Hidalgo del Parral weather in May

In May, Hidalgo del Parral sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Hidalgo del Parral's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hidalgo del Parral's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:19 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
35%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Hidalgo del Parral is municipal seat of Hidalgo del Parral, State of Chihuahua, Mexico.

Founded
1631

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in Hidalgo del Parral reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Hidalgo del Parral

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Hidalgo del Parral weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 112.50.310.57.4
Feb21° / 82.20.2118.0
Mar24° / 111.70.111.88.6
Apr27° / 11°81.9012.67.8
May30° / 14°193.8013.35.8
Jun32° / 17°427.5013.74.6
Jul29° / 17°12115.7013.54.9
Aug28° / 17°11714.40135.5
Sep27° / 15°10112.7012.26.3
Oct26° / 11°285.2011.48.0
Nov22° / 172.3010.78.4
Dec19° / 132.30.510.37.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27327
37327
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57525
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Hidalgo del Parral gets around 19 mm of rain over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
37
47
57
68
78
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99
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2015
2115
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2616
2716
2816
2916
3017
3117

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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21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
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81000
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101000
11991
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20991
21982
22982
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24982
25982
26973
27973
28973
29964
30964
31964

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 36 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 5:30 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:306:30
213.05:296:31
313.15:286:31
413.15:276:32
513.15:266:32
613.15:266:33
713.15:256:33
813.25:246:34
913.25:246:35
1013.25:236:35
1113.25:226:36
1213.25:226:36
1313.35:216:37
1413.35:206:37
1513.35:206:38
1613.35:196:39
1713.35:196:39
1813.45:186:40
1913.45:186:40
2013.45:176:41
2113.45:176:41
2213.45:166:42
2313.45:166:42
2413.55:166:43
2513.55:156:44
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2713.55:146:45
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2913.55:146:46
3013.55:146:46
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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 7.93 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
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37.8Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Hidalgo del Parral?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hidalgo del Parral in May

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

In May, Hidalgo del Parral sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Hidalgo del Parral in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hidalgo del Parral peaks around May 20 at about 13 (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 highHighMay 20UV 13Dec 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov7High
Dec5High
Location & terrain

Where is Hidalgo del Parral?

Hidalgo del Parral sits at 26.9°N, 105.7°W, 1,722 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is José Mariano Jiménez, 77 km away.

ChihuahuaCuauhtémocSantiago PapasquiaroJuan Aldama

Topography around Hidalgo del Parral

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hidalgo del Parral has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 294 m around an average of 1,774 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 674 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,042 m.

The land around Hidalgo del Parral is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and shrubs (38%) within 3 km, shrubs (59%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (64%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
294 m
16 km
674 m
80 km
2,042 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: José Mariano Jiménez 77 km · Santa Rosalía de Camargo 97 km · Ciudad Delicias 141 km · Pedro Meoqui 150 km · Chihuahua 194 km · Cuauhtémoc 202 km · Santiago Papasquiaro 211 km · Juan Aldama 214 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 Hidalgo del Parral (26.9299°, -105.6662°, elevation 1,722 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).