Tecax weather in May

In May, Tecax sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 52 mm of rain across 7.6 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°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 42 min at the start of May to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tecax's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tecax's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:25 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
50%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Tecax is city in Yucatan, 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 36°C through the month.

A typical May day in Tecax reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with 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 Tecax

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.

Tecax 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
Jan30° / 18°224.510.96.0
Feb32° / 19°102.511.35.1
Mar34° / 20°132.611.93.8
Apr36° / 22°274.612.42.6
May36° / 24°527.612.92.1
Jun35° / 24°11615.913.22.3
Jul35° / 24°7716.313.12.2
Aug35° / 24°9817.912.72.1
Sep34° / 24°13519.912.12.4
Oct32° / 22°9614.211.53.6
Nov31° / 20°326.5115.1
Dec30° / 19°204.210.85.9

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 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27525
37525
47426
57327
67327
77327
87129
97129
107129
117129
127030
137030
146931
156931
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196832
206733
216634
226535
236337
246238
256040
265842
275644
285446
295248
305149
314951

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tecax gets around 52 mm of rain over 7.6 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 26% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
115
215
315
415
515
615
716
816
917
1017
1118
1219
1320
1421
1522
1623
1724
1825
1926
2028
2129
2231
2332
2434
2536
2637
2739
2841
2942
3044
3145

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1121347362
2121248362
3121247362
4111148371
5011149381
6011049381
7011049391
8011049391
9011049401
10011048401
1101948411
1201947411
1301947421
1401946432
1501845442
1601844452
1701843462
1801841473
1901740493
2001738504
2101637524
2201635535
2301533556
2401532557
2501430578
2601428589
27014265811
28013255912
29013235914
30002216215
31002196316

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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312calm
412calm
512calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 h 06 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 5:32 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:326:16
212.75:326:17
312.85:316:17
412.85:316:17
512.85:306:18
612.85:296:18
712.85:296:18
812.85:286:19
912.95:286:19
1012.95:276:20
1112.95:276:20
1212.95:266:20
1312.95:266:21
1412.95:266:21
1512.95:256:22
1613.05:256:22
1713.05:246:22
1813.05:246:23
1913.05:246:23
2013.05:236:24
2113.05:236:24
2213.05:236:25
2313.05:226:25
2413.15:226:25
2513.15:226:26
2613.15:226:26
2713.15:216:27
2813.15:216:27
2913.15:216:27
3013.15:216:28
3113.15:216:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.28 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
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tecax

In seasonPeak

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

Tecax'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 Tecax?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tecax.

What to pack for Tecax in May

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

In May, Tecax sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tecax in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tecax peaks around June 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highHighJun 16UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Tecax 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 Tecax is worst in April — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1928 µg/m³Jan 18 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tecax?

Tecax sits at 20.2°N, 89.3°W, 37 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Oxkutzkab, 18 km away.

Topography around Tecax

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tecax has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m.

The land around Tecax is covered by trees (76%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
202 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Oxkutzkab 18 km · Ek Balam 25 km · Ticul 34 km · Peto 39 km · Izamal 86 km · Kanasín 86 km · Umán 89 km · Chichen Itza 91 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 Tecax (20.2052°, -89.2852°, elevation 37 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).