Matehuala weather in May

In May, Matehuala sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 52 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Matehuala's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matehuala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:05 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
41%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Matehuala is city in San Luis Potosí, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Matehuala reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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Matehuala weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 152.810.77.4
Feb22° / 132.711.28.1
Mar25° / 10°163.611.88.3
Apr27° / 12°295.212.57.4
May28° / 14°529.413.16.3
Jun28° / 15°518.213.46.6
Jul27° / 15°537.513.37.0
Aug27° / 15°457.512.86.9
Sep26° / 14°679.912.16.7
Oct24° / 12°355.211.48.0
Nov22° / 132.610.98.2
Dec20° / 11210.67.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
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57030
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Matehuala gets around 52 mm of rain over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3129

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29460
39460
49370
59280
69280
79190
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2871281
2970291
3068311
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Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
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89calm
99calm
109calm
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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 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:147:06
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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 7.41 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.41 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Matehuala?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Matehuala in May

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

In May, Matehuala sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Matehuala 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 Matehuala peaks around June 15 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 highHighJun 15UV 14Dec 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High
Location & terrain

Where is Matehuala?

Matehuala sits at 23.6°N, 100.6°W, 1,581 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Victoria, 153 km away.

MontemorelosCiudad de AllendeCiudad Mante

Topography around Matehuala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matehuala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 1,582 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,236 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,073 m.

The land around Matehuala is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and shrubs (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (80%) within 16 km, and shrubs (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
149 m
16 km
1,236 m
80 km
2,073 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Ciudad Victoria 153 km · Salinas de Hidalgo 158 km · Soledad de Graciano Sánchez 165 km · San Luis Potosí 170 km · Linares 173 km · Montemorelos 190 km · Ciudad de Allende 192 km · Ciudad Mante 198 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 Matehuala (23.6482°, -100.6433°, elevation 1,581 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).