Nuevo México Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 34°C on May 1 to 34°C on May 31, and lows from 14°C to 17°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 16 mm over about 3 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal low
Normal high
Reanalysis extreme high
Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high: 34°C
Average low: 15°C
Precipitation: 16 mm
Reanalysis high: 39°CMay 26, 2011
Reanalysis low: 9°CMay 2, 1998
Daylight: 12 h 54 min to 13 h 19 min
Cloud cover: 34%
Humidity: 41%
Dew point: 7°C
Wind: 8.6 km/h

Every day of the month

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

Date	Normal high	Normal low	Reanalysis high	Reanalysis low	Chance wet
May 1	34°C	14°C	37°C 2019	9°C 1998	5%
May 2	34°C	14°C	37°C 2003	9°C 1998	5%
May 3	34°C	14°C	38°C 2003	9°C 1998	6%
May 4	34°C	14°C	38°C 2002	10°C 2005	7%
May 5	34°C	15°C	38°C 2003	10°C 1998	8%
May 6	34°C	15°C	37°C 1998	11°C 2005	9%
May 7	34°C	15°C	38°C 1998	12°C 1999	10%
May 8	34°C	15°C	38°C 2010	12°C 1995	11%
May 9	34°C	15°C	37°C 1998	11°C 1995	12%
May 10	34°C	15°C	38°C 2002	12°C 2005	12%
May 11	34°C	15°C	38°C 2003	12°C 1999	12%
May 12	34°C	15°C	37°C 2003	10°C 2012	13%
May 13	34°C	15°C	38°C 1998	12°C 1993	13%
May 14	34°C	15°C	37°C 2003	11°C 1993	12%
May 15	34°C	15°C	37°C 2003	11°C 1993	12%
May 16	34°C	15°C	37°C 1998	12°C 1991	12%
May 17	34°C	15°C	37°C 2003	11°C 1991	13%
May 18	34°C	15°C	38°C 2003	11°C 2005	13%
May 19	34°C	16°C	37°C 2013	12°C 1993	14%
May 20	34°C	16°C	38°C 2003	12°C 1993	14%
May 21	34°C	16°C	38°C 2017	11°C 1991	15%
May 22	34°C	16°C	38°C 2017	11°C 1991	14%
May 23	34°C	16°C	37°C 1998	12°C 1991	16%
May 24	34°C	16°C	37°C 2016	11°C 1993	17%
May 25	34°C	16°C	38°C 2011	10°C 1993	19%
May 26	34°C	16°C	39°C 2011	11°C 2020	20%
May 27	34°C	16°C	39°C 2011	12°C 2003	21%
May 28	34°C	16°C	38°C 2011	14°C 1991	24%
May 29	34°C	16°C	38°C 2012	12°C 2010	26%
May 30	34°C	16°C	38°C 2012	12°C 2010	28%
May 31	34°C	17°C	39°C 2018	11°C 2010	29%

Chance of rain

Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

May 1: sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 7:18 PM
May 31: sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 7:31 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.