Atlacomulco de Fabela weather in May

In May, Atlacomulco de Fabela sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 81 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 30% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Atlacomulco de Fabela's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Atlacomulco de Fabela's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:08 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
54%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Atlacomulco de Fabela is municipal seat of Atlacomulco, State of México, 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 Atlacomulco de Fabela reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1249
2249
3249
4249
5249
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7249
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10249
11249
12249
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Atlacomulco de Fabela weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 193.610.97.2
Feb20° / 183.811.37.7
Mar22° / 184.411.98.0
Apr24° / 316.412.47.7
May24° / 10°8112.212.96.8
Jun22° / 11°18717.713.25.3
Jul21° / 10°23723.213.14.5
Aug21° / 10°21921.912.74.5
Sep20° / 10°19019.612.14.8
Oct20° / 8111.111.56.1
Nov19° / 285.111.17.2
Dec19° / 92.110.87.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36139
46040
55941
65941
75842
85842
95842
105842
115842
125941
135941
146040
156139
166139
176238
186238
196238
206139
216139
226040
236040
245941
255941
265842
275644
285644
295446
305347
315248

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Atlacomulco de Fabela gets around 81 mm of rain over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
129
231
332
433
535
636
737
838
939
1039
1140
1240
1340
1439
1539
1639
1739
1839
1939
2039
2139
2239
2340
2440
2541
2641
2742
2842
2943
3044
3145

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
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28991
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30982
31982

Wind in May

Winds average 7 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
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:156:58
212.76:156:58
312.76:146:59
412.86:146:59
512.86:137:00
612.86:127:00
712.86:127:00
812.86:117:01
912.86:117:01
1012.96:107:01
1112.96:107:02
1212.96:097:02
1312.96:097:03
1412.96:097:03
1512.96:087:03
1612.96:087:04
1712.96:077:04
1813.06:077:05
1913.06:077:05
2013.06:067:05
2113.06:067:06
2213.06:067:06
2313.06:057:07
2413.06:057:07
2513.06:057:07
2613.16:057:08
2713.16:057:08
2813.16:047:09
2913.16:047:09
3013.16:047:09
3113.16:047:10

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Atlacomulco de Fabela

In seasonPeak

None of Atlacomulco de Fabela's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Atlacomulco de Fabela's monsoon runs June–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 Atlacomulco de Fabela?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Atlacomulco de Fabela for sightseeing.

What to pack for Atlacomulco de Fabela in May

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

In May, Atlacomulco de Fabela sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Atlacomulco de Fabela in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Atlacomulco de Fabela peaks around June 14 at about 14 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 14UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun15Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Atlacomulco de Fabela 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 Atlacomulco de Fabela is worst in December — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1078 µg/m³Apr 1353 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan67Unhealthy
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar55Poor
Apr52Poor
May57Unhealthy
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Atlacomulco de Fabela?

Atlacomulco de Fabela sits at 19.8°N, 99.9°W, 2,576 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San Pablo Autopan, 54 km away.

Topography around Atlacomulco de Fabela

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Atlacomulco de Fabela has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m around an average of 2,579 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,489 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,624 m.

The land around Atlacomulco de Fabela is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), cropland (25%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), trees (28%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (32%), cropland (27%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
463 m
16 km
1,489 m
80 km
3,624 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: San Pablo Autopan 54 km · San Andrés Cuexcontitlán 56 km · Tepeji del Río de Ocampo 57 km · Xonacatlán 57 km · San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan 57 km · San José Guadalupe Otzacatipan 59 km · Zinacantepec 59 km · San Mateo Otzacatipan 59 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 Atlacomulco de Fabela (19.7992°, -99.875°, elevation 2,576 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).