Spanish Phrase
Este mayo hace mucho más frío de lo normal.
Meaning
The speaker is commenting that the current month of May is considerably colder than what is typical for that time of year. The phrase emphasizes the unexpected drop in temperature.
When to use
Use this sentence when talking about the weather in May, especially if you want to compare the current temperature with the usual climate for that month. It works in casual conversation, weather reports, or social media posts about climate anomalies.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Estemayohacemuchomásfríodelonormal
Este (demonstrative adjective)
Used to point to a specific time or thing; agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.
mayo (month noun)
The name of the month May; months are masculine in Spanish, so no article is needed.
hace (verb hacer)
Impersonal verb used for weather conditions; always in third‑person singular.
mucho más (comparative intensifier)
‘Mucho’ intensifies the comparative ‘más’, meaning ‘much more’.
frío (adjective)
Describes temperature; placed after the verb ‘hace’ in weather statements.
de lo normal (idiomatic comparative)
Literally ‘of the normal’; the standard way to say ‘than normal/than usual’.
🗨In Conversation
Este mayo hace mucho más frío de lo normal.
This May is much colder than usual.
Sí, parece que el clima está cambiando.
Yes, it seems the weather is changing.
✕Common Mistakes
Este mayo hace mucho más frío que lo normal.
The correct comparative structure uses ‘de lo normal’, not ‘que lo normal’. ‘Que’ is used with direct comparisons (más frío que ayer).
Este mayo es mucho más frío de lo normal.
Weather statements use ‘hace’, not ‘es’. ‘Es’ describes inherent qualities, while ‘hace’ describes conditions.
Este mayo hace muy más frío de lo normal.
‘Muy’ cannot modify a comparative; use ‘mucho más’ instead.
↔Alternatives
Este mes de mayo está mucho más frío de lo habitual.
This May is much colder than usual.
En mayo hace más frío de lo que suele ser.
In May it is colder than it usually is.
Cultural Tip
In Spanish‑speaking cultures, weather is described with the impersonal verb ‘hacer’ (e.g., ‘hace frío’, ‘hace calor’). The structure ‘de lo normal’ is a set phrase for comparisons and sounds natural in both formal and informal contexts. Remember that months are masculine, so you say ‘el mayo’ only in very formal or poetic contexts; normally you just say ‘mayo’.