Santa Rosalía de Camargo weather in May

In May, Santa Rosalía de Camargo sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Santa Rosalía de Camargo's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Rosalía de Camargo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:16 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
29%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
8.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Santa Rosalía de Camargo is municipal seat of Camargo, State of Chihuahua, Mexico.

Founded
1797

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical May day in Santa Rosalía de Camargo reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Santa Rosalía de Camargo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Santa Rosalía de Camargo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 9210.47.9
Feb23° / 61.4118.6
Mar27° / 11°61.311.88.1
Apr31° / 15°51.112.65.8
May34° / 19°102.513.43.7
Jun36° / 22°19413.72.6
Jul34° / 22°7710.313.63.3
Aug33° / 21°7410133.8
Sep31° / 19°587.912.25.0
Oct29° / 15°193.311.37.1
Nov24° / 13210.68.6
Dec20° / 91.610.37.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Santa Rosalía de Camargo gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 36 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 5:27 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:276:29
213.15:266:30
313.15:256:30
413.15:246:31
513.15:236:31
613.25:236:32
713.25:226:33
813.25:216:33
913.25:206:34
1013.25:206:34
1113.35:196:35
1213.35:186:36
1313.35:186:36
1413.35:176:37
1513.35:176:37
1613.45:166:38
1713.45:156:38
1813.45:156:39
1913.45:146:40
2013.45:146:40
2113.55:136:41
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2413.55:126:43
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2613.55:116:44
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2913.65:106:45
3013.65:106:46
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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 8.08 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 8.08 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 8.08 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.9Intense
28.0Intense
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48.0Intense
58.0Intense
68.0Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Santa Rosalía de Camargo?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Rosalía de Camargo. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Santa Rosalía de Camargo in May

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

In May, Santa Rosalía de Camargo sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Santa Rosalía de Camargo in May

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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 Santa Rosalía de Camargo peaks around May 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 24UV 13Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Rosalía de Camargo?

Santa Rosalía de Camargo sits at 27.7°N, 105.2°W, 1,240 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Delicias, 64 km away.

CuauhtémocOjinaga

Topography around Santa Rosalía de Camargo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santa Rosalía de Camargo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Rosalía de Camargo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 1,234 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 760 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,004 m.

The land around Santa Rosalía de Camargo is covered by shrubs (34%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, shrubs (76%) within 16 km, and shrubs (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
760 m
80 km
1,004 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Ciudad Delicias 64 km · José Mariano Jiménez 66 km · Pedro Meoqui 72 km · Hidalgo del Parral 97 km · Chihuahua 139 km · Juan Aldama 148 km · Cuauhtémoc 185 km · Ojinaga 219 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 Santa Rosalía de Camargo (27.6789°, -105.1716°, elevation 1,240 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).