Salinas de Hidalgo weather in May

In May, Salinas de Hidalgo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 31 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-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 56% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Salinas de Hidalgo's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salinas de Hidalgo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:11 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
39%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Salinas de Hidalgo is municipal seat of Salinas, State of San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

Founded
1596

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 Salinas de Hidalgo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 15°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 about 1°C warmer than June.

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Salinas de Hidalgo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 142.310.87.6
Feb22° / 122.111.28.3
Mar25° / 92.111.88.6
Apr27° / 12°102.812.57.7
May28° / 14°316.613.16.6
Jun27° / 15°578.713.46.8
Jul26° / 14°709.113.27.0
Aug26° / 14°597.712.87.2
Sep24° / 14°679.912.17.0
Oct24° / 11°284.911.58.0
Nov22° / 122.110.98.3
Dec20° / 81.810.67.8

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 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37228
47228
57327
67327
77426
87426
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Salinas de Hidalgo gets around 31 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 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
113
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415
516
616
717
818
919
1019
1120
1220
1321
1421
1522
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1924
2024
2124
2224
2324
2424
2524
2624
2724
2824
2924
3024
3124

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16973
17973
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19964
20964
21955
22955
23955
24946
25946
26937
27928
28928
29919
309010
318911

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:197:09
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312.96:187:10
412.96:177:10
512.96:177:11
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1313.06:127:14
1413.16:127:15
1513.16:117:15
1613.16:117:16
1713.16:107:16
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1913.16:097:17
2013.16:097:17
2113.26:097:18
2213.26:087:18
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2513.26:077:20
2613.26:077:20
2713.26:077:21
2813.26:077:21
2913.36:067:22
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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 7.69 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.69 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.69 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
27.7Intense
37.7Intense
47.7Intense
57.7Intense
67.7Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Salinas de Hidalgo?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Salinas de Hidalgo in May

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

In May, Salinas de Hidalgo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Salinas de Hidalgo 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 Salinas de Hidalgo peaks around June 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 11UV 14Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov7Very high
Dec7High
Location & terrain

Where is Salinas de Hidalgo?

Salinas de Hidalgo sits at 22.6°N, 101.7°W, 2,076 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Loreto, 48 km away.

Topography around Salinas de Hidalgo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salinas de Hidalgo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 2,083 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,341 m.

The land around Salinas de Hidalgo is covered by shrubs (54%) within 3 km, shrubs (70%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (68%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
711 m
80 km
1,341 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Loreto 48 km · Rincón de Romos 77 km · Pabellón de Arteaga 79 km · Guadalupe 84 km · San Francisco de los Romo 84 km · Zacatecas 90 km · San Luis Potosí 93 km · Soledad de Graciano Sánchez 94 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 Salinas de Hidalgo (22.6279°, -101.7142°, elevation 2,076 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).