Teocaltiche weather in May

In May, Teocaltiche sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 28 mm of rain across 5.2 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Teocaltiche's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Teocaltiche's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
10th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:16 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
39%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

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

Founded
1187

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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Teocaltiche reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°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)
13114
23114
33114
43115
53115
63115
73115
83115
93115
103115
113115
123115
133115
143115
153115
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Teocaltiche 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
Jan22° / 182.410.88.2
Feb24° / 131.611.38.7
Mar27° / 11°81.211.88.2
Apr29° / 13°51.512.56.5
May31° / 16°285.2135.3
Jun29° / 17°1221413.35.0
Jul27° / 16°16418.813.25.4
Aug26° / 16°1371712.75.6
Sep26° / 15°1201512.15.9
Oct26° / 13°456.611.57.4
Nov25° / 10°132.4118.6
Dec23° / 81.410.78.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27228
37228
47327
57327
67426
77426
87525
97525
107525
117624
127624
137822
147822
157921
167921
178020
188020
198020
208020
218020
228119
238119
248020
258020
268020
277921
287921
297822
307723
317723

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Teocaltiche gets around 28 mm of rain over 5.2 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 16% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
18
29
310
411
511
612
713
814
914
1015
1115
1215
1315
1415
1516
1616
1716
1816
1917
2017
2118
2218
2319
2419
2520
2621
2722
2823
2924
3025
3126

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59820
69820
79820
89730
99730
109730
119730
129730
139730
149730
159730
169640
179640
189640
199451
209451
219361
229361
239271
249082
258992
2687103
2786113
2884124
2982144
3080155
3178166

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:24 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:247:11
212.86:247:11
312.86:237:12
412.86:227:12
512.86:227:12
612.96:217:13
712.96:207:13
812.96:207:14
912.96:197:14
1012.96:197:15
1112.96:187:15
1213.06:187:15
1313.06:177:16
1413.06:177:16
1513.06:167:17
1613.06:167:17
1713.06:167:18
1813.06:157:18
1913.16:157:18
2013.16:147:19
2113.16:147:19
2213.16:147:20
2313.16:137:20
2413.16:137:21
2513.16:137:21
2613.16:137:22
2713.26:127:22
2813.26:127:22
2913.26:127:23
3013.26:127:23
3113.26:127:24

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.8 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.9Intense
27.9Intense
37.9Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
77.8Intense
87.8Intense
97.8Intense
107.8Intense
117.8Intense
127.8Intense
137.8Intense
147.8Intense
157.8Intense
167.8Intense
177.8Intense
187.8Intense
197.8Intense
207.8Intense
217.8Intense
227.8Intense
237.8Intense
247.7Intense
257.7Intense
267.7Intense
277.7Intense
287.6Intense
297.6Intense
307.6Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Teocaltiche

In seasonPeak

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

Teocaltiche'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 Teocaltiche?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Teocaltiche in May

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

In May, Teocaltiche sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Teocaltiche in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Teocaltiche peaks around April 23 at about 14 (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 highApr 23UV 14Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High
Location & terrain

Where is Teocaltiche?

Teocaltiche sits at 21.4°N, 102.6°W, 1,738 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Villa Hidalgo, 27 km away.

Topography around Teocaltiche

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Teocaltiche has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 1,759 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,853 m.

The land around Teocaltiche is covered by shrubs (54%) within 3 km, shrubs (56%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
414 m
80 km
1,853 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Villa Hidalgo 27 km · Nochistlán de Mejía 29 km · Jalostotitlán 32 km · San Juan de los Lagos 33 km · Encarnación de Díaz 36 km · Calvillo 48 km · San Miguel el Alto 48 km · Aguascalientes 58 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 Teocaltiche (21.4343°, -102.5743°, elevation 1,738 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).