Reforma weather in May

In May, Reforma sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 82 mm of rain across 10.5 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 42% 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 Reforma's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Reforma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:44 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
51%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Reforma is municipal seat of Reforma, State of Chiapas, Mexico.

Founded
1883

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 Reforma 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 Reforma

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.

Reforma 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°11511.4116.4
Feb28° / 20°788.811.46.1
Mar31° / 21°486.611.95.1
Apr34° / 23°516.612.43.6
May34° / 25°8210.512.82.8
Jun34° / 25°18119.3132.4
Jul34° / 25°11816.2132.6
Aug33° / 24°18721.912.62.4
Sep32° / 24°24924.812.12.6
Oct30° / 23°23420.211.63.7
Nov29° / 21°15414.711.25.1
Dec27° / 20°10611.610.96.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27030
36931
46931
56832
66832
76733
86634
96535
106535
116436
126436
136337
146337
156337
166337
176238
186238
196139
206139
216040
225941
235842
245743
255644
265446
275347
285149
295050
304852
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Reforma gets around 82 mm of rain over 10.5 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 35% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
121
221
322
422
523
624
725
826
928
1029
1130
1231
1332
1433
1534
1635
1736
1837
1938
2038
2139
2240
2341
2442
2543
2644
2746
2847
2949
3050
3152

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13156814
22156914
32146915
42146816
51137016
61136917
71126918
81126819
91126720
101116721
111116622
121106623
131106524
14196525
15196426
16086626
17086527
18076528
19076528
20076429
21066430
22066331
23056431
24056332
25056233
26056134
27046135
28045937
29045838
30045739
31045541

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
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
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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 5:51 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:516:29
212.75:506:29
312.75:506:30
412.75:496:30
512.75:496:30
612.75:486:30
712.75:486:31
812.75:476:31
912.75:476:31
1012.85:466:32
1112.85:466:32
1212.85:456:33
1312.85:456:33
1412.85:446:33
1512.85:446:34
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1712.85:436:34
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2913.05:416:39
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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 6.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.32 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
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Reforma

In seasonPeak

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

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

Reforma'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 Reforma?

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 Reforma.

What to pack for Reforma in May

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

In May, Reforma 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

UV index in Reforma 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 Reforma 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 Reforma 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 Reforma is worst in May — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 32 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorMay 1375 µg/m³Jan 1633 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr69Unhealthy
May77Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov36Poor
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Reforma?

Reforma sits at 17.9°N, 93.2°W, 27 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Cunduacán, 23 km away.

Topography around Reforma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Reforma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,423 m.

The land around Reforma is covered by grassland (59%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
81 m
80 km
2,423 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Cunduacán 23 km · Playas del Rosario 23 km · Huimanguillo 25 km · Villahermosa 27 km · Río de Teapa 28 km · Cárdenas 28 km · Taxco 35 km · Jalpa de Méndez 37 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 Reforma (17.859°, -93.1538°, elevation 27 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). 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).