San Felipe weather in May

In May, San Felipe sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 59 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is San Felipe's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Felipe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:10 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
45%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

San Felipe is municipal seat of San Felipe, State of Guanajuato, Mexico.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in San Felipe reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12711
22711
32711
42711
52711
62711
72711
82711
92711
102712
112712
122712
132712
142712
152712
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182712
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202712
212712
222712
232712
242712
252712
262712
272712
282712
292712
302712
312713

San Felipe 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° / 193.410.87.4
Feb22° / 162.811.38.1
Mar24° / 193.511.88.4
Apr26° / 10°234.112.57.7
May27° / 12°599136.9
Jun25° / 13°11612.413.36.4
Jul24° / 13°13414.213.26.4
Aug24° / 13°11212.112.76.6
Sep23° / 12°12514.212.16.0
Oct22° / 10°547.711.57.1
Nov21° / 213.9117.8
Dec20° / 101.810.77.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46733
56733
66733
76733
86733
96733
106832
116931
126931
137030
147030
157129
167129
177129
187228
197228
207228
217228
227228
237327
247327
257228
267228
277228
287228
297129
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

San Felipe gets around 59 mm of rain over 9 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
121
222
323
424
525
626
727
828
928
1029
1129
1229
1329
1429
1529
1629
1730
1830
1930
2030
2130
2230
2330
2429
2529
2629
2729
2829
2929
3029
3129

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8982
9982
10982
11982
12973
13973
14973
15964
16964
17964
18955
19955
20946
21937
22937
23928
24919
25919
269010
278911
288812
298713
308614
318515

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 12 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 6:19 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:197:05
212.86:187:06
312.86:177:06
412.86:177:07
512.86:167:07
612.96:167:07
712.96:157:08
812.96:147:08
912.96:147:09
1012.96:137:09
1112.96:137:10
1213.06:127:10
1313.06:127:10
1413.06:117:11
1513.06:117:11
1613.06:107:12
1713.06:107:12
1813.06:107:13
1913.16:097:13
2013.16:097:14
2113.16:097:14
2213.16:087:14
2313.16:087:15
2413.16:087:15
2513.16:077:16
2613.16:077:16
2713.26:077:17
2813.26:077:17
2913.26:077:17
3013.26:067:18
3113.26:067:18

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 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.51 kWh/m² in April 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
17.6Intense
27.6Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
97.5Intense
107.5Intense
117.5Intense
127.5Intense
137.4Intense
147.4Intense
157.4Intense
167.4Intense
177.4Intense
187.4Intense
197.4Intense
207.4Intense
217.4Intense
227.4Intense
237.4Intense
247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for San Felipe

In seasonPeak

None of San Felipe's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

San Felipe's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit San Felipe?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for San Felipe in May

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

In May, San Felipe sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 12°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in San Felipe 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 San Felipe peaks around June 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 10UV 14Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high
Location & terrain

Where is San Felipe?

San Felipe sits at 21.5°N, 101.2°W, 2,089 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Dolores Hidalgo, 46 km away.

Topography around San Felipe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Felipe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 2,092 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 972 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,421 m.

The land around San Felipe is covered by cropland (33%), shrubs (28%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%), cropland (23%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
972 m
80 km
1,421 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Dolores Hidalgo 46 km · Guanajuato 51 km · Marfil 54 km · Medina 56 km · León de los Aldama 63 km · Silao de la Victoria 63 km · La Ermita 65 km · Centro Familiar la Soledad 67 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 San Felipe (21.4788°, -101.2158°, elevation 2,089 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).