Todos Santos weather in May

In May, Todos Santos sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of May to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Todos Santos's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Todos Santos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:43 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
23%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Todos Santos is town in La Paz Municipality, State of Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Founded
1734

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 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Todos Santos reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Todos Santos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Todos Santos weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 15°6110.78.9
Feb24° / 15°70.811.28.9
Mar24° / 15°20.411.89.0
Apr25° / 16°00.112.58.9
May26° / 17°00.113.18.9
Jun27° / 19°71.113.48.4
Jul30° / 23°366.513.35.9
Aug30° / 24°9013.312.84.7
Sep29° / 24°13613.912.14.9
Oct29° / 22°193.411.46.9
Nov27° / 19°121.610.98.2
Dec25° / 16°70.810.68.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37624
47822
57822
67822
78020
88020
98119
108119
118218
128317
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27937
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30946
31955

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Todos Santos gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in May, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1554320
2554320
3534430
4534430
5524530
6524530
7504640
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11474950
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13445060
14435160
15415270
16405370
17385570
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21325990
223060100
232862100
242662120
252562130
262362141
272163151
281963171
291862182
301663192
311563202

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 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 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:526:44
212.95:526:44
312.95:516:45
412.95:506:45
512.95:506:46
613.05:496:46
713.05:486:47
813.05:486:47
913.05:476:48
1013.05:466:48
1113.05:466:49
1213.15:456:49
1313.15:456:49
1413.15:446:50
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1613.15:436:51
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1813.25:426:52
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2013.25:426:53
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2413.25:406:55
2513.35:406:55
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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 7.91 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.91 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
27.8Intense
37.8Intense
47.9Intense
57.9Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Todos Santos

In seasonPeak

In May, Todos Santos sits inside its pacific hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Todos Santos sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Pacific hurricane
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May
Jun
Jul
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Dec

Is May a good time to visit Todos Santos?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Todos Santos for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Todos Santos in May

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

In May, Todos Santos sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Todos Santos in May

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in September at about 28°C and coldest in April near 20°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr20Refreshing
May20Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Todos Santos in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Todos Santos peaks around May 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 18UV 12Dec 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High
Location & terrain

Where is Todos Santos?

Todos Santos sits at 23.4°N, 110.2°W, 0 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Colonia del Sol, 67 km away.

Ciudad ConstituciónLos MochisJuan José RíosGabriel Leyva Solano

Topography around Todos Santos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Todos Santos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 600 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,063 m.

The land around Todos Santos is covered by shrubs (65%) within 3 km, shrubs (54%) and water (41%) within 16 km, and shrubs (55%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
184 m
16 km
600 m
80 km
2,063 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Colonia del Sol 67 km · San José del Cabo 69 km · Cabo San Lucas 70 km · La Paz 78 km · Ciudad Constitución 229 km · Los Mochis 289 km · Juan José Ríos 293 km · Gabriel Leyva Solano 294 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 Todos Santos (23.4469°, -110.2231°, elevation 0 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).