Fresnillo weather in May

In May, Fresnillo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 20 mm of rain across 4.7 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Fresnillo's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fresnillo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:14 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
41%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Fresnillo is city in Fresnillo Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico.

Density
29/km²
people per km²
Founded
1554

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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Fresnillo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Fresnillo 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
Jan20° / 152.610.77.7
Feb22° / 111.611.28.4
Mar25° / 81.611.88.6
Apr27° / 11°92.212.57.8
May29° / 14°204.713.16.5
Jun28° / 15°689.713.46.2
Jul26° / 14°9411.813.36.5
Aug26° / 14°7910.912.86.6
Sep24° / 13°981312.16.5
Oct24° / 11°315.311.58.0
Nov22° / 132.310.98.4
Dec20° / 81.510.67.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27228
37228
47228
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Fresnillo gets around 20 mm of rain over 4.7 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 15% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2016
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3121

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912calm
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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 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 6:23 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:237:14
212.96:237:15
312.96:227:15
412.96:217:15
512.96:207:16
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713.06:197:17
813.06:197:17
913.06:187:18
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1113.06:177:19
1213.06:167:19
1313.16:167:20
1413.16:157:20
1513.16:157:21
1613.16:147:21
1713.16:147:22
1813.16:137:22
1913.26:137:23
2013.26:137:23
2113.26:127:23
2213.26:127:24
2313.26:127:24
2413.26:117:25
2513.26:117:25
2613.36:117:26
2713.36:107:26
2813.36:107:27
2913.36:107:27
3013.36:107:28
3113.36:107:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.78 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.78 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
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47.8Intense
57.8Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Fresnillo?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Fresnillo in May

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

In May, Fresnillo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

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UV index in Fresnillo 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 Fresnillo peaks around May 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highHighMay 16UV 14Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High
Location & terrain

Where is Fresnillo?

Fresnillo sits at 23.2°N, 102.9°W, 2,192 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Víctor Rosales, 30 km away.

Topography around Fresnillo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fresnillo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 2,197 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 790 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,141 m.

The land around Fresnillo is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
790 m
80 km
1,141 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Víctor Rosales 30 km · Zacatecas 54 km · Guadalupe 60 km · Jerez de García Salinas 60 km · Río Grande 74 km · Sombrerete 94 km · Rincón de Romos 119 km · Pabellón de Arteaga 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 Fresnillo (23.1749°, -102.8679°, elevation 2,192 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).