Tuxtla Weather in May
Tuxtla in May
The short of it: Tuxtla in May averages a high of 35 °C (96 °F) and a low of 21 °C (70 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 54 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 35° · low 21° · rain 96 mm · daylight 12 h 54 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Tuxtla an average May high of 35°, a low of 21° and some 96 mm of rain. No month in Tuxtla runs warmer: highs about 35°. Wet spells are common — about 96 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 54 min in mid-May, 24 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, Tuxtla runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Copoya, 5 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Tuxtla, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 70 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CopoyaChiapas | 5 km S | 35° | 21° | 92 mm |
| El JoboChiapas | 6 km S | 35° | 20° | 88 mm |
| Chiapa de CorzoChiapas | 12 km ESE | 36° | 22° | 102 mm |
| SuchiapaChiapas | 14 km S | 36° | 22° | 89 mm |
| San FernandoChiapas | 16 km NW | 33° | 19° | 90 mm |
| BerriozábalChiapas | 17 km WNW | 34° | 19° | 85 mm |
| IxtapaChiapas | 23 km ENE | 32° | 17° | 100 mm |
| SoyalóChiapas | 25 km NE | 31° | 16° | 98 mm |