Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román weather in May

In May, Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 30 mm of rain across 6.6 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:18 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
41%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román is human settlement in Mexico.

Founded
1542

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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román 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
Jan20° / 243.410.87.6
Feb22° / 182.211.38.4
Mar25° / 102.211.88.6
Apr28° / 10°92.312.57.7
May29° / 13°306.6136.2
Jun27° / 15°16916.913.35.2
Jul25° / 14°24122.713.24.9
Aug25° / 14°20721.712.75.1
Sep24° / 14°17418.812.15.5
Oct24° / 11°629.111.57.3
Nov23° / 183.1118.3
Dec21° / 142.610.77.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37327
47327
57426
67327
77327
87426
97426
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297426
307426
317228

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román gets around 30 mm of rain over 6.6 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 21% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
19
210
311
413
514
615
716
817
917
1018
1119
1219
1320
1420
1520
1620
1721
1821
1922
2022
2123
2224
2325
2426
2527
2628
2729
2830
2932
3033
3135

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69820
79820
89820
99820
109730
119730
129730
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159640
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199550
209460
219460
229370
239181
249181
259091
2688111
2787121
2884142
2983152
3081172
3178193

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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196calm
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216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
315calm

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 6:27 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:277:14
212.86:267:15
312.86:257:15
412.86:257:15
512.96:247:16
612.96:237:16
712.96:237:17
812.96:227:17
912.96:227:18
1012.96:217:18
1113.06:217:18
1213.06:207:19
1313.06:207:19
1413.06:197:20
1513.06:197:20
1613.06:187:21
1713.16:187:21
1813.16:187:21
1913.16:177:22
2013.16:177:22
2113.16:167:23
2213.16:167:23
2313.16:167:24
2413.16:167:24
2513.26:157:25
2613.26:157:25
2713.26:157:25
2813.26:157:26
2913.26:147:26
3013.26:147:27
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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 7.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.69 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
27.8Intense
37.8Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
77.8Intense
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287.4Intense
297.4Intense
307.4Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román

In seasonPeak

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

Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
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May
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Dec

Is May a good time to visit Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román in May

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

In May, Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román 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 Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román peaks around April 22 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 22UV 14Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román 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 Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.0× the cleanest month (January, 4 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1820 µg/m³Jan 204 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb5Good
Mar5Good
Apr9Good
May21Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul9Good
Aug9Good
Sep9Good
Oct6Good
Nov5Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román?

Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román sits at 21.8°N, 103.3°W, 1,674 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Calvillo, 61 km away.

Topography around Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 1,702 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,025 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,214 m.

The land around Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román is covered by shrubs (38%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (49%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
1,025 m
80 km
2,214 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Calvillo 61 km · Nochistlán de Mejía 66 km · Villa Hidalgo 75 km · Teocaltiche 85 km · Jesús María 101 km · Jerez de García Salinas 102 km · Aguascalientes 106 km · Jalostotitlán 111 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 Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román (21.7813°, -103.3044°, elevation 1,674 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).