Isla Holbox Weather in May
Isla Holbox in May
The short of it: Isla Holbox in May averages a high of 33 °C (91 °F) and a low of 21 °C (70 °F), with 67 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 21° · rain 67 mm · daylight 13 h 9 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
May in Isla Holbox brings afternoons near 33° and nights around 21°, with about 67 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 67 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 9 min in mid-May, 32 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 January and December.
Against its neighbours, Isla Holbox runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Chiquilá, 11 km to the SSE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Isla Holbox, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 27 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChiquiláQuintana Roo | 11 km SSE | 34° | 21° | 73 mm |
| SolferinoQuintana Roo | 20 km SSW | 34° | 21° | 75 mm |
| El CuyoYucatán | 31 km W | 34° | 21° | 47 mm |
| San AngelQuintana Roo | 32 km S | 34° | 20° | 79 mm |
| KantunilkínQuintana Roo | 48 km SSW | 35° | 20° | 82 mm |
| Colonia YucatánYucatán | 50 km SW | 35° | 21° | 59 mm |
| Dzonot CarreteroYucatán | 53 km WSW | 35° | 21° | 48 mm |
| Vicente GuerreroQuintana Roo | 61 km S | 34° | 21° | 86 mm |