Tulum Weather in May
Tulum in May
The short of it: Tulum in May averages a high of 33 °C (91 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 94 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 13 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 22° · rain 94 mm · daylight 13 h 5 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: February & March
Thirty years of records give Tulum an average May high of 33°, a low of 22° and some 94 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 94 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 5 min in mid-May, 30 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 February and March.
Against its neighbours, Tulum runs about middling and drier than most in May. Ciudad Chemuyil, 19 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Tulum, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 55 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciudad ChemuyilQuintana Roo | 19 km NE | 33° | 22° | 96 mm |
| Macario GómezQuintana Roo | 19 km NW | 33° | 22° | 93 mm |
| Francisco Uh MayQuintana Roo | 22 km NW | 33° | 22° | 92 mm |
| AkumalQuintana Roo | 26 km NE | 33° | 23° | 97 mm |
| Barceló MayaQuintana Roo | 38 km NE | 33° | 23° | 98 mm |
| Puerto AventurasQuintana Roo | 41 km NE | 33° | 23° | 98 mm |
| CobaQuintana Roo | 42 km NW | 34° | 21° | 87 mm |
| ChumpónQuintana Roo | 43 km WSW | 34° | 22° | 94 mm |