Reynosa weather in May
In May, Reynosa sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 49 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.
Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Reynosa's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Reynosa's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 33°
- 5th warmest
- Overnight low
- 23°
- 8th coldest
- Rainfall
- 49 mm
- 6.6 wet days
- Daylight
- 13 h 18 min
- 5:51 AM – 7:08 PM
- Cloud cover
- 48%
- 6th clearest
- Wind
- 20 km/h
- 1st windiest
- Solar energy
- 6.31 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 3.6
- out of 10
Reynosa is municipal seat of Reynosa, State of Tamaulipas, Mexico.
- Founded
- 1749
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in May
Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.
A typical May day in Reynosa reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | 22 |
| 2 | 32 | 22 |
| 3 | 33 | 22 |
| 4 | 33 | 22 |
| 5 | 33 | 22 |
| 6 | 33 | 22 |
| 7 | 33 | 22 |
| 8 | 33 | 22 |
| 9 | 33 | 23 |
| 10 | 33 | 23 |
| 11 | 33 | 23 |
| 12 | 33 | 23 |
| 13 | 33 | 23 |
| 14 | 33 | 23 |
| 15 | 33 | 23 |
| 16 | 33 | 23 |
| 17 | 33 | 23 |
| 18 | 33 | 23 |
| 19 | 34 | 23 |
| 20 | 34 | 23 |
| 21 | 34 | 23 |
| 22 | 34 | 24 |
| 23 | 34 | 24 |
| 24 | 34 | 24 |
| 25 | 34 | 24 |
| 26 | 34 | 24 |
| 27 | 34 | 24 |
| 28 | 34 | 24 |
| 29 | 35 | 24 |
| 30 | 35 | 24 |
| 31 | 35 | 24 |
How May really feels in Reynosa
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.
The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Reynosa weather by month
How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22° / 12° | 26 | 4.4 | 10.6 | 7.6 |
| Feb | 25° / 14° | 24 | 4.3 | 11.1 | 7.8 |
| Mar | 28° / 17° | 36 | 5.5 | 11.8 | 6.8 |
| Apr | 31° / 20° | 45 | 5.6 | 12.6 | 5.1 |
| May | 33° / 23° | 49 | 6.6 | 13.3 | 3.6 |
| Jun | 35° / 25° | 52 | 6.8 | 13.6 | 2.5 |
| Jul | 36° / 25° | 54 | 6.1 | 13.5 | 2.2 |
| Aug | 36° / 25° | 39 | 6.7 | 12.9 | 2.0 |
| Sep | 34° / 24° | 89 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 3.1 |
| Oct | 31° / 20° | 60 | 7 | 11.4 | 5.2 |
| Nov | 26° / 16° | 36 | 5.3 | 10.7 | 7.5 |
| Dec | 23° / 12° | 30 | 5 | 10.4 | 7.6 |
Cloud cover in May
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 76 |
| Cloudier (%) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58 | 42 |
| 2 | 58 | 42 |
| 3 | 58 | 42 |
| 4 | 58 | 42 |
| 5 | 57 | 43 |
| 6 | 58 | 42 |
| 7 | 58 | 42 |
| 8 | 58 | 42 |
| 9 | 59 | 41 |
| 10 | 60 | 40 |
| 11 | 60 | 40 |
| 12 | 61 | 39 |
| 13 | 63 | 37 |
| 14 | 63 | 37 |
| 15 | 64 | 36 |
| 16 | 65 | 35 |
| 17 | 65 | 35 |
| 18 | 67 | 33 |
| 19 | 67 | 33 |
| 20 | 68 | 32 |
| 21 | 68 | 32 |
| 22 | 70 | 30 |
| 23 | 70 | 30 |
| 24 | 71 | 29 |
| 25 | 72 | 28 |
| 26 | 72 | 28 |
| 27 | 74 | 26 |
| 28 | 74 | 26 |
| 29 | 74 | 26 |
| 30 | 76 | 24 |
| 31 | 76 | 24 |
Chance of precipitation in May
Reynosa gets around 49 mm of rain over 6.6 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 21% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 19 |
| 2 | 19 |
| 3 | 19 |
| 4 | 20 |
| 5 | 20 |
| 6 | 20 |
| 7 | 21 |
| 8 | 21 |
| 9 | 21 |
| 10 | 22 |
| 11 | 22 |
| 12 | 22 |
| 13 | 22 |
| 14 | 22 |
| 15 | 22 |
| 16 | 22 |
| 17 | 22 |
| 18 | 22 |
| 19 | 22 |
| 20 | 22 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 21 |
| 23 | 21 |
| 24 | 21 |
| 25 | 21 |
| 26 | 21 |
| 27 | 21 |
| 28 | 21 |
| 29 | 21 |
| 30 | 21 |
| 31 | 21 |
Humidity in May
Most of May feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comfortable (%) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Muggy (%) | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| Oppressive (%) | 42 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 73 |
| Miserable (%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 42 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 44 | 1 |
| 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 46 | 1 |
| 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 48 | 1 |
| 5 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 50 | 1 |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 51 | 2 |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 52 | 2 |
| 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 54 | 2 |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 56 | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 56 | 2 |
| 11 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 56 | 3 |
| 12 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 56 | 3 |
| 13 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 56 | 4 |
| 14 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 55 | 4 |
| 15 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 56 | 5 |
| 16 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 56 | 5 |
| 17 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 57 | 6 |
| 18 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 57 | 6 |
| 19 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 58 | 6 |
| 20 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 58 | 7 |
| 21 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 59 | 7 |
| 22 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 60 | 7 |
| 23 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 61 | 7 |
| 24 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 63 | 7 |
| 25 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 64 | 8 |
| 26 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 67 | 8 |
| 27 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 67 | 8 |
| 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 69 | 8 |
| 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 71 | 8 |
| 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 73 | 8 |
| 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 73 | 9 |
Wind in May
Winds average 20 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.
