Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas weather in May

In May, Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:20 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
36%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas is municipal seat of Cárdenas, State of Michoacán, Mexico.

Founded
1931

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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 24 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
24
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.

Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°211.2117.2
Feb29° / 22°70.511.47.4
Mar29° / 22°80.511.97.4
Apr29° / 22°1012.46.9
May30° / 24°122.312.86.0
Jun30° / 25°16815.613.14.3
Jul30° / 25°18418.6133.8
Aug30° / 25°25420.912.63.7
Sep29° / 25°33323.812.13.5
Oct29° / 25°19620.211.64.2
Nov29° / 24°365.911.26.1
Dec29° / 23°111.810.97.0

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 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.3 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 8% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
122158190
222059190
311960200
411860210
511760220
611659240
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911357290
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Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:277:05
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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 7.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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296.9Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas

In seasonPeak

In May, Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas sits inside its pacific hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

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

Pacific hurricane
Monsoon
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Feb
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is May a good time to visit Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas in May

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

In May, Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in March near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas 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 Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas peaks around March 24 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMar 24UV 12Dec 14UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas 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 Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas is worst in May — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 9.4× the cleanest month (February, 5 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodMay 1539 µg/m³Feb 135 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb5Good
Mar6Good
Apr21Moderate
May42Poor
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug8Good
Sep8Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas?

Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas sits at 18.0°N, 102.2°W, 3 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is La Orilla, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,206 m.

The land around Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
288 m
80 km
2,206 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: La Orilla 5.0 km · Las Guacamayas 6.0 km · Zihuatanejo 77 km · Petatlán 109 km · Nueva Italia de Ruiz 119 km · Apatzingán 126 km · Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares 136 km · Ario de Rosales 148 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 Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (17.9626°, -102.1989°, elevation 3 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).