Is Tapachula hot in May?
Days are typically hot at 34.5°C, while nights average 23.6°C.
Mexico · 1991–2020 normal
Tapachula in
May.
Typical May weather in Tapachula: 34.5°C by day, 23.6°C at night, 217 mm of rain over 13.6 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high34.5°C
Typical low23.6°C
Rain217 mm
Wet days13.6
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 15 out of 100 (January leads the year at 56). Daylight is calculated as 12 h 49 from latitude 14.91°. Open-water sea temperature is 30.1°C (34 km from the place centre).
May at a glance
What is Tapachula like in May?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 217 mm across about 14 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 12 h 49 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is May a good time to visit?
May ranks 7 of 12 in our weather comparison; January ranks first.
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Warm sea in May
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 30.1°C in May. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 3516266
- NOAA station
- MXN00007200 · TAPACHULA (DGE)
- Station distance
- 1.1 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 18 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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