Tampico Weather in May
Tampico in May
The short of it: Tampico in May averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 44 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 13 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 23° · rain 44 mm · daylight 13 h 12 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Tampico an average May high of 32°, a low of 23° and some 44 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 44 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 12 min in mid-May, 33 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Tampico runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Ciudad Madero, 6 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Tampico, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° warmer, 26 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciudad MaderoTamaulipas | 6 km SE | 32° | 23° | 44 mm |
| MoralilloVeracruz | 8 km SSW | 32° | 23° | 44 mm |
| Primero de MayoVeracruz | 9 km SE | 32° | 23° | 46 mm |
| MiramarTamaulipas | 9 km NNW | 32° | 23° | 46 mm |
| AnahuacVeracruz | 9 km SSE | 32° | 23° | 46 mm |
| Benito JuárezVeracruz | 10 km SSE | 32° | 23° | 46 mm |
| La PedreraTamaulipas | 12 km N | 32° | 23° | 47 mm |
| Ciudad CuauhtémocVeracruz | 12 km SSE | 32° | 23° | 46 mm |