Tecomán weather in May

In May, Tecomán sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tecomán's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tecomán's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:25 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
34%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Tecomán is municipal seat of Tecomán, State of Colima, Mexico.

Density
103/km²
people per km²
Founded
1523

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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Tecomán reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°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 Tecomán

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 21 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
21
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.

Tecomán weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°231.4117.3
Feb28° / 20°121.211.47.4
Mar29° / 20°90.611.97.4
Apr29° / 21°10.112.47.0
May30° / 23°91.712.96.2
Jun30° / 25°17217.713.14.0
Jul30° / 25°21724.2133.1
Aug30° / 25°26825.912.63.0
Sep30° / 25°31026.212.13.1
Oct30° / 24°16819.111.64.1
Nov29° / 23°325.111.16.1
Dec29° / 21°121.810.97.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37624
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57723
67822
77723
87822
97822
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316931

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tecomán gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.7 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 7% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
72
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92
102
112
123
133
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186
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11869130
21769140
31769140
41669150
51570150
61569160
71468180
81368190
91267210
101166230
111065250
12963280
13961300
14859330
15758350
16755380
17653410
18650440
19547470
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21442540
22340570
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25233641
26230671
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29124732
30122752
31120763

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 7:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:327:13
212.76:327:13
312.76:317:14
412.76:317:14
512.76:307:14
612.86:307:15
712.86:297:15
812.86:297:15
912.86:287:16
1012.86:287:16
1112.86:277:17
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1312.96:267:17
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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 7.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
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227.1Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.8Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tecomán

In seasonPeak

In May, Tecomán sits inside its pacific hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tecomán sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Tecomán's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Tecomán?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Tecomán for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tecomán in May

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

In May, Tecomán sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Tecomán 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in April near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr26Warm
May27Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Tecomán in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tecomán peaks around May 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highHighMay 12UV 12Dec 14UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Tecomán 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 Tecomán is worst in May — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.0× the cleanest month (February, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1725 µg/m³Feb 165 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb5Good
Mar6Good
Apr14Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug8Good
Sep7Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tecomán?

Tecomán sits at 18.9°N, 103.9°W, 28 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ciudad de Armería, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Tecomán

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tecomán has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,170 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,211 m.

The land around Tecomán is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), cropland (25%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (54%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
1,170 m
80 km
4,211 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Ciudad de Armería 9.0 km · Colima 40 km · Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez 42 km · Manzanillo 54 km · Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares 77 km · Cihuatlán 81 km · Tuxpan 88 km · Zapotiltic 93 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 Tecomán (18.9161°, -103.8771°, elevation 28 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). 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).