Huetamo de Núñez weather in May

In May, Huetamo de Núñez sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month. 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 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Huetamo de Núñez's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huetamo de Núñez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:14 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
39%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Huetamo de Núñez is municipal seat of Huetamo, State of Michoacán, 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 39°C through the month.

A typical May day in Huetamo de Núñez reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Huetamo de Núñez

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
22 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Huetamo de Núñez weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°90.9114.3
Feb35° / 20°50.511.43.3
Mar37° / 21°70.411.92.1
Apr39° / 23°0012.40.8
May39° / 25°81.912.90.6
Jun36° / 25°9713.813.11.6
Jul35° / 25°11417.1132.2
Aug34° / 25°12418.612.62.2
Sep33° / 24°13819.112.12.5
Oct34° / 23°7211.611.62.9
Nov35° / 22°162.911.13.4
Dec34° / 19°50.510.94.1

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 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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27624
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47624
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67525
77624
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277030
286931
296832
306634
316436

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Huetamo de Núñez gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.9 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 7% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
42
52
62
72
82
93
103
113
123
134
144
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175
185
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217
228
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3018
3120

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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17223410
27223410
36924520
46924520
56725620
66526720
76327820
86228820
96029920
1057301030
1154311230
1252321330
1350331430
1447341540
1545341640
1643351850
1740351960
1838352070
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2033342390
21313325110
22293226120
23273128140
24253029161
25232830171
26222731191
27202632211
28182533231
29172433242
30152234262
31142134283

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
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278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:217:01
212.76:207:01
312.76:207:01
412.76:197:02
512.76:197:02
612.76:187:02
712.86:177:03
812.86:177:03
912.86:177:04
1012.86:167:04
1112.86:167:04
1212.86:157:05
1312.86:157:05
1412.86:147:05
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1912.96:137:07
2012.96:127:08
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2313.06:127:09
2413.06:117:09
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2613.06:117:10
2713.06:117:10
2813.06:117:11
2913.06:107:11
3013.06:107:11
3113.06:107:12

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.53 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.6Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
97.5Intense
107.5Intense
117.5Intense
127.4Intense
137.4Intense
147.4Intense
157.4Intense
167.4Intense
177.3Intense
187.3Intense
197.3Intense
207.3Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
237.2Intense
247.1Intense
257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Huetamo de Núñez

In seasonPeak

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

Huetamo de Núñez's rainy season runs June–October, 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 Huetamo de Núñez?

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

0.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Huetamo de Núñez.

What to pack for Huetamo de Núñez in May

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

In May, Huetamo de Núñez sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Huetamo de Núñez in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Huetamo de Núñez peaks around March 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highHighMar 22UV 12Dec 13UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Huetamo de Núñez 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 Huetamo de Núñez is worst in May — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.4× the cleanest month (February, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1334 µg/m³Feb 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr28Moderate
May35Poor
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Huetamo de Núñez?

Huetamo de Núñez sits at 18.6°N, 100.9°W, 287 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Altamirano, 38 km away.

Topography around Huetamo de Núñez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huetamo de Núñez has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 309 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,176 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,522 m.

The land around Huetamo de Núñez is covered by shrubs (28%), cropland (22%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and shrubs (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
1,176 m
80 km
2,522 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Ciudad Altamirano 38 km · Tuzantla 73 km · Arcelia 74 km · Tejupilco de Hidalgo 85 km · Tacámbaro de Codallos 90 km · Valle de Bravo 103 km · Heróica Zitácuaro 107 km · Ario de Rosales 107 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 Huetamo de Núñez (18.626°, -100.9°, elevation 287 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. 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).