Lerdo de Tejada weather in May

In May, Lerdo de Tejada sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 57 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Lerdo de Tejada's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lerdo de Tejada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:52 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
44%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Lerdo de Tejada is municipal seat of Lerdo de Tejada, State of Veracruz, 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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Lerdo de Tejada reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23026
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How May really feels in Lerdo de Tejada

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.

Lerdo de Tejada 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
Jan24° / 20°5810.4117.1
Feb25° / 21°356.211.47.6
Mar27° / 23°254.811.97.7
Apr29° / 25°254.612.46.4
May30° / 26°578.812.95.1
Jun30° / 26°21221.213.13.6
Jul30° / 26°22823.4133.5
Aug30° / 25°24724.612.63.4
Sep29° / 25°31825.212.13.3
Oct28° / 25°23919.511.64.7
Nov26° / 23°12514.511.16.0
Dec25° / 21°6211.110.96.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47129
57129
67129
77129
87129
97129
107030
117129
127129
137228
147228
157228
167327
177327
187228
197129
207129
217030
227030
236931
246634
256535
266436
276238
286040
295941
305743
315644

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lerdo de Tejada gets around 57 mm of rain over 8.8 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 30% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
117
217
317
418
519
620
721
822
923
1024
1125
1226
1327
1428
1529
1630
1731
1832
1932
2033
2133
2234
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2436
2537
2639
2740
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2943
3045
3146

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1194446
2194348
3194249
4184150
5084052
6083953
7073855
8073855
9063856
10063757
11053758
12053659
13043660
14043660
15043561
16033562
17033463
18033463
19023365
20023266
21023266
22023167
23023068
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25012970
26012970
27012970
28012871
29012871
30002773
31002773

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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613light breeze
712light breeze
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1212light breeze
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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 5:59 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:596:39
212.75:596:40
312.75:586:40
412.75:586:40
512.75:576:41
612.75:566:41
712.85:566:41
812.85:556:42
912.85:556:42
1012.85:556:42
1112.85:546:43
1212.85:546:43
1312.85:536:43
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1512.95:526:44
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1812.95:516:45
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2212.95:506:47
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2713.05:496:49
2813.05:496:49
2913.05:496:50
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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 6.67 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 6.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
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96.7Intense
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186.7Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
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246.6Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Lerdo de Tejada

In seasonPeak

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

Lerdo de Tejada sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Lerdo de Tejada's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
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Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Lerdo de Tejada?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Lerdo de Tejada for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lerdo de Tejada in May

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

In May, Lerdo de Tejada sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Lerdo de Tejada 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 29 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 23°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
Feb23Refreshing
Mar24Warm
Apr26Warm
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Lerdo de Tejada 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 Lerdo de Tejada peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighAug 17UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Lerdo de Tejada 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 Lerdo de Tejada is worst in July — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1529 µg/m³Jan 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lerdo de Tejada?

Lerdo de Tejada sits at 18.6°N, 95.5°W, 9 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Tlacotalpan, 15 km away.

Topography around Lerdo de Tejada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lerdo de Tejada has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,657 m.

The land around Lerdo de Tejada is covered by grassland (33%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
204 m
80 km
1,657 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Tlacotalpan 15 km · Santiago Tuxtla 29 km · Alvarado 30 km · Carlos A. Carrillo 38 km · San Andrés Tuxtla 38 km · Cosamaloapan 41 km · Catemaco 49 km · La Isla 67 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 Lerdo de Tejada (18.6294°, -95.5197°, elevation 9 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).