Río Grande weather in May

In May, Río Grande sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 15 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°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 Río Grande's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Río Grande's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:14 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
39%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Río Grande is Mexican town in the state of Zacatecas.

Founded
1562

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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Río Grande reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Río Grande weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 132.410.77.8
Feb23° / 111.611.28.5
Mar25° / 81.411.88.5
Apr28° / 12°71.612.57.4
May30° / 15°153.213.16.2
Jun29° / 16°568.513.46.0
Jul27° / 16°7811.213.36.4
Aug27° / 16°7010.912.86.5
Sep25° / 15°8611.812.16.6
Oct25° / 12°284.811.48.1
Nov23° / 112.210.88.5
Dec21° / 81.810.68.0

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 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37426
47426
57426
67525
77525
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Río Grande gets around 15 mm of rain over 3.2 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 11% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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27
38
48
58
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3015
3116

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
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15991
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19991
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21991
22982
23982
24982
25973
26973
27964
28955
29955
30946
31937

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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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 6:23 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:237:16
212.96:227:16
312.96:227:17
412.96:217:17
513.06:207:17
613.06:207:18
713.06:197:18
813.06:187:19
913.06:187:19
1013.06:177:20
1113.16:177:20
1213.16:167:21
1313.16:157:21
1413.16:157:22
1513.16:147:22
1613.16:147:23
1713.26:137:23
1813.26:137:24
1913.26:137:24
2013.26:127:25
2113.26:127:25
2213.26:117:26
2313.36:117:26
2413.36:117:27
2513.36:107:27
2613.36:107:28
2713.36:107:28
2813.36:107:29
2913.36:097:29
3013.36:097:30
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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 7.81 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
27.8Intense
37.8Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Río Grande?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Río Grande in May

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

In May, Río Grande sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Río Grande in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Río Grande peaks around May 21 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 highHighMay 21UV 14Dec 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High
Location & terrain

Where is Río Grande?

Río Grande sits at 23.8°N, 103.0°W, 1,859 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Juan Aldama, 63 km away.

Topography around Río Grande

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Río Grande has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 1,878 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,533 m.

The land around Río Grande is covered by shrubs (40%), artificial surfaces (30%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (77%) within 16 km, and shrubs (64%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
396 m
80 km
1,533 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Juan Aldama 63 km · Sombrerete 66 km · Fresnillo 74 km · Vicente Guerrero 97 km · Víctor Rosales 103 km · Zacatecas 126 km · Guadalupe Victoria 130 km · Jerez de García Salinas 131 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 Río Grande (23.8273°, -103.0341°, elevation 1,859 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).