San Luis de la Paz weather in May

In May, San Luis de la Paz sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 42 mm of rain across 8.9 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 Luis de la Paz's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Luis de la Paz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:08 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
44%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

San Luis de la Paz is municipal seat of San Luis, State of Guanajuato, Mexico.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11 µg/m³ · 2018

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 San Luis de la Paz reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°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 on par with April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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32814
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62814
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San Luis de la Paz 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
Jan21° / 122.710.87.8
Feb23° / 11211.38.5
Mar26° / 10°132.611.88.3
Apr28° / 13°184.312.57.3
May28° / 14°428.9136.4
Jun26° / 15°9213.413.36.2
Jul24° / 14°1061513.26.2
Aug24° / 14°8812.912.76.5
Sep23° / 14°10213.512.16.2
Oct23° / 12°416.711.57.3
Nov22° / 152.8118.1
Dec21° / 51.210.78.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
37030
47030
57030
67030
77030
87030
97030
107129
117129
127129
137228
147228
157228
167228
177327
187327
197327
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217426
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257525
267525
277525
287525
297426
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

San Luis de la Paz gets around 42 mm of rain over 8.9 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 32% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
122
223
324
425
526
627
728
829
929
1029
1130
1229
1329
1429
1529
1629
1729
1829
1929
2029
2129
2229
2329
2429
2529
2629
2730
2830
2931
3032
3132

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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19280
29280
39190
490100
589110
688120
787130
886140
986140
1085150
1184160
1284160
1383170
1483170
1582180
1681190
1779201
1879201
1978211
2077221
2176231
2275241
2374251
2472262
2571272
2670282
2769292
2867312
2966322
3065332
3163352

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
2910calm
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3110calm

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 6:16 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:167:02
212.86:157:03
312.86:157:03
412.86:147:04
512.86:147:04
612.96:137:04
712.96:127:05
812.96:127:05
912.96:117:06
1012.96:117:06
1112.96:107:07
1213.06:107:07
1313.06:097:07
1413.06:097:08
1513.06:087:08
1613.06:087:09
1713.06:087:09
1813.06:077:10
1913.16:077:10
2013.16:067:10
2113.16:067:11
2213.16:067:11
2313.16:057:12
2413.16:057:12
2513.16:057:13
2613.16:057:13
2713.26:047:13
2813.26:047:14
2913.26:047:14
3013.26:047:15
3113.26:047:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.21 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
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277.2Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for San Luis de la Paz

In seasonPeak

None of San Luis de la Paz'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 Luis de la Paz'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 Luis de la Paz?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for San Luis de la Paz in May

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

In May, San Luis de la Paz sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in San Luis de la Paz in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (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 Luis de la Paz peaks around June 14 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 14UV 14Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high
Location & terrain

Where is San Luis de la Paz?

San Luis de la Paz sits at 21.3°N, 100.5°W, 2,022 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San José Iturbide, 36 km away.

Topography around San Luis de la Paz

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Luis de la Paz.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Luis de la Paz has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m around an average of 2,053 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 719 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,692 m.

The land around San Luis de la Paz is covered by shrubs (47%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (68%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
329 m
16 km
719 m
80 km
2,692 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: San José Iturbide 36 km · Dolores Hidalgo 46 km · San Miguel de Allende 49 km · Santa Rosa Jáuregui 62 km · Comonfort 69 km · San Felipe 75 km · Santiago de Querétaro 80 km · Guanajuato 83 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 Luis de la Paz (21.2984°, -100.5148°, elevation 2,022 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).