Across May, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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| Wind speed (km/h) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels | light breeze | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | light breeze |
| 2 | 20 | breezy |
| 3 | 20 | breezy |
| 4 | 20 | breezy |
| 5 | 20 | breezy |
| 6 | 20 | breezy |
| 7 | 20 | breezy |
| 8 | 20 | light breeze |
| 9 | 20 | light breeze |
| 10 | 20 | light breeze |
| 11 | 20 | light breeze |
| 12 | 20 | light breeze |
| 13 | 20 | light breeze |
| 14 | 20 | light breeze |
| 15 | 20 | light breeze |
| 16 | 20 | light breeze |
| 17 | 20 | light breeze |
| 18 | 19 | light breeze |
| 19 | 19 | light breeze |
| 20 | 19 | light breeze |
| 21 | 19 | light breeze |
| 22 | 19 | light breeze |
| 23 | 19 | light breeze |
| 24 | 19 | light breeze |
| 25 | 19 | light breeze |
| 26 | 19 | light breeze |
| 27 | 19 | light breeze |
| 28 | 19 | light breeze |
| 29 | 19 | light breeze |
| 30 | 19 | light breeze |
| 31 | 19 | light breeze |
Sunrise & sunset in May
Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days grow by about 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 7:15 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:01 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 5:59 | 5:58 | 5:57 | 5:57 | 5:56 | 5:55 | 5:55 | 5:54 | 5:53 | 5:53 | 5:52 | 5:52 | 5:51 | 5:51 | 5:50 | 5:50 | 5:49 | 5:49 | 5:48 | 5:48 | 5:48 | 5:47 | 5:47 | 5:47 | 5:46 | 5:46 | 5:46 | 5:46 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:59 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:01 | 7:02 | 7:02 | 7:03 | 7:03 | 7:04 | 7:04 | 7:05 | 7:05 | 7:06 | 7:06 | 7:07 | 7:08 | 7:08 | 7:09 | 7:09 | 7:10 | 7:10 | 7:11 | 7:11 | 7:12 | 7:12 | 7:13 | 7:13 | 7:14 | 7:14 | 7:15 | 7:15 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13.0 | 6:01 | 6:59 |
| 2 | 13.0 | 6:00 | 7:00 |
| 3 | 13.0 | 6:00 | 7:00 |
| 4 | 13.0 | 5:59 | 7:01 |
| 5 | 13.1 | 5:58 | 7:02 |
| 6 | 13.1 | 5:57 | 7:02 |
| 7 | 13.1 | 5:57 | 7:03 |
| 8 | 13.1 | 5:56 | 7:03 |
| 9 | 13.1 | 5:55 | 7:04 |
| 10 | 13.2 | 5:55 | 7:04 |
| 11 | 13.2 | 5:54 | 7:05 |
| 12 | 13.2 | 5:53 | 7:05 |
| 13 | 13.2 | 5:53 | 7:06 |
| 14 | 13.2 | 5:52 | 7:06 |
| 15 | 13.3 | 5:52 | 7:07 |
| 16 | 13.3 | 5:51 | 7:08 |
| 17 | 13.3 | 5:51 | 7:08 |
| 18 | 13.3 | 5:50 | 7:09 |
| 19 | 13.3 | 5:50 | 7:09 |
| 20 | 13.3 | 5:49 | 7:10 |
| 21 | 13.4 | 5:49 | 7:10 |
| 22 | 13.4 | 5:48 | 7:11 |
| 23 | 13.4 | 5:48 | 7:11 |
| 24 | 13.4 | 5:48 | 7:12 |
| 25 | 13.4 | 5:47 | 7:12 |
| 26 | 13.4 | 5:47 | 7:13 |
| 27 | 13.4 | 5:47 | 7:13 |
| 28 | 13.5 | 5:46 | 7:14 |
| 29 | 13.5 | 5:46 | 7:14 |
| 30 | 13.5 | 5:46 | 7:15 |
| 31 | 13.5 | 5:46 | 7:15 |
Solar energy in May
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.31 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 2 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 3 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 4 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 5 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 6 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 7 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 8 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 9 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 10 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 11 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 12 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 13 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 14 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 15 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 16 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 17 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 18 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 19 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 20 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 21 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 22 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 23 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 24 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 25 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 26 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 27 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 28 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 29 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 30 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 31 | 6.6 | Intense |
Is May a good time to visit Reynosa?
Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Reynosa. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Reynosa in May
From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In May, Reynosa sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.
UV index in Reynosa in May
Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Reynosa peaks around June 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 5 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Level | Moderate | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | Moderate |
| Feb | 7 | Very high |
| Mar | 8 | Very high |
| Apr | 11 | Extreme |
| May | 9 | Very high |
| Jun | 12 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 10 | Very high |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 6 | High |
| Dec | 5 | Moderate |
Air quality in Reynosa in May
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Reynosa is worst in July — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | Good |
| Feb | 10 | Good |
| Mar | 11 | Good |
| Apr | 13 | Moderate |
| May | 20 | Moderate |
| Jun | 21 | Moderate |
| Jul | 26 | Moderate |
| Aug | 19 | Moderate |
| Sep | 12 | Moderate |
| Oct | 8 | Good |
| Nov | 7 | Good |
| Dec | 9 | Good |
Where is Reynosa?
Reynosa sits at 26.1°N, 98.3°W, 38 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is McAllen, 15 km away.
Topography around Reynosa
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Reynosa.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Reynosa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 37 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m.
The land around Reynosa is covered by artificial surfaces (69%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (28%), cropland (25%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 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
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 Reynosa (26.08°, -98.2846°, elevation 38 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).