Ixhuatán Weather in May
Ixhuatán in May
The short of it: Ixhuatán in May averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 160 mm (6.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 19° · rain 160 mm · daylight 12 h 56 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Ixhuatán an average May high of 31°, a low of 19° and some 160 mm of rain. No month in Ixhuatán runs warmer: highs about 31°. Wet spells are common — about 160 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 56 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 January and December.
Against its neighbours, Ixhuatán runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Tapilula, 5 km to the S, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Ixhuatán, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 63 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TapilulaChiapas | 5 km S | 30° | 17° | 125 mm |
| RayónChiapas | 10 km S | 28° | 15° | 105 mm |
| Rincón ChamulaChiapas | 12 km SE | 27° | 14° | 107 mm |
| IxtacomitánChiapas | 18 km NNW | 35° | 23° | 204 mm |
| OcotepecChiapas | 18 km WSW | 28° | 16° | 104 mm |
| Pueblo NuevoChiapas | 19 km SE | 28° | 15° | 109 mm |
| PichucalcoChiapas | 27 km NNW | 35° | 23° | 168 mm |
| TeapaTabasco | 30 km NNE | 35° | 23° | 162 mm |