Huimanguillo weather in May

In May, Huimanguillo sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 84 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Huimanguillo's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huimanguillo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:45 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
51%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Huimanguillo is municipal seat of Huimanguillo, State of Tabasco, Mexico.

Density
3,418/km²
people per km²
Founded
1579

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 34°C through the month.

A typical May day in Huimanguillo reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Huimanguillo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Huimanguillo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°11211.711.16.4
Feb28° / 19°73911.46.1
Mar31° / 21°47711.95.1
Apr33° / 23°48712.43.7
May34° / 25°8411.412.82.8
Jun33° / 25°19520.5132.5
Jul33° / 24°15119.6132.6
Aug32° / 24°21723.912.62.5
Sep31° / 24°26825.812.12.6
Oct30° / 23°2412111.63.7
Nov28° / 21°15615.211.25.2
Dec27° / 20°10912.2116.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36832
46733
56733
66634
76535
86436
96337
106337
116238
126238
136139
146139
156139
166139
176040
186139
196040
206040
215941
225941
235842
245743
255644
265446
275347
285149
294951
304852
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Huimanguillo gets around 84 mm of rain over 11.4 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 38% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
123
223
324
424
525
626
728
829
931
1032
1133
1235
1336
1437
1538
1639
1740
1841
1941
2042
2143
2243
2344
2445
2546
2647
2748
2849
2951
3052
3154

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13166615
22156815
32156716
42146717
52136718
61136719
71126720
81126621
91116622
101116523
111106524
121106425
13196426
14186427
15186328
16186229
17076330
18076330
19076231
20066232
21066232
22066133
23056233
24056134
25056134
26056035
27055936
28055936
29055837
30055738
31045739

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
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118calm
127calm
137calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:526:30
212.75:516:30
312.75:516:30
412.75:506:31
512.75:496:31
612.75:496:31
712.75:486:32
812.75:486:32
912.75:486:32
1012.85:476:33
1112.85:476:33
1212.85:466:33
1312.85:466:34
1412.85:456:34
1512.85:456:34
1612.85:456:35
1712.85:446:35
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2913.05:426:40
3013.05:426:40
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Huimanguillo

In seasonPeak

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

Huimanguillo sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Huimanguillo's rainy season runs June–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Huimanguillo?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Huimanguillo.

What to pack for Huimanguillo in May

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

In May, Huimanguillo sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Huimanguillo in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 65 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Warm
Feb24Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Huimanguillo in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Huimanguillo peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highJun 20UV 12Jan 10UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May7Very high
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Huimanguillo 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 Huimanguillo is worst in May — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 26 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateMay 1561 µg/m³Jan 1627 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr51Poor
May63Unhealthy
Jun44Poor
Jul43Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Huimanguillo?

Huimanguillo sits at 17.8°N, 93.4°W, 31 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Cárdenas, 19 km away.

Topography around Huimanguillo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huimanguillo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,400 m.

The land around Huimanguillo is covered by grassland (35%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
2,400 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Cárdenas 19 km · Reforma 25 km · Cunduacán 34 km · Playas del Rosario 48 km · Villahermosa 50 km · Comalcalco 51 km · Jalpa de Méndez 51 km · Río de Teapa 52 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 Huimanguillo (17.835°, -93.389°, elevation 31 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).