Mecatlán Weather in May
Mecatlán in May
The short of it: Mecatlán in May averages a high of 34 °C (93 °F) and a low of 21 °C (70 °F), with 128 mm (5.0 in) of rain and about 13 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 21° · rain 128 mm · daylight 13 h 8 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Mecatlán an average May high of 34°, a low of 21° and some 128 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 34° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 128 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 8 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 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Mecatlán runs about middling and about as wet in May. Tamazunchale, 5 km to the N, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Mecatlán, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 53 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TamazunchaleSan Luis Potosí | 5 km N | 35° | 22° | 150 mm |
| TezapotlaSan Luis Potosí | 5 km SSW | 34° | 21° | 123 mm |
| TlalnepantlaSan Luis Potosí | 7 km SW | 33° | 20° | 98 mm |
| ChalchocoyoSan Luis Potosí | 11 km N | 34° | 22° | 144 mm |
| AcoyotlaHidalgo | 11 km S | 33° | 21° | 110 mm |
| ChapulhuacanitoSan Luis Potosí | 13 km E | 35° | 22° | 147 mm |
| ChapulhuacánHidalgo | 13 km WSW | 33° | 20° | 91 mm |
| MatlapaSan Luis Potosí | 14 km NNW | 35° | 22° | 150 mm |