Palenque Weather in May
Palenque in May
The short of it: Palenque in May averages a high of 37 °C (98 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 151 mm (5.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 37° · low 24° · rain 151 mm · daylight 12 h 57 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Palenque an average May high of 37°, a low of 24° and some 151 mm of rain. The height of summer in Palenque, with afternoons near 37°. Wet spells are common — about 151 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 57 min in mid-May, 26 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 January and December.
Against its neighbours, Palenque runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Catazajá, 24 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Palenque, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 74 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CatazajáChiapas | 24 km N | 37° | 24° | 136 mm |
| La LibertadChiapas | 34 km NE | 37° | 24° | 123 mm |
| Emiliano ZapataTabasco | 34 km NE | 37° | 24° | 120 mm |
| Río ChancaláChiapas | 37 km ESE | 36° | 23° | 138 mm |
| Salto de AguaChiapas | 38 km W | 36° | 24° | 158 mm |
| TumbalaChiapas | 44 km SW | 29° | 18° | 146 mm |
| ChabléTabasco | 44 km NNE | 37° | 24° | 116 mm |
| Aquiles SerdánTabasco | 44 km NW | 37° | 24° | 120 mm |