Laredo weather in May

In May, Laredo sees average daytime highs of 94°F and overnight lows near 73°F, with 2.5 in of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 93°F in the first days to 97°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Laredo's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laredo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
94°
4th warmest
Overnight low
73°
8th coldest
Rainfall
2.5 in
7.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:54 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
47%
7th clearest
Wind
12 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Laredo is city in and county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States.

Density
964/km²
people per km²
Founded
1755

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 93°F in the first days to 97°F by the end.

A typical May day in Laredo reaches about 94°F in the afternoon and slips back to 73°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 85°F and 103°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°F warmer than April and about 4°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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39371
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How May really feels in Laredo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
31
3 feel dangerously hot (≥ 102°F)
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
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.

Laredo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan69° / 50°1.04.410.57.3
Feb75° / 54°0.94.4117.8
Mar82° / 60°1.75.311.86.9
Apr89° / 67°1.75.612.64.7
May94° / 73°2.57.413.32.9
Jun99° / 77°1.35.213.71.7
Jul100° / 78°1.85.313.61.2
Aug100° / 78°1.45131.2
Sep94° / 74°3.08.812.23.0
Oct87° / 67°1.75.311.35.4
Nov78° / 58°1.24.210.67.9
Dec70° / 51°1.1510.37.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
35941
46040
55941
66040
75941
86040
96040
106139
116139
126337
136337
146535
156535
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196832
206832
217030
227030
237129
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257327
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317723

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Laredo gets around 2.5 in of rain over 7.4 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
120
221
321
422
522
622
723
823
924
1024
1124
1225
1325
1425
1525
1625
1725
1825
1925
2025
2125
2225
2325
2424
2524
2623
2723
2822
2921
3021
3120

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 70% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
119131642100
218121643110
317111644120
416111644130
515101645140
61491646150
71291746160
81181746170
91081846180
10981846180
11981846190
12881946190
13781946200
14672046210
15672046210
16672046220
17571946220
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19461847241
20461847251
21451748251
22351748261
23351649271
24241549281
25241550291
26231450301
27131351311
28121351321
29121251331
30021152341
31021152341

Wind in May

Winds average 12 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 mph on the calmest days to 12 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
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412light breeze
512light breeze
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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 6:04 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:047:06
213.16:037:07
313.16:037:07
413.16:027:08
513.16:017:09
613.16:007:09
713.25:597:10
813.25:597:10
913.25:587:11
1013.25:577:11
1113.35:577:12
1213.35:567:13
1313.35:557:13
1413.35:557:14
1513.35:547:14
1613.45:547:15
1713.45:537:16
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1913.45:527:17
2013.45:527:17
2113.45:517:18
2213.55:517:18
2313.55:507:19
2413.55:507:20
2513.55:497:20
2613.55:497:21
2713.55:497:21
2813.65:487:22
2913.65:487:22
3013.65:487:23
3113.65:487:23

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
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106.2Intense
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146.2Intense
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186.3Intense
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206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Laredo?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Laredo in May

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

In May, Laredo sees daytime highs around 94°F and nights near 73°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Laredo 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 Laredo peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 11Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Laredo 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 Laredo is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1418 µg/m³Jan 165 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb5Good
Mar7Good
Apr9Good
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep9Good
Oct6Good
Nov5Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Laredo?

Laredo sits at 27.5°N, 99.5°W, 413 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Nuevo Laredo, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around Laredo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Laredo.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Laredo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 ft around an average of 420 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 351 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 666 ft.

The land around Laredo is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 2 miles, shrubs (58%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (84%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
184 ft
10 miles
351 ft
50 miles
666 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Nuevo Laredo 1.9 mi · Anáhuac 42 mi · Ciudad Sabinas Hidalgo 81 mi · Ciudad Miguel Alemán 82 mi · Alice 89 mi · Nava 99 mi · Allende 100 mi · Kingsville 101 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 Laredo (27.5064°, -99.5075°, elevation 413 ft), 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).