Macuspana weather in May

In May, Macuspana sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 90 mm of rain across 11.1 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 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 Macuspana's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Macuspana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:42 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
49%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

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

Density
3,222/km²
people per km²
Founded
1665

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 35°C through the month.

A typical May day in Macuspana reaches about 35°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 31°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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43525
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How May really feels in Macuspana

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.

Macuspana 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°11310.811.16.6
Feb29° / 20°797.811.46.0
Mar32° / 21°556.611.94.9
Apr34° / 23°566.412.43.4
May35° / 25°9011.112.82.5
Jun34° / 25°20419.8132.4
Jul34° / 24°12116.1132.5
Aug34° / 24°18121.112.62.3
Sep32° / 24°2482512.12.5
Oct30° / 23°23119.611.63.7
Nov29° / 21°14813.811.25.1
Dec28° / 20°9910.4116.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27327
37327
47327
57228
67129
77030
87030
96931
106931
116832
126832
136733
146634
156634
166535
176436
186436
196337
206139
216139
226040
235842
245644
255545
265347
275149
284951
294753
304654
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Macuspana gets around 90 mm of rain over 11.1 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 37% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
224
325
425
526
627
727
828
929
1030
1131
1232
1333
1434
1535
1636
1737
1838
1939
2040
2141
2242
2343
2444
2546
2647
2749
2851
2952
3054
3156

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1324649
2224659
3224659
4224659
5224659
6224659
7224659
82236510
92236510
102236411
112226412
122216512
132216413
142206414
152186515
162176516
171166716
181146817
191136818
201126918
211116919
221106920
23197020
24087121
25087022
26077023
27076825
28066826
29066628
30066430
31066232

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
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216calm
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276calm
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306calm
316calm

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 5:49 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:496:27
212.65:486:27
312.75:476:27
412.75:476:28
512.75:466:28
612.75:466:28
712.75:456:28
812.75:456:29
912.75:446:29
1012.85:446:29
1112.85:446:30
1212.85:436:30
1312.85:436:30
1412.85:426:31
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2012.95:406:33
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2212.95:406:34
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2412.95:406:34
2512.95:396:35
2612.95:396:35
2712.95:396:36
2813.05:396:36
2913.05:396:36
3013.05:396:37
3113.05:386:37

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.5 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
86.7Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.6Intense
126.6Intense
136.6Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Macuspana?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Macuspana.

What to pack for Macuspana in May

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

In May, Macuspana sees daytime highs around 35°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

UV index in Macuspana in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Macuspana peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May8Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Macuspana 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 Macuspana is worst in May — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (January, 18 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyPoorModerateMay 1363 µg/m³Jan 1618 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr55Poor
May64Unhealthy
Jun40Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Macuspana?

Macuspana sits at 17.8°N, 92.6°W, 15 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Río de Teapa, 33 km away.

Topography around Macuspana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Macuspana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,466 m.

The land around Macuspana is covered by grassland (62%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
344 m
80 km
2,466 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Río de Teapa 33 km · Playas del Rosario 37 km · Teapa 44 km · Villahermosa 44 km · Reforma 60 km · Taxco 60 km · Jalpa de Méndez 68 km · Cunduacán 70 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 Macuspana (17.7605°, -92.5954°, elevation 15 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).