Rosarito weather in May

In May, Rosarito sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Rosarito's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rosarito's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
7th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:55 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
38%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Rosarito is municipal seat of Rosarito, State of Baja California, Mexico.

Founded
1885

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 18°C through the month.

A typical May day in Rosarito reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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Rosarito weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 12°565.510.15.9
Feb16° / 12°696.310.85.5
Mar16° / 12°435.211.85.8
Apr17° / 13°183.212.86.6
May18° / 14°71.513.67.3
Jun19° / 16°10.214.18.1
Jul21° / 18°10.213.98.6
Aug22° / 19°00.113.29.0
Sep22° / 18°30.512.28.8
Oct21° / 17°132.111.28.2
Nov19° / 14°203.110.37.4
Dec16° / 12°445.29.96.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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

Any precipitation

Rosarito gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
169292
268302
367312
466322
565332
664342
764342
863352
963352
1062362
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1261372
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2850465
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3046495
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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 12 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 18 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 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 5:08 AM to 4:47 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:086:23
213.35:076:24
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413.35:056:25
513.45:046:26
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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 7.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Rosarito?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Rosarito for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Rosarito in May

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

In May, Rosarito sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Rosarito in May

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 18 to Sep 29 — about 2.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

14°16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr16Cool
May17Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul20Refreshing
Aug21Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Rosarito in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rosarito peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Rosarito in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Rosarito is worst in October — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.4× the cleanest month (May, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateOct 1631 µg/m³May 176 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May6Good
Jun9Good
Jul8Good
Aug9Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rosarito?

Rosarito sits at 32.4°N, 117.0°W, 46 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Pórticos de San Antonio, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Rosarito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rosarito has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 725 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,966 m.

The land around Rosarito is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, water (45%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
174 m
16 km
725 m
80 km
1,966 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Pórticos de San Antonio 9.0 km · Villa del Prado 2da Sección 10 km · La Joya 10 km · Las Delicias 11 km · Tijuana 16 km · Terrazas del Valle 25 km · Imperial Beach 26 km · Chula Vista 31 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 Rosarito (32.3604°, -117.0464°, elevation 46 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).