Culiacán Weather in May
Culiacán in May
The short of it: Culiacán in May averages a high of 36 °C (97 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 2.0 mm (0.08 in) of rain and about 13 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 36° · low 18° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 13 h 20 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
May in Culiacán brings afternoons near 36° and nights around 18°, with about 2.0 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 36° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 2.0 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 20 min in mid-May, 38 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Culiacán runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Bellavista, 7 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Culiacán, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 18°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BellavistaSinaloa | 7 km W | 35° | 17° | 2.0 mm |
| El DiezSinaloa | 10 km SW | 35° | 17° | 2.0 mm |
| BachigualatitoSinaloa | 12 km SW | 34° | 17° | 2.0 mm |
| La Palmita y Anexos (La Presita)Sinaloa | 13 km NNW | 36° | 18° | 2.0 mm |
| CuliacancitoSinaloa | 14 km W | 35° | 17° | 2.0 mm |
| Campo BalbuenaSinaloa | 17 km WSW | 34° | 17° | 2.0 mm |
| El Limón de los RamosSinaloa | 18 km NW | 35° | 17° | 2.0 mm |
| Estación RosalesSinaloa | 19 km WNW | 35° | 17° | 2.0 mm |