Bacalar Weather in May
Bacalar in May
The short of it: Bacalar in May averages a high of 33 °C (91 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 22° · rain 72 mm · daylight 13 h 0 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Bacalar an average May high of 33°, a low of 22° and some 72 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 0 min in mid-May, 27 minutes more than a month before.
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 January and February.
Against its neighbours, Bacalar runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Salamanca, 8 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Bacalar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 37 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SalamancaQuintana Roo | 8 km W | 33° | 22° | 77 mm |
| Xul-HaQuintana Roo | 16 km SSW | 33° | 22° | 77 mm |
| Huay-PixQuintana Roo | 19 km S | 33° | 23° | 78 mm |
| Luis Echeverría ÁlvarezQuintana Roo | 19 km E | 33° | 23° | 78 mm |
| CalderitasQuintana Roo | 20 km SE | 33° | 23° | 76 mm |
| ChetumalQuintana Roo | 20 km SSE | 33° | 24° | 75 mm |
| Subteniente LópezQuintana Roo | 21 km S | 33° | 23° | 81 mm |
| Juan SarabiaQuintana Roo | 22 km SSW | 33° | 22° | 79 mm |