Tapachula Weather in May
Tapachula in May
The short of it: Tapachula in May averages a high of 35 °C (95 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 344 mm (13.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 49 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 35° · low 23° · rain 344 mm · daylight 12 h 49 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
May in Tapachula brings afternoons near 35° and nights around 23°, with about 344 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 35° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 344 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 49 min in mid-May, 22 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, Tapachula runs about middling and drier than most in May. Vida Mejor I, 7 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Tapachula, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 238 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vida Mejor IChiapas | 7 km SW | 35° | 23° | 273 mm |
| Veinte de NoviembreChiapas | 8 km N | 34° | 22° | 417 mm |
| 2da. Sección de Medio MonteChiapas | 8 km ESE | 34° | 23° | 418 mm |
| Tuxtla ChicoChiapas | 11 km ENE | 34° | 22° | 474 mm |
| Álvaro ObregónChiapas | 13 km W | 36° | 23° | 246 mm |
| CacahoatánChiapas | 14 km NE | 33° | 21° | 460 mm |
| HuehuetánChiapas | 18 km NW | 35° | 23° | 282 mm |
| Estación HuehuetánChiapas | 20 km NW | 35° | 23° | 282 mm |