Tantoyuca weather in May

In May, Tantoyuca sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 76 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tantoyuca's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tantoyuca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:59 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Tantoyuca is municipal seat of Tantoyuca, State of Veracruz, Mexico.

Founded
1850

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 Tantoyuca 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 30°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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

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
12 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.

Tantoyuca weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 15°467.610.87.2
Feb26° / 16°396.311.37.1
Mar29° / 19°446.411.86.1
Apr32° / 21°526.212.54.4
May34° / 24°768.9133.2
Jun34° / 24°14016.513.32.7
Jul33° / 24°13418.613.22.9
Aug33° / 24°12718.912.72.7
Sep32° / 23°20720.212.13.2
Oct29° / 21°1591311.54.9
Nov27° / 18°739.5116.6
Dec24° / 16°397.310.77.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24753
34654
44753
54753
64852
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85050
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105149
115149
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145347
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tantoyuca gets around 76 mm of rain over 8.9 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 29% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
127185617
226175817
326175718
425165819
525155820
625155721
724145822
814145823
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Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:076:53
212.86:066:54
312.86:066:54
412.86:056:55
512.86:046:55
612.96:046:55
712.96:036:56
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912.96:026:57
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2013.15:577:01
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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 5.65 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tantoyuca

In seasonPeak

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

Tantoyuca's rainy season runs June–October, 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 Tantoyuca?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tantoyuca in May

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

In May, Tantoyuca sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tantoyuca in May

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 69 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr25Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec24Refreshing

UV index in Tantoyuca 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 Tantoyuca peaks around June 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighJun 19UV 12Dec 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Tantoyuca 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 Tantoyuca is worst in May — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1642 µg/m³Oct 1523 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr36Poor
May43Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tantoyuca?

Tantoyuca sits at 21.4°N, 98.2°W, 167 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Huejutla de Reyes, 31 km away.

Topography around Tantoyuca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tantoyuca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m around an average of 176 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,012 m.

The land around Tantoyuca is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
208 m
16 km
316 m
80 km
2,012 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Huejutla de Reyes 31 km · Cerro Azul 53 km · Naranjos 56 km · Tamazunchale 59 km · Álamo 75 km · Pánuco 78 km · Zacualtipán 90 km · Alto Lucero 92 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 Tantoyuca (21.3506°, -98.2257°, elevation 167 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. 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).