Río de Teapa weather in May

In May, Río de Teapa sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 83 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-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 43% 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 Río de Teapa's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Río de Teapa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:43 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
50%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Río de Teapa is human settlement in 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 34°C through the month.

A typical May day in Río de Teapa 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 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 Río de Teapa

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.

Río de Teapa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°13811.911.16.4
Feb28° / 19°969.211.46.1
Mar31° / 21°62711.95.1
Apr33° / 23°616.612.43.7
May34° / 24°8310.512.82.8
Jun34° / 25°18418.5132.5
Jul34° / 24°10514.4132.6
Aug34° / 24°16920.212.62.4
Sep32° / 24°24224.412.12.6
Oct30° / 23°24620.211.63.7
Nov29° / 21°17214.311.25.1
Dec27° / 20°12411.5116.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 38%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27129
37129
47030
57030
67030
76832
86832
96733
106733
116634
126535
136436
146436
156436
166337
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186238
196238
206139
216040
226040
235842
245743
255644
265446
275347
285149
294951
304852
314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Río de Teapa gets around 83 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 53% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
122
222
323
423
524
625
726
827
928
1029
1130
1231
1332
1433
1533
1634
1735
1836
1937
2038
2138
2239
2340
2442
2543
2644
2746
2848
2949
3051
3153

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12186911
22177011
32177011
42167111
52167111
61157311
71157212
81157212
91147213
101147114
111147015
121136917
131136818
141126819
151116721
161106722
171106623
18196624
19186724
20186625
21076726
22076627
23066628
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26056530
27056431
28056332
29056233
30056134
31056035

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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126calm
136calm
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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 5:50 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:506:28
212.65:496:28
312.75:496:28
412.75:486:29
512.75:486:29
612.75:476:29
712.75:476:30
812.75:466:30
912.75:466:30
1012.85:456:31
1112.85:456:31
1212.85:446:31
1312.85:446:32
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2913.05:406:38
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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 6.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Río de Teapa?

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 Río de Teapa.

What to pack for Río de Teapa in May

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

In May, Río de Teapa sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Río de Teapa in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Río de Teapa peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May8Very high
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Río de Teapa 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 Río de Teapa 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 Río de Teapa?

Río de Teapa sits at 17.8°N, 92.9°W, 25 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Playas del Rosario, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Río de Teapa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Río de Teapa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,423 m.

The land around Río de Teapa is covered by grassland (67%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
39 m
80 km
2,423 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Playas del Rosario 9.0 km · Villahermosa 24 km · Teapa 25 km · Reforma 28 km · Macuspana 33 km · Taxco 42 km · Cunduacán 43 km · Jalpa de Méndez 48 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 Río de Teapa (17.7747°, -92.9022°, elevation 25 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).