Huamantla weather in May

In May, Huamantla sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 118 mm of rain across 17.4 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 27% 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 Huamantla's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huamantla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
118 mm
17.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:01 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
55%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Huamantla is municipal seat of Huamantla, State of Tlaxcala, Mexico.

Founded
1534

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 Huamantla reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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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Huamantla weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 163.1117.6
Feb21° / 153.111.38.0
Mar23° / 39811.97.6
Apr24° / 6711.912.46.8
May24° / 11°11817.412.96.0
Jun23° / 11°18818.913.15.2
Jul22° / 11°15619.3135.2
Aug22° / 11°16920.312.75.0
Sep21° / 11°17819.812.14.9
Oct21° / 8811.811.66.2
Nov21° / 305.711.17.3
Dec20° / 112.510.97.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26238
36238
46139
56040
66040
75941
85842
95743
105644
115644
125545
135545
145545
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265248
275248
285149
295050
304852
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Huamantla gets around 118 mm of rain over 17.4 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 55% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
151
252
354
455
556
658
759
859
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1060
1160
1260
1360
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1658
1757
1856
1955
2054
2153
2253
2352
2452
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2651
2751
2852
2952
3052
3153

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11982
12982
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18973
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26973
27964
28964
29955
30946
31946

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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126calm
136calm
146calm
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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 6:08 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:086:50
212.76:076:50
312.76:076:50
412.76:066:51
512.86:066:51
612.86:056:51
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1012.86:036:53
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2013.05:596:57
2113.05:596:57
2213.05:596:58
2313.05:586:58
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2513.05:586:59
2613.05:586:59
2713.05:587:00
2813.05:577:00
2913.15:577:00
3013.15:577:01
3113.15:577:01

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.76 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Huamantla

In seasonPeak

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

Huamantla's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Huamantla?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Huamantla for sightseeing.

What to pack for Huamantla in May

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

In May, Huamantla sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Huamantla in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Huamantla 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 15Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Huamantla 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 Huamantla is worst in December — around 165 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 13163 µg/m³Aug 15114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan137Unhealthy
Feb131Unhealthy
Mar122Unhealthy
Apr120Unhealthy
May143Unhealthy
Jun121Unhealthy
Jul118Unhealthy
Aug113Unhealthy
Sep120Unhealthy
Oct121Unhealthy
Nov155Very unhealthy
Dec165Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Huamantla?

Huamantla sits at 19.3°N, 97.9°W, 2,519 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Acajete, 23 km away.

Topography around Huamantla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huamantla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m around an average of 2,515 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,038 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,006 m.

The land around Huamantla is covered by cropland (44%), artificial surfaces (30%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) within 16 km, and cropland (32%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
204 m
16 km
2,038 m
80 km
5,006 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Acajete 23 km · Tetla 23 km · Contla 25 km · Apizaco 25 km · Tepatlaxco de Hidalgo 26 km · Santa Ana Chiautempan 28 km · La Magdalena Tlaltelulco 29 km · Teolocholco 29 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 Huamantla (19.3145°, -97.9252°, elevation 2,519 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).