Tulancingo weather in May

In May, Tulancingo sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 111 mm of rain across 20.3 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 Tulancingo's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tulancingo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
20.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:01 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Tulancingo is locality of Mexico.

Air quality
Good
PM10 28 µg/m³ · 2018

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 22°C through the month.

A typical May day in Tulancingo reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22210
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Tulancingo 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
Jan17° / 429.610.95.5
Feb19° / 429.611.36.1
Mar20° / 6314.611.95.9
Apr22° / 10°10018.812.45.3
May22° / 11°11120.312.95.2
Jun21° / 12°22723.213.24.4
Jul20° / 11°22028.113.13.7
Aug20° / 12°22327.512.73.8
Sep20° / 12°26025.712.13.8
Oct19° / 10°1851911.54.8
Nov18° / 8213115.4
Dec17° / 359.110.85.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25347
35248
45347
55248
65149
75149
85149
95050
105050
115050
125149
135149
145149
155347
165347
175446
185446
195446
205446
215446
225446
235347
245347
255248
265248
275149
285050
294951
304852
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tulancingo gets around 111 mm of rain over 20.3 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 66% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
166
267
367
467
568
668
769
869
969
1069
1169
1269
1368
1468
1568
1667
1766
1866
1965
2064
2163
2263
2362
2462
2562
2662
2762
2862
2962
3063
3164

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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18812
28713
38713
48614
58515
68416
78416
88317
98218
108119
118119
128020
137921
147921
157822
167723
177723
187624
197525
207426
217327
227228
237129
247129
257030
266931
276832
286634
296535
306436
316238

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:09 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:096:52
212.76:086:53
312.86:086:53
412.86:076:53
512.86:076:54
612.86:066:54
712.86:056:55
812.86:056:55
912.86:046:55
1012.96:046:56
1112.96:036:56
1212.96:036:57
1312.96:026:57
1412.96:026:57
1512.96:026:58
1612.96:016:58
1713.06:016:59
1813.06:006:59
1913.06:006:59
2013.06:007:00
2113.05:597:00
2213.05:597:01
2313.05:597:01
2413.05:597:01
2513.15:587:02
2613.15:587:02
2713.15:587:03
2813.15:587:03
2913.15:587:04
3013.15:587:04
3113.15:577:04

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.57 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 6.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
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206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tulancingo

In seasonPeak

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

Tulancingo'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 Tulancingo?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Tulancingo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tulancingo in May

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

In May, Tulancingo sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Tulancingo 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 Tulancingo peaks around June 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 19UV 14Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tulancingo 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 Tulancingo is worst in December — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 49 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 2194 µg/m³Sep 1649 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan88Unhealthy
Feb89Unhealthy
Mar85Unhealthy
Apr90Unhealthy
May85Unhealthy
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug52Poor
Sep49Poor
Oct52Poor
Nov70Unhealthy
Dec95Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tulancingo?

Tulancingo sits at 20.1°N, 98.4°W, 2,187 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Santiago Tulantepec, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Tulancingo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tulancingo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m around an average of 2,177 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 907 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,732 m.

The land around Tulancingo is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), trees (28%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
249 m
16 km
907 m
80 km
3,732 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Santiago Tulantepec 5.0 km · Cuautepec de Hinojosa 8.0 km · Huauchinango 34 km · La Providencia Siglo XXI 37 km · Tepeapulco 38 km · Pachuca de Soto 39 km · Ciudad Sahagun 41 km · Apan 42 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 Tulancingo (20.0835°, -98.3629°, elevation 2,187 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).