Hunucmá weather in May

In May, Hunucmá sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 37 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 56% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Hunucmá's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hunucmá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:26 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
42%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Hunucmá is city in Yucatan, Mexico.

Founded
1571

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 Hunucmá reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Hunucmá 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
Jan28° / 20°19410.97.2
Feb30° / 20°14311.36.4
Mar31° / 21°122.411.95.3
Apr33° / 23°163.612.54.0
May34° / 24°376.8133.4
Jun33° / 25°10214.813.33.0
Jul33° / 25°631413.13.2
Aug33° / 25°8015.812.73.1
Sep32° / 24°1131912.13.1
Oct31° / 24°7713.211.54.3
Nov29° / 22°275.9116.0
Dec28° / 20°194.110.76.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28218
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58020
68020
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306139
316040

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Hunucmá gets around 37 mm of rain over 6.8 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 23% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3142

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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12748411
21749421
31749421
41649421
51649421
61649431
71649431
81549441
91548451
100547461
110547472
120545482
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3101127116

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 12 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 5:34 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:346:20
212.85:336:20
312.85:336:20
412.85:326:21
512.85:316:21
612.85:316:21
712.95:306:22
812.95:306:22
912.95:296:23
1012.95:296:23
1112.95:286:24
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1313.05:276:24
1413.05:276:25
1513.05:266:25
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1713.05:256:26
1813.05:256:27
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2013.15:246:27
2113.15:246:28
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2713.15:226:30
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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 6.81 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 6.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
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276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.4Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Hunucmá

In seasonPeak

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

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

Hunucmá's rainy season runs June–October, 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 Hunucmá?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hunucmá. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Hunucmá in May

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

In May, Hunucmá sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Hunucmá in May

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 28 km away) is warmest in September at about 28°C and coldest in January 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
Jan24Refreshing
Feb24Refreshing
Mar25Warm
Apr26Warm
May27Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Hunucmá in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hunucmá peaks around June 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 16UV 12Dec 17UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Hunucmá 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 Hunucmá is worst in June — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2025 µg/m³Nov 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hunucmá?

Hunucmá sits at 21.0°N, 89.9°W, 7 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Umán, 20 km away.

Topography around Hunucmá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hunucmá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m.

The land around Hunucmá is covered by trees (68%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
15 m
80 km
152 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Umán 20 km · Merida 27 km · Kanasín 34 km · Progreso 37 km · Motul 62 km · Ticul 77 km · Izamal 90 km · Oxkutzkab 92 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 Hunucmá (21.0164°, -89.8772°, elevation 7 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).