Teloloapan weather in May

In May, Teloloapan sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 63 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Teloloapan's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Teloloapan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:10 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
47%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Teloloapan is municipal seat of Teloloapan, State of Guerrero, Mexico.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Teloloapan reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°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 on par with April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13521
23521
33521
43521
53521
63521
73521
83521
93521
103421
113421
123421
133421
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303321
313221

How May really feels in Teloloapan

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.

Teloloapan weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°91.3117.4
Feb30° / 17°7111.46.3
Mar33° / 19°61.311.94.9
Apr34° / 20°92.512.43.6
May34° / 21°6310.812.93.1
Jun31° / 20°20324.313.13.1
Jul30° / 20°20625.2133.3
Aug30° / 20°23427.812.63.1
Sep29° / 19°22126.912.13.4
Oct29° / 19°1071811.64.5
Nov29° / 17°255.811.16.2
Dec29° / 16°50.910.97.4

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 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37129
47129
57129
67030
77030
87030
96931
106931
116931
126931
136931
146931
156931
166931
176931
186931
196832
206733
216634
226535
236436
246337
256139
266040
275941
285842
295545
305446
315347

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Teloloapan gets around 63 mm of rain over 10.8 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 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
217
318
419
520
621
723
824
925
1026
1127
1228
1329
1431
1532
1633
1734
1836
1937
2039
2141
2243
2345
2447
2549
2651
2753
2855
2957
3059
3161

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1811630
2791740
3771850
4742060
5722170
6702280
7682390
86524110
96325120
105927131
115628151
125429161
135230171
144931182
154732192
164433203
174233223
184033234
193833255
203533266
213332287
223132298
232931319
2427313310
2525303411
2623293612
2722273813
2820264014
2918254116
3017234217
3115224419

Wind in May

Winds average 5 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
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:17 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:176:56
212.76:166:57
312.76:166:57
412.76:156:57
512.76:156:58
612.76:146:58
712.76:146:58
812.86:136:59
912.86:136:59
1012.86:126:59
1112.86:127:00
1212.86:117:00
1312.86:117:00
1412.86:117:01
1512.86:107:01
1612.96:107:02
1712.96:107:02
1812.96:097:02
1912.96:097:03
2012.96:097:03
2112.96:087:03
2212.96:087:04
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2412.96:087:05
2513.06:077:05
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2713.06:077:06
2813.06:077:06
2913.06:077:07
3013.06:077:07
3113.06:077:07

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.19 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
157.3Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.2Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Teloloapan

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Teloloapan?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Teloloapan.

What to pack for Teloloapan in May

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

In May, Teloloapan sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Teloloapan 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 Teloloapan peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highExtremeVery highMar 22UV 13Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Teloloapan 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 Teloloapan is worst in May — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (March, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1434 µg/m³Mar 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May36Poor
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Teloloapan?

Teloloapan sits at 18.4°N, 99.9°W, 1,677 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Iguala de la Independencia, 35 km away.

Topography around Teloloapan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Teloloapan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 498 m around an average of 1,643 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,116 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,771 m.

The land around Teloloapan is covered by shrubs (52%) within 3 km, shrubs (46%), trees (31%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and shrubs (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
498 m
16 km
1,116 m
80 km
3,771 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Iguala de la Independencia 35 km · Taxco de Alarcón 35 km · Arcelia 44 km · Ixtapan de la Sal 57 km · Ciudad de Huitzuco 57 km · Puente de Ixtla 65 km · Tejupilco de Hidalgo 67 km · Xoxocotla 75 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 Teloloapan (18.3666°, -99.8718°, elevation 1,677 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).