Mazatlán Weather in May
Mazatlán in May
The short of it: Mazatlán in May averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 18° · rain 60 mm · daylight 12 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & January
May in Mazatlán brings afternoons near 31° and nights around 18°, with about 60 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 56 min in mid-May, 26 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Mazatlán runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Palo Blanco, 4 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Mazatlán, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 53 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo BlancoGuerrero | 4 km S | 31° | 18° | 60 mm |
| PetaquillasGuerrero | 6 km N | 33° | 18° | 57 mm |
| MochitlánGuerrero | 11 km ENE | 33° | 19° | 57 mm |
| ChilpancingoGuerrero | 14 km NNW | 33° | 18° | 56 mm |
| Tixtla de GuerreroGuerrero | 16 km NNE | 33° | 18° | 57 mm |
| OcotitoGuerrero | 22 km SSW | 33° | 21° | 56 mm |
| QuechultenangoGuerrero | 24 km E | 34° | 20° | 57 mm |
| Zumpango del RíoGuerrero | 25 km NNW | 35° | 20° | 51 mm |