Ensenada weather in May

In May, Ensenada sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-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 74% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ensenada's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ensenada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
4:54 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
25%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Ensenada is municipal seat of Ensenada, State of Baja California, Mexico.

Density
22,190/km²
people per km²
Founded
1882

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 Ensenada reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Ensenada weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 585.210.27.0
Feb18° / 726.110.86.6
Mar19° / 48511.87.1
Apr20° / 11°213.212.87.9
May22° / 13°71.513.68.6
Jun24° / 16°10.1149.4
Jul27° / 19°10.213.98.8
Aug28° / 20°20.313.28.4
Sep27° / 18°40.712.28.6
Oct25° / 15°121.911.28.9
Nov21° / 11°223.310.48.0
Dec18° / 454.9106.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48218
58218
68218
78218
88317
98218
108218
118218
128317
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318911

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ensenada gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
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47
57
67
77
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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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2955
3946
4937
5928
6919
79010
88911
98812
108713
118614
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297426
307327
317129

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
169calm
179calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:07 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:076:21
213.35:066:21
313.35:056:22
413.35:046:23
513.35:036:23
613.45:026:24
713.45:016:25
813.45:006:26
913.54:596:26
1013.54:586:27
1113.54:586:28
1213.54:576:28
1313.64:566:29
1413.64:556:30
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1613.64:546:31
1713.64:536:32
1813.74:536:33
1913.74:526:33
2013.74:516:34
2113.74:516:35
2213.84:506:35
2313.84:506:36
2413.84:496:37
2513.84:496:37
2613.84:486:38
2713.84:486:39
2813.94:486:39
2913.94:476:40
3013.94:476:41
3113.94:466:41

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.33 kWh/m² to a high of 8.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.6Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
77.6Intense
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308.0Intense
318.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ensenada?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Ensenada for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ensenada in May

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

In May, Ensenada sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Ensenada in May

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in August at about 20°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 7 to Sep 21 — about 1.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

14°16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr16Cool
May17Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug20Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Ensenada in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ensenada peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ensenada?

Ensenada sits at 31.9°N, 116.6°W, 29 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, 17 km away.

Topography around Ensenada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ensenada has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,088 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,863 m.

The land around Ensenada is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
265 m
16 km
1,088 m
80 km
1,863 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada 17 km · Las Delicias 68 km · Rosarito 69 km · Villa del Prado 2da Sección 71 km · Terrazas del Valle 72 km · La Joya 74 km · Pórticos de San Antonio 75 km · Tecate 77 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 Ensenada (31.8715°, -116.6007°, elevation 29 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. 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).