Vicente Guerrero weather in May

In May, Vicente Guerrero sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 15 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Vicente Guerrero's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vicente Guerrero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:18 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
39%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Vicente Guerrero is cabecera del municipio de Vicente Guerrero, Durango, México.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Vicente Guerrero reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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Vicente Guerrero weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 152.310.77.6
Feb22° / 101.611.28.2
Mar24° / 91.611.88.7
Apr27° / 10°61.412.58.1
May29° / 13°153.713.16.8
Jun28° / 15°7810.613.45.9
Jul26° / 14°14317.313.35.7
Aug25° / 14°1261712.85.8
Sep24° / 13°11415.112.16.1
Oct24° / 10°355.511.48.0
Nov22° / 122.110.98.4
Dec20° / 81.510.67.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37426
47426
57525
67525
77525
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Vicente Guerrero gets around 15 mm of rain over 3.7 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 12% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
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69
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2013
2113
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2817
2918
3019
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
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191000
20991
21991
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24982
25982
26973
27973
28964
29955
30946
31937

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
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810calm
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1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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149calm
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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 6:27 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:277:19
212.96:267:20
312.96:267:20
412.96:257:21
512.96:247:21
613.06:247:22
713.06:237:22
813.06:227:23
913.06:227:23
1013.06:217:24
1113.16:207:24
1213.16:207:24
1313.16:197:25
1413.16:197:25
1513.16:187:26
1613.16:187:26
1713.26:177:27
1813.26:177:27
1913.26:177:28
2013.26:167:28
2113.26:167:29
2213.26:157:29
2313.26:157:30
2413.36:157:30
2513.36:147:31
2613.36:147:31
2713.36:147:32
2813.36:147:32
2913.36:137:33
3013.36:137:33
3113.36:137:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.78 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.78 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
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37.8Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Vicente Guerrero

In seasonPeak

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

Vicente Guerrero'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 Vicente Guerrero?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Vicente Guerrero in May

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

In May, Vicente Guerrero sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Vicente Guerrero 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 Vicente Guerrero peaks around May 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighMay 19UV 14Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High
Location & terrain

Where is Vicente Guerrero?

Vicente Guerrero sits at 23.7°N, 104.0°W, 1,956 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Sombrerete, 37 km away.

Topography around Vicente Guerrero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vicente Guerrero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 1,932 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 633 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,080 m.

The land around Vicente Guerrero is covered by cropland (49%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and shrubs (43%) within 16 km, and shrubs (45%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
633 m
80 km
2,080 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Sombrerete 37 km · Victoria de Durango 76 km · Guadalupe Victoria 81 km · Juan Aldama 86 km · Río Grande 97 km · Fresnillo 130 km · El Salto 140 km · Pueblo Nuevo 147 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 Vicente Guerrero (23.7327°, -103.9825°, elevation 1,956 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).