Encarnación de Díaz weather in May

In May, Encarnación de Díaz sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 26 mm of rain across 5.1 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Encarnación de Díaz's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Encarnación de Díaz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:14 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
37%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Encarnación de Díaz is municipal seat of Encarnación, State of Jalisco, 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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Encarnación de Díaz reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Encarnación de Díaz 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
Jan22° / 162.310.88.3
Feb25° / 111.511.38.7
Mar27° / 11°71.111.88.1
Apr30° / 14°51.312.56.4
May31° / 16°265.1135.3
Jun29° / 17°11813.413.34.9
Jul27° / 16°15418.213.25.4
Aug27° / 16°13316.612.75.6
Sep26° / 15°11114.312.15.9
Oct26° / 14°406.411.57.4
Nov25° / 11°102118.6
Dec23° / 81.110.78.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Encarnación de Díaz gets around 26 mm of rain over 5.1 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 16% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
18
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310
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511
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2017
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3124

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
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119730
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219370
229280
239190
249091
2589101
2688111
2787121
2885132
2983152
3081163
3180173

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
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411calm
511calm
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811calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 12 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 6:23 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:237:10
212.86:227:10
312.86:217:10
412.86:217:11
512.96:207:11
612.96:207:12
712.96:197:12
812.96:187:12
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1012.96:177:13
1112.96:177:14
1213.06:167:14
1313.06:167:15
1413.06:157:15
1513.06:157:15
1613.06:147:16
1713.06:147:16
1813.16:147:17
1913.16:137:17
2013.16:137:18
2113.16:137:18
2213.16:127:19
2313.16:127:19
2413.16:127:19
2513.16:117:20
2613.26:117:20
2713.26:117:21
2813.26:117:21
2913.26:117:22
3013.26:107:22
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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 7.8 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.9Intense
27.8Intense
37.8Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Encarnación de Díaz

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Encarnación de Díaz?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Encarnación de Díaz in May

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

In May, Encarnación de Díaz sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Encarnación de Díaz in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Encarnación de Díaz peaks around April 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 23UV 14Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High
Location & terrain

Where is Encarnación de Díaz?

Encarnación de Díaz sits at 21.5°N, 102.2°W, 1,809 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San Juan de los Lagos, 32 km away.

Topography around Encarnación de Díaz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Encarnación de Díaz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 1,845 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 618 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,532 m.

The land around Encarnación de Díaz is covered by shrubs (35%), cropland (28%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (56%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
618 m
80 km
1,532 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: San Juan de los Lagos 32 km · Teocaltiche 36 km · Lagos de Moreno 37 km · Villa Hidalgo 40 km · Aguascalientes 40 km · Jalostotitlán 46 km · Jesús María 50 km · San Miguel el Alto 58 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 Encarnación de Díaz (21.5263°, -102.2402°, elevation 1,809 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).