Oaxaca Weather in May
Oaxaca in May
The short of it: Oaxaca in May averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 16 °C (62 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 55 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 16° · rain 78 mm · daylight 12 h 55 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
May in Oaxaca brings afternoons near 32° and nights around 16°, with about 78 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 55 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 December and January.
Against its neighbours, Oaxaca runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, 4 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Oaxaca, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 56 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz XoxocotlánOaxaca | 4 km SSW | 32° | 16° | 75 mm |
| El RosarioOaxaca | 4 km ESE | 32° | 16° | 75 mm |
| San Antonio de la CalOaxaca | 4 km SE | 31° | 16° | 81 mm |
| Santa Cruz AmilpasOaxaca | 4 km E | 32° | 16° | 75 mm |
| San Sebastián TutlaOaxaca | 5 km E | 32° | 16° | 75 mm |
| San Agustin de las JuntasOaxaca | 6 km SSE | 32° | 16° | 75 mm |
| San Jacinto AmilpasOaxaca | 6 km NW | 33° | 16° | 79 mm |
| San Francisco TutlaOaxaca | 6 km E | 32° | 16° | 75 mm |