Cancuc Weather in May
Cancuc in May
The short of it: Cancuc in May averages a high of 29 °C (85 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 136 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 17° · rain 136 mm · daylight 12 h 55 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: February & March
May in Cancuc brings afternoons near 29° and nights around 17°, with about 136 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 29°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 136 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 55 min in mid-May, 25 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 February and March.
Against its neighbours, Cancuc runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Tenango, 9 km to the NE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Cancuc, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 89 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TenangoChiapas | 9 km NE | 29° | 16° | 137 mm |
| PantelhóChiapas | 10 km N | 31° | 19° | 144 mm |
| San Juan CancucChiapas | 12 km ESE | 30° | 17° | 142 mm |
| OxchucChiapas | 21 km SE | 25° | 12° | 134 mm |
| TenangoChiapas | 24 km E | 30° | 17° | 145 mm |
| ChanalChiapas | 24 km SSE | 26° | 12° | 132 mm |
| San Cristóbal de las CasasChiapas | 27 km SW | 25° | 11° | 119 mm |
| El BosqueChiapas | 30 km WNW | 30° | 17° | 126 mm |