Magdalena de Kino weather in May

In May, Magdalena de Kino sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Magdalena de Kino's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magdalena de Kino's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:34 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
19%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
8.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Magdalena de Kino is municipal seat of Magdalena, State of Sonora, Mexico.

Founded
1700

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 30°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Magdalena de Kino reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Magdalena de Kino

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 11 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
11
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.

Magdalena de Kino weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 383.610.27.4
Feb20° / 38410.97.4
Mar23° / 222.811.88.5
Apr27° / 10°6112.78.3
May31° / 15°30.713.55.7
Jun36° / 20°61.613.92.9
Jul35° / 23°6411.713.82.7
Aug33° / 22°6112.513.13.3
Sep32° / 19°466.112.24.5
Oct29° / 14°232.511.27.3
Nov23° / 252.410.58.5
Dec19° / 384.110.17.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28812
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68911
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Magdalena de Kino gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.7 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 2% and peaks near 3% 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 48 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 5:46 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:466:56
213.25:456:57
313.25:446:58
413.35:436:58
513.35:426:59
613.35:417:00
713.35:407:00
813.45:407:01
913.45:397:02
1013.45:387:02
1113.45:377:03
1213.55:377:04
1313.55:367:04
1413.55:357:05
1513.55:347:06
1613.55:347:06
1713.65:337:07
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1913.65:327:08
2013.65:317:09
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2213.75:307:10
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2413.75:297:12
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2613.75:287:13
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2913.85:277:15
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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 8.34 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 8.34 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 8.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.2Intense
28.2Intense
38.2Intense
48.2Intense
58.2Intense
68.2Intense
78.2Intense
88.2Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Magdalena de Kino?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Magdalena de Kino in May

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

In May, Magdalena de Kino sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Magdalena de Kino in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Magdalena de Kino peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Magdalena de Kino?

Magdalena de Kino sits at 30.6°N, 111.0°W, 779 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Cananea, 75 km away.

Topography around Magdalena de Kino

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magdalena de Kino has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 787 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 783 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,079 m.

The land around Magdalena de Kino is covered by shrubs (60%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (91%) within 16 km, and shrubs (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
354 m
16 km
783 m
80 km
2,079 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Cananea 75 km · Nogales 76 km · Nogales 79 km · Rio Rico 94 km · Heroica Caborca 115 km · Sierra Vista 121 km · Green Valley 137 km · Sahuarita 148 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 Magdalena de Kino (30.6268°, -110.9615°, elevation 779 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).