Chapala Weather in May
Chapala in May
The short of it: Chapala in May averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 20 mm (0.79 in) of rain and about 13 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 16° · rain 20 mm · daylight 13 h 5 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Chapala an average May high of 31°, a low of 16° and some 20 mm of rain. The height of summer in Chapala, with afternoons near 31°. Rain is modest, about 20 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 5 min in mid-May, 30 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Chapala runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Ajijic, 8 km to the W, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Chapala, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 17 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AjijicJalisco | 8 km W | 29° | 14° | 25 mm |
| Tizapán el AltoJalisco | 21 km SE | 32° | 16° | 23 mm |
| Galaxia Bonito JaliscoJalisco | 24 km N | 35° | 15° | 24 mm |
| JuanacatlánJalisco | 24 km N | 35° | 15° | 24 mm |
| San José del CastilloJalisco | 25 km NNW | 35° | 15° | 23 mm |
| JocotepecJalisco | 25 km W | 32° | 14° | 21 mm |
| El SaltoJalisco | 25 km N | 35° | 15° | 24 mm |
| Centro de Readaptación SocialJalisco | 29 km N | 35° | 15° | 24 mm |