Guadalupe Victoria weather in May

In May, Guadalupe Victoria sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 23 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 13.2 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 52% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of May to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Guadalupe Victoria's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guadalupe Victoria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:17 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
40%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Guadalupe Victoria is municipal seat of Guadalupe Victoria, State of Durango, 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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Guadalupe Victoria 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 25°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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Guadalupe Victoria 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
Jan19° / 132.210.77.5
Feb21° / 91.311.18.2
Mar24° / 101.711.88.6
Apr27° / 11°102.312.67.9
May29° / 14°234.713.26.5
Jun28° / 16°7910.113.55.9
Jul26° / 15°15514.713.46.0
Aug26° / 15°13114.812.96.0
Sep24° / 14°13614.512.26.3
Oct23° / 11°425.711.48.0
Nov22° / 111.910.88.3
Dec19° / 8210.57.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
37129
47129
57228
67228
77327
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Guadalupe Victoria gets around 23 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 23% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
310
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510
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2017
2117
2218
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2720
2820
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3022
3123

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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21000
31000
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28964
29955
30946
31946

Wind in May

Winds average 12 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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413light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of May to 13 h 24 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 6:27 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:277:21
212.96:267:21
312.96:257:22
413.06:247:22
513.06:247:23
613.06:237:23
713.06:227:24
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1113.16:207:26
1213.16:197:26
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1413.16:187:27
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1613.26:177:28
1713.26:177:29
1813.26:167:29
1913.26:167:30
2013.26:157:30
2113.36:157:31
2213.36:157:31
2313.36:147:32
2413.36:147:32
2513.36:147:33
2613.36:137:33
2713.36:137:34
2813.46:137:34
2913.46:137:35
3013.46:127:35
3113.46:127:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.91 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.91 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Guadalupe Victoria

In seasonPeak

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

Guadalupe Victoria'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 Guadalupe Victoria?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Guadalupe Victoria in May

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Guadalupe Victoria 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 Guadalupe Victoria peaks around May 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highHighMay 22UV 14Dec 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High
Location & terrain

Where is Guadalupe Victoria?

Guadalupe Victoria sits at 24.4°N, 104.1°W, 1,998 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Victoria de Durango, 72 km away.

Topography around Guadalupe Victoria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guadalupe Victoria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 2,005 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 703 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,730 m.

The land around Guadalupe Victoria is covered by cropland (76%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and shrubs (38%) within 16 km, and shrubs (65%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
703 m
80 km
1,730 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Victoria de Durango 72 km · Juan Aldama 76 km · Vicente Guerrero 81 km · Sombrerete 103 km · Río Grande 130 km · Lerdo 135 km · Gómez Palacio 140 km · Torreón 141 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 Guadalupe Victoria (24.4468°, -104.1234°, elevation 1,998 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).