Guamúchil weather in May

In May, Guamúchil sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Guamúchil's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guamúchil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:31 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
21%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Guamúchil is municipal seat of Salvador Alvarado, State of Sinaloa, 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 36°C through the month.

A typical May day in Guamúchil reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°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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33618
43618
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How May really feels in Guamúchil

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Guamúchil weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 12°191.910.67.8
Feb29° / 13°161.811.16.7
Mar31° / 14°40.611.85.5
Apr34° / 16°10.312.63.9
May36° / 19°10.313.22.6
Jun37° / 24°152.813.62.0
Jul35° / 25°13015.213.42.0
Aug34° / 25°16617.512.92.3
Sep34° / 25°1311412.22.7
Oct35° / 21°35411.43.1
Nov32° / 16°442.210.85.1
Dec28° / 13°222.110.47.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
28020
38119
48218
58218
68317
78317
88416
98416
108614
118614
128713
138713
148713
158812
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198911
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219010
229010
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24919
25928
26928
27919
28919
29928
30928
31928

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Guamúchil gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in May, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
155291420
255291420
354291430
453301430
551301540
651301540
750301650
848301650
947301760
1045291870
1144291970
1242292180
1340292290
14382923100
15362924110
16342925110
17322926120
18302927130
19282928140
20262929151
21242929171
22222930181
23202830201
24182830222
25172730243
26152629264
27132529285
28122428307
29112227319
30921263311
31820253413

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
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278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of May to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:416:38
213.05:406:38
313.05:406:39
413.05:396:39
513.05:386:40
613.05:376:40
713.15:376:41
813.15:366:41
913.15:356:42
1013.15:356:43
1113.15:346:43
1213.25:346:44
1313.25:336:44
1413.25:326:45
1513.25:326:45
1613.25:316:46
1713.35:316:46
1813.35:306:47
1913.35:306:47
2013.35:306:48
2113.35:296:48
2213.35:296:49
2313.45:286:49
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2513.45:286:50
2613.45:276:51
2713.45:276:51
2813.45:276:52
2913.45:266:52
3013.45:266:53
3113.55:266:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.92 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
27.8Intense
37.8Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.9Intense
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87.9Intense
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287.8Intense
297.8Intense
307.8Intense
317.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Guamúchil

In seasonPeak

In May, Guamúchil sits inside its pacific hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Guamúchil sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Guamúchil's rainy season runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Guamúchil?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Guamúchil. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Guamúchil in May

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

In May, Guamúchil sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Guamúchil in May

The nearest coast averages about 25°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 48 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 20°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb20Refreshing
Mar20Refreshing
Apr22Refreshing
May25Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec22Refreshing

UV index in Guamúchil in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guamúchil peaks around July 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 17UV 12Dec 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Guamúchil 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 Guamúchil is worst in May — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1919 µg/m³Jan 148 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May20Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Guamúchil?

Guamúchil sits at 25.5°N, 108.1°W, 46 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Guasave, 41 km away.

Topography around Guamúchil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guamúchil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 615 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,277 m.

The land around Guamúchil is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
615 m
80 km
2,277 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
May weather nearby: Guasave 41 km · Gabriel Leyva Solano 60 km · Juan José Ríos 82 km · Navolato 86 km · Los Mochis 99 km · Culiacán 100 km · Licenciado Benito Juárez 104 km · Costa Rica 119 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 Guamúchil (25.4587°, -108.0773°, elevation 46 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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. 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).