Ciudad Mante weather in May

In May, Ciudad Mante sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 56 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ciudad Mante's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Mante's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:59 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
51%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Ciudad Mante is municipal seat of El Mante, State of Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Founded
1764

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 35°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ciudad Mante 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 31°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43523
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How May really feels in Ciudad Mante

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
20 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.

Ciudad Mante weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 14°184.110.87.9
Feb27° / 16°163.611.27.3
Mar30° / 18°285.411.85.4
Apr34° / 21°35612.53.6
May35° / 23°5611.413.12.4
Jun35° / 24°15019.213.42.1
Jul34° / 24°17321.513.32.3
Aug34° / 24°13620.212.82.3
Sep33° / 23°15619.912.12.7
Oct31° / 21°7711.411.54.5
Nov28° / 18°276.210.96.9
Dec25° / 15°164.110.67.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45545
55644
65743
75842
85842
95941
105941
115941
126040
136139
146139
156238
166238
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186337
196436
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317030

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ciudad Mante gets around 56 mm of rain over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
226
327
428
529
630
731
833
934
1035
1135
1236
1337
1437
1538
1638
1739
1839
1939
2040
2140
2240
2341
2441
2541
2641
2742
2842
2943
3043
3144

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1351227494
2351226504
3341125525
4341024545
5241023565
623923576
723822596
823822587
912722617
1012722608
1112722608
1212623599
1312623599
14016236010
15015246010
16015245911
17015245812
18014236012
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20014226013
21013216114
22003206215
23003196315
24002186416
25002176516
26002156617
27001146817
28001136818
29001117018
30001107019
3100197119

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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
66calm
76calm
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126calm
136calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 18 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 6:08 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:086:58
212.86:076:58
312.96:076:59
412.96:066:59
512.96:057:00
612.96:057:00
712.96:047:01
813.06:047:01
913.06:037:02
1013.06:027:02
1113.06:027:02
1213.06:017:03
1313.06:017:03
1413.16:007:04
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1613.15:597:05
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1813.15:597:06
1913.15:587:06
2013.15:587:07
2113.25:577:07
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2413.25:567:09
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2713.25:567:10
2813.25:557:10
2913.35:557:11
3013.35:557:11
3113.35:557:12

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
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66.1Intense
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96.1Intense
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126.1Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ciudad Mante

In seasonPeak

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

Ciudad Mante'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 Ciudad Mante?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ciudad Mante.

What to pack for Ciudad Mante in May

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

In May, Ciudad Mante sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Ciudad Mante 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 Ciudad Mante peaks around June 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighJun 17UV 12Jan 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec6High

Air quality in Ciudad Mante 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 Mante is worst in May — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMay 1625 µg/m³Nov 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad Mante?

Ciudad Mante sits at 22.7°N, 99.0°W, 78 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Valles, 83 km away.

Topography around Ciudad Mante

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Mante has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 75 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,796 m.

The land around Ciudad Mante is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
377 m
80 km
2,796 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Ciudad Valles 83 km · Tamuín 84 km · Ébano 84 km · Cárdenas 107 km · Pánuco 112 km · Ciudad Victoria 112 km · Altamira 113 km · Miramar 118 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 Mante (22.7428°, -98.9717°, elevation 78 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).