Acatzingo weather in May

In May, Acatzingo sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 107 mm of rain across 17.6 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Acatzingo's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Acatzingo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
10th coldest
Rainfall
107 mm
17.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:01 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
55%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Acatzingo is municipal seat of Acatzingo, State of Puebla, Mexico.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical May day in Acatzingo reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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102512
112412
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Acatzingo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 102.1118.1
Feb22° / 91.911.48.5
Mar24° / 235.211.98.3
Apr25° / 11°5110.112.47.1
May24° / 12°10717.612.95.9
Jun23° / 12°18118.613.15.4
Jul23° / 11°11915.5135.9
Aug23° / 11°1381712.65.7
Sep22° / 12°16817.812.15.3
Oct22° / 11°741111.66.6
Nov22° / 21411.17.9
Dec21° / 61.310.98.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36535
46436
56436
66436
76238
86238
96040
106040
115941
125842
135842
145842
155842
165842
175842
185743
195743
205743
215644
225545
235446
245446
255446
265248
275149
285149
294951
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Acatzingo gets around 107 mm of rain over 17.6 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 56% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
150
251
352
453
555
656
757
858
958
1059
1159
1259
1359
1458
1558
1658
1757
1857
1956
2056
2155
2255
2355
2454
2554
2655
2755
2855
2956
3056
3157

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4973
5973
6964
7964
8955
9955
10946
11946
12937
13937
14928
15928
16919
17919
189010
199010
209010
218911
228911
238812
248812
258713
268713
278614
288515
298416
308317
318218

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:086:49
212.76:076:49
312.76:076:49
412.76:066:50
512.76:066:50
612.86:056:50
712.86:056:51
812.86:046:51
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1012.86:036:52
1112.86:036:52
1212.86:026:53
1312.96:026:53
1412.96:016:53
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1612.96:016:54
1712.96:006:55
1812.96:006:55
1912.96:006:55
2012.95:596:56
2113.05:596:56
2213.05:596:56
2313.05:586:57
2413.05:586:57
2513.05:586:58
2613.05:586:58
2713.05:586:58
2813.05:576:59
2913.05:576:59
3013.05:577:00
3113.05:577:00

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
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276.7Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Acatzingo

In seasonPeak

In May, Acatzingo sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Acatzingo's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Acatzingo?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Acatzingo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Acatzingo in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Acatzingo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Acatzingo in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Acatzingo peaks around April 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highApr 11UV 15Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May9Very high
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Acatzingo in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Acatzingo is worst in May — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 20 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateMay 1737 µg/m³Jan 2220 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May38Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Acatzingo?

Acatzingo sits at 19.0°N, 97.8°W, 2,148 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Los Reyes de Juárez, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Acatzingo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Acatzingo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Acatzingo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 2,148 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 954 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,725 m.

The land around Acatzingo is covered by cropland (37%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) within 16 km, and shrubs (30%), cropland (25%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
138 m
16 km
954 m
80 km
4,725 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Los Reyes de Juárez 4.0 km · Tecamachalco 12 km · Tepeaca 12 km · Palmarito Tochapan 18 km · San Salvador El Seco 22 km · Tepatlaxco de Hidalgo 23 km · Acajete 23 km · Amozoc de Mota 28 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 54% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,889
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 440
Religion
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Acatzingo (18.982°, -97.7836°, elevation 2,148 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).