Cruces Weather in May
Cruces in May
The short of it: Cruces in May averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 6.0 mm (0.24 in) of rain and about 13 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 10° · rain 6.0 mm · daylight 13 h 37 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & November
Thirty years of records give Cruces an average May high of 31°, a low of 10° and some 6.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 6.0 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 37 min in mid-May, 46 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and November.
Against its neighbours, Cruces runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Namiquipa, 20 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Cruces, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 21°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NamiquipaChihuahua | 20 km S | 31° | 9° | 6.0 mm |
| El MolinoChihuahua | 27 km S | 30° | 9° | 6.0 mm |
| El TerreroChihuahua | 28 km S | 30° | 9° | 6.0 mm |
| Valentín Gómez FaríasChihuahua | 35 km WSW | 29° | 7° | 6.0 mm |
| Peña BlancaChihuahua | 35 km WSW | 29° | 6° | 6.0 mm |
| La PintaChihuahua | 35 km SW | 29° | 7° | 6.0 mm |
| Ignacio AllendeChihuahua | 37 km WNW | 29° | 8° | 6.0 mm |
| San José BabícoraChihuahua | 40 km WSW | 29° | 6° | 6.0 mm |