Zaragoza weather in May

In May, Zaragoza sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 145 mm of rain across 22.2 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Zaragoza's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zaragoza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
145 mm
22.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:58 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
61%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Zaragoza is municipal seat of Zaragoza, State of Puebla, Mexico.

Founded
1880

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 23°C through the month.

A typical May day in Zaragoza reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Zaragoza 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
Jan17° / 6111.410.95.4
Feb19° / 5810.911.35.9
Mar20° / 11°9816.511.95.5
Apr22° / 12°13619.212.45.3
May23° / 13°14522.212.95.0
Jun22° / 14°27126.913.23.9
Jul22° / 13°24630.213.13.5
Aug22° / 13°29330.412.73.5
Sep21° / 13°32727.612.13.6
Oct20° / 12°24422.911.54.4
Nov19° / 10°11415.211.15.2
Dec18° / 551110.85.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45050
54951
64951
74753
84753
94753
104654
114654
124654
134555
144654
154753
164753
174852
184852
194951
204951
214852
224951
234852
244852
254753
264654
274654
284555
294456
304357
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Zaragoza gets around 145 mm of rain over 22.2 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 72% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
167
268
369
470
570
671
772
872
972
1072
1173
1273
1372
1472
1572
1672
1772
1872
1972
2071
2171
2271
2371
2471
2572
2672
2772
2873
2974
3075
3176

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 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
144551
242571
340591
438602
536622
634642
733643
831663
930673
1029674
1128684
1227694
1326695
1425705
1525696
1624706
1724697
1823707
1923707
2022717
2122717
2222717
2321718
2421718
2520728
2620728
2719738
2819738
2918748
3017749
3116759

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 h 06 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 6:06 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:066:49
212.76:056:49
312.76:056:49
412.86:046:50
512.86:046:50
612.86:036:51
712.86:036:51
812.86:026:51
912.86:026:52
1012.96:016:52
1112.96:016:52
1212.96:006:53
1312.96:006:53
1412.95:596:54
1512.95:596:54
1612.95:586:54
1712.95:586:55
1813.05:586:55
1913.05:576:56
2013.05:576:56
2113.05:576:56
2213.05:566:57
2313.05:566:57
2413.05:566:58
2513.05:566:58
2613.05:566:59
2713.15:556:59
2813.15:556:59
2913.15:557:00
3013.15:557:00
3113.15:557:01

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.09 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 6.09 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
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286.1Intense
296.1Intense
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316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Zaragoza

In seasonPeak

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

Zaragoza's rainy season runs June–October, 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 Zaragoza?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Zaragoza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zaragoza in May

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

In May, Zaragoza sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Zaragoza in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zaragoza peaks around April 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 12UV 15Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May10Very high
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Zaragoza in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Zaragoza is worst in May — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 38 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMay 1268 µg/m³Oct 1138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May69Unhealthy
Jun48Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov49Poor
Dec59Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Zaragoza?

Zaragoza sits at 19.8°N, 97.6°W, 2,311 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Teziutlan, 21 km away.

Topography around Zaragoza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zaragoza has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 m around an average of 2,312 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,682 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,381 m.

The land around Zaragoza is covered by cropland (40%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
400 m
16 km
1,682 m
80 km
4,381 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Teziutlan 21 km · Altotonga 32 km · Libres 37 km · Perote 40 km · Tlapacoyan 42 km · Zacatlán 46 km · Chignahuapan 50 km · Villa Independencia 61 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 Zaragoza (19.771°, -97.5551°, elevation 2,311 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).