El Castillo Weather in May
El Castillo in May
The short of it: El Castillo in May averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 18° · rain 100 mm · daylight 13 h 3 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & December
Thirty years of records give El Castillo an average May high of 29°, a low of 18° and some 100 mm of rain. The height of summer in El Castillo, with afternoons near 29°. Wet spells are common — about 100 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 3 min in mid-May, 29 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and December.
Against its neighbours, El Castillo runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Colonia Santa Bárbara, 5 km to the SSW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in El Castillo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 41 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonia Santa BárbaraVeracruz | 5 km SSW | 28° | 16° | 98 mm |
| Xalapa de EnríquezVeracruz | 6 km WSW | 28° | 16° | 98 mm |
| JacarandasVeracruz | 6 km SSE | 29° | 17° | 100 mm |
| BanderillaVeracruz | 9 km WNW | 26° | 16° | 88 mm |
| Naolinco de VictoriaVeracruz | 12 km N | 27° | 16° | 90 mm |
| CoacoatzintlaVeracruz | 14 km NW | 26° | 15° | 85 mm |
| CoatepecVeracruz | 15 km SW | 28° | 17° | 102 mm |
| TuzamapanVeracruz | 16 km S | 30° | 19° | 76 mm |