Tala weather in May

In May, Tala sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 10 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 13 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 61% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tala's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
8th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:22 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
37%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Tala is municipal seat of Tala, State of Jalisco, Mexico.

Density
3,933/km²
people per km²
Founded
1126

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 Tala reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 18°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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

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.

Tala 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
Jan25° / 10°181.810.98.4
Feb28° / 11°121.611.37.9
Mar30° / 12°50.911.96.4
Apr32° / 14°40.912.54.9
May34° / 16°103133.9
Jun32° / 18°9916.413.23.5
Jul29° / 18°15122.513.13.8
Aug29° / 18°12421.612.74.0
Sep28° / 18°11517.812.14.6
Oct29° / 16°43711.56.2
Nov28° / 13°111.9117.9
Dec26° / 10°81.410.88.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27426
37327
47327
57327
67426
77426
87426
97525
107525
117624
127624
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tala gets around 10 mm of rain over 3 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 10% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
15
26
37
47
58
68
78
89
99
109
119
129
139
148
158
168
178
188
198
208
219
229
2310
2411
2512
2613
2715
2816
2918
3020
3122

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
195500
294600
393700
491810
590910
6891010
7881110
8871210
9861310
10861310
11851410
12841510
13841510
14831610
15831610
16811720
17811720
18801820
19791920
20781930
21772030
22752140
23732250
24712360
25682570
26652690
276327100
286028120
295629150
305429170
315030191

Wind in May

Winds average 6 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
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:307:14
212.86:297:15
312.86:287:15
412.86:287:16
512.86:277:16
612.86:277:16
712.86:267:17
812.96:257:17
912.96:257:18
1012.96:247:18
1112.96:247:18
1212.96:237:19
1312.96:237:19
1413.06:237:20
1513.06:227:20
1613.06:227:20
1713.06:217:21
1813.06:217:21
1913.06:217:22
2013.06:207:22
2113.06:207:23
2213.16:207:23
2313.16:197:23
2413.16:197:24
2513.16:197:24
2613.16:197:25
2713.16:187:25
2813.16:187:25
2913.16:187:26
3013.16:187:26
3113.26:187:27

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
27.7Intense
37.7Intense
47.7Intense
57.7Intense
67.6Intense
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247.4Intense
257.4Intense
267.4Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tala

In seasonPeak

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

Tala's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Tala?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tala in May

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

In May, Tala sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tala in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tala peaks around May 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highHighMay 10UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Tala 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 Tala is worst in May — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1530 µg/m³Jul 1914 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tala?

Tala sits at 20.7°N, 103.7°W, 1,337 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San Agustín, 27 km away.

Topography around Tala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 1,334 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 924 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,568 m.

The land around Tala is covered by grassland (32%), cropland (31%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (36%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
924 m
80 km
2,568 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: San Agustín 27 km · San Francisco Tesistán 28 km · Ahualulco de Mercado 29 km · Tequila 29 km · Santa Anita 29 km · Nuevo México 29 km · San Sebastián el Grande 31 km · Tlajomulco de Zúñiga 33 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 Tala (20.6527°, -103.7015°, elevation 1,337 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).