaños, State of Coahuila, Mexico.

Founded
1674

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 31°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in Castaños reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 10 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
10
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.

Castaños weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 173.610.57.2
Feb22° / 123.111.18.0
Mar25° / 13°244.311.88.0
Apr29° / 16°275.812.66.2
May32° / 20°4911.613.34.3
Jun33° / 22°5610.213.73.8
Jul32° / 22°8110.213.54.0
Aug32° / 22°649.212.94.3
Sep28° / 19°1211312.25.6
Oct26° / 15°396.711.47.6
Nov22° / 11°213.910.78.0
Dec19° / 193.410.37.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
37030
47030
57129
67129
77129
87129
97228
107228
117228
127228
137228
147327
157327
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Castaños gets around 49 mm of rain over 11.6 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 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
126
227
328
429
530
632
733
834
935
1035
1136
1236
1336
1437
1537
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1738
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3139

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15125213
24826223
34627234
44427244
54228255
64029265
73829275
83729286
93530296
103430307
113230317
123230317
133130328
143030329
1529293210
1628293311
1727283312
1826273413
1925263514
2024263615
2123253616
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2320243818
2419233919
2518233920
2616224021
2715224023
2814224124
2913214124
3012214125
3112214226

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 30 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 6:13 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 7:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:137:13
213.06:127:13
313.06:117:14
413.16:117:15
513.16:107:15
613.16:097:16
713.16:087:16
813.26:087:17
913.26:077:17
1013.26:067:18
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1213.26:057:19
1313.36:047:20
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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 6.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.99 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
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107.0Intense
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287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Castaños

In seasonPeak

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

Castaños's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Castaños?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Castaños in May

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

In May, Castaños sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Castaños 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 Castaños peaks around July 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highHighJul 15UV 12Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Castaños 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 Castaños is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1617 µg/m³Jan 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr11Good
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Castaños?

Castaños sits at 26.8°N, 101.4°W, 756 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Monclova, 13 km away.

Topography around Castaños

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Castaños has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 777 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,344 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,316 m.

The land around Castaños is covered by shrubs (58%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (81%) within 16 km, and shrubs (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
1,344 m
80 km
2,316 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Monclova 13 km · Frontera 16 km · San Buenaventura 32 km · Ciudad Melchor Múzquiz 121 km · Sabinas 123 km · Palaú 123 km · Ciudad Sabinas Hidalgo 128 km · Nueva Rosita 129 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 Castaños (26.7893°, -101.4321°, elevation 756 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).