Palenque Weather in May
Palenque in May
The short of it: Palenque in May averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 22° · rain 100 mm · daylight 12 h 3 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
May in Palenque brings afternoons near 30° and nights around 22°, with about 100 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 30°, nights near 22°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 100 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 3 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Palenque runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Vinces, 13 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Palenque, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 208 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h