Tulancingo in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Tulancingo sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 274 mm of rain over about 54 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 20°C in early March to 22°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 21°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 9°C
Rainfall: 274 mm; 54 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 5.5; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Tulancingo in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 20°C in early March to 22°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Tulancingo reaches about 21°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

Tulancingo 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 5°	42	9.6	10.9	5.5
Feb	19° / 6°	42	9.6	11.3	6.1
Mar	20° / 8°	63	14.6	11.9	5.9
Apr	22° / 10°	100	18.8	12.4	5.3
May	22° / 11°	111	20.3	12.9	5.2
Jun	21° / 12°	227	23.2	13.2	4.4
Jul	20° / 11°	220	28.1	13.1	3.7
Aug	20° / 12°	223	27.5	12.7	3.8
Sep	20° / 12°	260	25.7	12.1	3.8
Oct	19° / 10°	185	19	11.5	4.8
Nov	18° / 7°	82	13	11	5.4
Dec	17° / 6°	35	9.1	10.8	5.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Tulancingo gets around 274 mm of rain over 54 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

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.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Tulancingo

In seasonPeak

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

Tulancingo's rainy season runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Mar

Apr

May

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Tulancingo?

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.

5.5

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

3.5

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Tulancingo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tulancingo in Spring

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

In spring, Tulancingo sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a warm layer. About 54 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothesa warm layer

UV index in Tulancingo 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	13	14	11	14	13	14	11	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Tulancingo 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 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	88	89	85	90	85	59	56	52	49	52	70	95
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	88	Unhealthy
Feb	89	Unhealthy
Mar	85	Unhealthy
Apr	90	Unhealthy
May	85	Unhealthy
Jun	59	Unhealthy
Jul	56	Unhealthy
Aug	52	Poor
Sep	49	Poor
Oct	52	Poor
Nov	70	Unhealthy
Dec	95	Unhealthy

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

artificial surfaces 50%

16 km

907 m

cropland 37%

80 km

3,732 m

trees 47%

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Spring 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

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.