Teotihuacan weather in May

In May, Teotihuacan sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 56 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Teotihuacan's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Teotihuacan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:04 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
51%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Teotihuacan is municipal seat of Teotihuacán, State of México, 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 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Teotihuacan reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°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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Teotihuacan 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
Jan20° / 102.510.97.7
Feb22° / 112.611.38.2
Mar24° / 18511.98.1
Apr25° / 10°367.712.47.5
May25° / 11°5611.312.96.9
Jun23° / 12°12716.413.25.7
Jul22° / 11°13319.413.15.1
Aug22° / 11°13720.212.75.0
Sep21° / 11°13719.212.15.0
Oct21° / 6310.611.56.3
Nov21° / 19411.17.6
Dec20° / 71.510.88.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46634
56634
66535
76535
86535
96436
106436
116436
126436
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236436
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256238
266139
276040
285941
295743
305644
315446

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Teotihuacan gets around 56 mm of rain over 11.3 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
234
335
435
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637
738
838
938
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1139
1239
1338
1438
1538
1637
1737
1836
1936
2035
2135
2235
2335
2435
2535
2636
2736
2837
2938
3038
3139

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
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51000
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Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
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248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

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 6:11 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:116:54
212.76:116:54
312.76:106:55
412.86:106:55
512.86:096:55
612.86:086:56
712.86:086:56
812.86:076:56
912.86:076:57
1012.86:066:57
1112.96:066:58
1212.96:056:58
1312.96:056:58
1412.96:056:59
1512.96:046:59
1612.96:047:00
1712.96:037:00
1813.06:037:00
1913.06:037:01
2013.06:027:01
2113.06:027:02
2213.06:027:02
2313.06:027:02
2413.06:017:03
2513.06:017:03
2613.06:017:04
2713.16:017:04
2813.16:017:04
2913.16:007:05
3013.16:007:05
3113.16:007:06

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
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247.0Intense
257.0Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Teotihuacan

In seasonPeak

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

Teotihuacan'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 Teotihuacan?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Teotihuacan in May

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

In May, Teotihuacan sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Teotihuacan 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 Teotihuacan peaks around June 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 17UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun15Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Teotihuacan 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 Teotihuacan is worst in December — around 179 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 11178 µg/m³Apr 14115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan149Unhealthy
Feb141Unhealthy
Mar126Unhealthy
Apr113Unhealthy
May134Unhealthy
Jun126Unhealthy
Jul135Unhealthy
Aug127Unhealthy
Sep136Unhealthy
Oct137Unhealthy
Nov174Very unhealthy
Dec179Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Teotihuacan?

Teotihuacan sits at 19.7°N, 98.9°W, 0 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Teotihuacán de Arista, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Teotihuacan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Teotihuacan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m around an average of 2,303 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 823 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,977 m.

The land around Teotihuacan is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), shrubs (28%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (35%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (30%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
327 m
16 km
823 m
80 km
3,977 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Teotihuacán de Arista 0.0 km · Tepexpan 11 km · Tecámac de Felipe Villanueva 12 km · Tecámac 12 km · San Martín Azcatepec 12 km · Tezoyuca 12 km · Santa María Ajoloapan 13 km · Chiconcuac 15 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 Teotihuacan (19.6886°, -98.8611°, elevation 0 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).