Los Lunas weather in May

In May, Los Lunas sees average daytime highs of 80°F and overnight lows near 54°F, with 0.5 in of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 76°F in the first days to 84°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Los Lunas's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Los Lunas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
80°
5th warmest
Overnight low
54°
8th coldest
Rainfall
0.5 in
2.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:09 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
36%
5th clearest
Wind
7 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Los Lunas is village in and county seat of Valencia County, New Mexico, United States.

Density
404/km²
people per km²

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 76°F in the first days to 84°F by the end.

A typical May day in Los Lunas reaches about 80°F in the afternoon and slips back to 54°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 69°F and 89°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°F warmer than April and about 10°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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37649
47650
57650
67750
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147953
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278457
288457
298558
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318558

How May really feels in Los Lunas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
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.

Los Lunas weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan48° / 27°0.63.91.89.92.1
Feb54° / 31°0.53.61.110.74.0
Mar63° / 38°0.63.20.511.76.6
Apr71° / 44°0.52.40.412.88.1
May80° / 54°0.52.8013.87.9
Jun89° / 63°0.41.8014.35.1
Jul90° / 67°0.95.8014.14.4
Aug88° / 65°0.85013.35.3
Sep82° / 58°1.03.9012.27.5
Oct71° / 47°0.93.80.211.18.1
Nov57° / 35°0.530.810.25.1
Dec47° / 27°0.73.91.69.71.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47723
57723
67723
77723
87723
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308119
318218

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Los Lunas gets around 0.5 in of rain over 2.8 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 9% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
48
58
68
78
88
98
109
119
129
1310
1410
1510
1611
1711
1811
1911
2011
2110
2210
2310
249
259
268
278
287
296
306
315

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
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Wind in May

Winds average 7 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:23 AM to 5:00 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:236:46
213.45:226:46
313.45:216:47
413.55:206:48
513.55:186:49
613.55:176:50
713.65:166:50
813.65:166:51
913.65:156:52
1013.75:146:53
1113.75:136:54
1213.75:126:55
1313.75:116:55
1413.85:106:56
1513.85:096:57
1613.85:096:58
1713.85:086:58
1813.95:076:59
1913.95:067:00
2013.95:067:01
2113.95:057:02
2214.05:057:02
2314.05:047:03
2414.05:037:04
2514.05:037:04
2614.05:027:05
2714.15:027:06
2814.15:017:07
2914.15:017:07
3014.15:007:08
3114.15:007:09

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.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.12 kWh/m² to a high of 8.24 kWh/m² in June 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
17.7Intense
27.7Intense
37.7Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
77.8Intense
87.8Intense
97.8Intense
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218.0Intense
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248.0Intense
258.0Intense
268.1Intense
278.1Intense
288.1Intense
298.1Intense
308.2Intense
318.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Los Lunas?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Los Lunas in May

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

In May, Los Lunas sees daytime highs around 80°F and nights near 54°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Los Lunas in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Los Lunas peaks around June 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 12Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Los Lunas?

Los Lunas sits at 34.8°N, 106.7°W, 4,856 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is South Valley, 14 mi away.

Topography around Los Lunas

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Los Lunas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 ft around an average of 4,872 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,148 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,010 ft.

The land around Los Lunas is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) within 2 miles, grassland (64%) within 10 miles, and grassland (59%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
148 ft
10 miles
1,148 ft
50 miles
6,010 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: South Valley 14 mi · Albuquerque 20 mi · Rio Rancho 30 mi · Enchanted Hills 37 mi · Santa Fe 76 mi · Gallup 124 mi · Alamogordo 139 mi · Farmington 157 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 Los Lunas (34.8062°, -106.7334°, elevation 4,856 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).