Independencia Weather in May
Independencia in May
The short of it: Independencia in May averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 21 °C (69 °F), with 374 mm (14.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 21° · rain 374 mm · daylight 12 h 49 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Independencia an average May high of 32°, a low of 21° and some 374 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 374 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 49 min in mid-May, 22 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 December and January.
Against its neighbours, Independencia runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Huehuetán, 11 km to the WSW, is 3° warmer by day.
May in Independencia, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 232 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HuehuetánChiapas | 11 km WSW | 35° | 23° | 282 mm |
| Estación HuehuetánChiapas | 14 km WSW | 35° | 23° | 282 mm |
| CacahoatánChiapas | 15 km ESE | 33° | 21° | 460 mm |
| TapachulaChiapas | 17 km S | 35° | 23° | 344 mm |
| Álvaro ObregónChiapas | 18 km SSW | 36° | 23° | 246 mm |
| Tuxtla ChicoChiapas | 18 km SE | 34° | 22° | 474 mm |
| Vida Mejor IChiapas | 21 km S | 35° | 23° | 273 mm |
| HuixtlaChiapas | 21 km WNW | 35° | 23° | 254 mm |