Tlalpan in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Tlalpan sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 259 mm of rain over about 38 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Tlalpan's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Tlalpan's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
22°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
7°C
Rainfall
259 mm
38 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
6.5
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Tlalpan in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C.

A typical spring day in Tlalpan reaches about 22°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

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Tlalpan weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 314.9116.9
Feb20° / 305.411.37.3
Mar21° / 458.611.97.1
Apr22° / 811212.46.6
May22° / 13316.912.95.7
Jun21° / 10°21020.713.14.7
Jul20° / 24226.4133.9
Aug20° / 10°22925.612.74.0
Sep20° / 10°19522.612.14.2
Oct19° / 9514.111.65.5
Nov19° / 427.411.16.6
Dec18° / 20410.97.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Tlalpan gets around 259 mm of rain over 38 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early March to 13 h 06 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Tlalpan

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In spring, Tlalpan overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tlalpan's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is spring a good time to visit Tlalpan?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Tlalpan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tlalpan in Spring

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

In spring, Tlalpan sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a warm layer. About 38 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothesa warm layer

UV index in Tlalpan in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tlalpan peaks around April 9 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 9UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tlalpan in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tlalpan is worst in December — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Tlalpan's WHO annual average of 19.9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateDec 1125 µg/m³Apr 1416 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tlalpan?

Tlalpan sits at 19.3°N, 99.2°W, 2,256 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Coyoacán, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Tlalpan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tlalpan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 2,280 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,700 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,519 m.

The land around Tlalpan is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
1,700 m
80 km
4,519 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Spring weather nearby: Coyoacán 6.0 km · Magdalena Contreras 7.0 km · Xochimilco 8.0 km · Álvaro Obregón 8.0 km · Benito Juárez 9.0 km · San Miguel Ajusco 9.0 km · Colonia Nativitas 10 km · Colonia del Valle 10 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 Tlalpan (19.2951°, -99.1621°, elevation 2,256 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.