Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo climate

Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 31°C on May 1 to 30°C on May 31, and lows from 23°C to 24°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 28 mm over about 6 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, in °C, with the record for each date.1520253035151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
31°C
Average low
24°C
Precipitation
28 mm
Reanalysis high
35°CMay 15, 1998
Reanalysis low
19°CMay 3, 2010
Daylight
12 h 47 min to 13 h 06 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
19°C
Wind
9.7 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 131°C23°C33°C 201419°C 20103%
May 231°C23°C33°C 200419°C 20104%
May 331°C23°C33°C 201119°C 20106%
May 431°C23°C35°C 199720°C 20106%
May 531°C24°C34°C 200222°C 20107%
May 631°C24°C35°C 199421°C 20138%
May 731°C24°C33°C 200421°C 19958%
May 831°C24°C33°C 201522°C 199510%
May 931°C24°C35°C 201021°C 201910%
May 1031°C24°C33°C 199321°C 201911%
May 1131°C24°C33°C 200421°C 199512%
May 1231°C24°C34°C 200322°C 201314%
May 1331°C24°C33°C 200321°C 199815%
May 1431°C24°C35°C 200422°C 199816%
May 1531°C24°C35°C 199823°C 199316%
May 1631°C24°C34°C 199823°C 199317%
May 1731°C24°C34°C 199822°C 201918%
May 1831°C24°C34°C 199822°C 200520%
May 1931°C24°C33°C 202022°C 199122%
May 2031°C24°C34°C 199822°C 199124%
May 2131°C24°C33°C 201622°C 199127%
May 2231°C24°C33°C 201621°C 199129%
May 2331°C24°C34°C 199921°C 199130%
May 2431°C24°C33°C 199921°C 199332%
May 2531°C24°C33°C 201622°C 199134%
May 2631°C24°C33°C 201922°C 199336%
May 2731°C24°C33°C 201622°C 199338%
May 2830°C24°C32°C 201123°C 202040%
May 2930°C24°C33°C 199922°C 201043%
May 3030°C24°C33°C 201620°C 201045%
May 3130°C24°C33°C 201820°C 201047%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

May 1
sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 7:07 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 7:17 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.