Villa Hidalgo weather in May

In May, Villa Hidalgo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 26 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 Villa Hidalgo's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villa Hidalgo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:16 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
40%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Villa Hidalgo is municipal seat of Villa Hidalgo, State of Jalisco, Mexico.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Villa Hidalgo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13013
23014
33014
43014
53014
63014
73014
83014
93014
103014
113014
123014
133014
143015
153015
163015
173115
183115
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253115
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283116
293116
303116
313116

Villa Hidalgo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 182.410.88.0
Feb24° / 131.711.38.6
Mar27° / 10°71.211.88.4
Apr29° / 12°51.512.56.8
May30° / 15°265.5135.5
Jun29° / 16°11013.513.35.2
Jul27° / 15°16417.713.25.5
Aug26° / 15°13816.612.75.7
Sep25° / 15°11814.412.16.0
Oct26° / 13°446.311.57.6
Nov24° / 132.3118.7
Dec22° / 91.510.78.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47327
57426
67327
77426
87426
97525
107624
117525
127624
137723
147723
157822
167822
177921
187921
197921
207921
217921
227921
237921
247921
257921
268020
277921
287921
297822
307723
317723

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Villa Hidalgo gets around 26 mm of rain over 5.5 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 18% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
18
29
310
411
511
612
713
814
914
1015
1115
1216
1316
1416
1517
1617
1718
1818
1919
2019
2120
2220
2321
2422
2522
2623
2724
2825
2926
3027
3128

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79820
89820
99820
109820
119820
129730
139730
149730
159730
169640
179640
189640
199550
209460
219460
229271
239181
249181
259091
2689101
2787112
2886122
2984142
3082153
3181163

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
128calm
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 6:24 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:247:11
212.86:237:12
312.86:237:12
412.86:227:12
512.96:217:13
612.96:217:13
712.96:207:14
812.96:207:14
912.96:197:14
1012.96:187:15
1113.06:187:15
1213.06:177:16
1313.06:177:16
1413.06:177:17
1513.06:167:17
1613.06:167:18
1713.06:157:18
1813.16:157:18
1913.16:147:19
2013.16:147:19
2113.16:147:20
2213.16:137:20
2313.16:137:21
2413.16:137:21
2513.26:137:22
2613.26:127:22
2713.26:127:22
2813.26:127:23
2913.26:127:23
3013.26:117:24
3113.26:117:24

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.76 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.76 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.76 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
27.8Intense
37.8Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
77.8Intense
87.8Intense
97.8Intense
107.8Intense
117.8Intense
127.8Intense
137.8Intense
147.8Intense
157.8Intense
167.8Intense
177.8Intense
187.8Intense
197.8Intense
207.8Intense
217.8Intense
227.7Intense
237.7Intense
247.7Intense
257.7Intense
267.7Intense
277.6Intense
287.6Intense
297.6Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Villa Hidalgo

In seasonPeak

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

Villa Hidalgo'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 Villa Hidalgo?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Villa Hidalgo in May

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

In May, Villa Hidalgo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Villa Hidalgo 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 Villa Hidalgo peaks around April 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highApr 23UV 14Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High
Location & terrain

Where is Villa Hidalgo?

Villa Hidalgo sits at 21.7°N, 102.6°W, 1,942 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Calvillo, 23 km away.

Topography around Villa Hidalgo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villa Hidalgo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 1,942 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,014 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,894 m.

The land around Villa Hidalgo is covered by cropland (39%), grassland (24%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (59%) within 16 km, and shrubs (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
136 m
16 km
1,014 m
80 km
1,894 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Calvillo 23 km · Teocaltiche 27 km · Aguascalientes 39 km · Encarnación de Díaz 40 km · Jesús María 41 km · Nochistlán de Mejía 44 km · San Juan de los Lagos 54 km · San Francisco de los Romo 55 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 Villa Hidalgo (21.6762°, -102.588°, elevation 1,942 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).