Ojinaga weather in May

In May, Ojinaga sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ojinaga's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ojinaga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:10 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
27%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ojinaga reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Ojinaga

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.

Ojinaga weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 112.110.37.4
Feb22° / 91.610.98.3
Mar26° / 11°71.111.88.4
Apr31° / 15°81.512.76.1
May35° / 19°132.513.53.5
Jun37° / 23°143.213.92.0
Jul36° / 24°345.513.72.5
Aug35° / 23°275.113.13.0
Sep32° / 20°314.412.24.6
Oct29° / 15°17311.37.1
Nov23° / 12210.58.5
Dec18° / 111.910.17.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38515
48515
58515
68515
78614
88515
98515
108416
118416
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148416
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ojinaga gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
45
55
65
75
86
96
106
117
127
138
148
158
169
179
189
1910
2010
2110
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2912
3012
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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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29730
39730
49730
59730
69640
79640
89550
99550
109460
119460
129370
139271
149181
159091
1689101
1789101
1888111
1986122
2086122
2185132
2285132
2384133
2483143
2583143
2682144
2782144
2882144
2981145
3081145
3181145

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
410calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 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 5:22 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:226:29
213.25:216:30
313.25:206:30
413.25:196:31
513.25:186:32
613.35:176:32
713.35:166:33
813.35:166:34
913.35:156:34
1013.35:146:35
1113.45:136:36
1213.45:136:36
1313.45:126:37
1413.45:116:37
1513.55:116:38
1613.55:106:39
1713.55:096:39
1813.55:096:40
1913.55:086:41
2013.65:086:41
2113.65:076:42
2213.65:076:43
2313.65:066:43
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2513.65:056:44
2613.75:056:45
2713.75:056:46
2813.75:046:46
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3013.75:046:47
3113.75:036:48

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.95 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.95 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.95 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
27.8Intense
37.9Intense
47.9Intense
57.9Intense
67.9Intense
77.9Intense
87.9Intense
97.9Intense
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268.0Intense
278.0Intense
288.0Intense
298.0Intense
308.0Intense
318.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ojinaga?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ojinaga in May

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

In May, Ojinaga sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ojinaga 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 Ojinaga peaks around June 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 17UV 12Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ojinaga?

Ojinaga sits at 29.6°N, 104.5°W, 805 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Manuel Ojinaga, 12 km away.

ChihuahuaSanta Rosalía de CamargoCuauhtémocJosé Mariano Jiménez

Topography around Ojinaga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ojinaga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 821 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,686 m.

The land around Ojinaga is covered by bare terrain (61%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, bare terrain (60%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and shrubs (66%) and bare terrain (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
422 m
80 km
1,686 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Manuel Ojinaga 12 km · Juan Aldama 156 km · Pedro Meoqui 171 km · Ciudad Delicias 178 km · Chihuahua 182 km · Santa Rosalía de Camargo 219 km · Cuauhtémoc 260 km · José Mariano Jiménez 273 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 Ojinaga (29.5669°, -104.5449°, elevation 805 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).