Mexico in May
8 of the 9 destinations in Mexico are in season in May: 6 a sweet spot, 2 good, 0 ok.
May is a sweet spot at 6 of these 9 places: Cabo San Lucas, Oaxaca, Cozumel, Cancún, Tulum and Playa del Carmen. Best avoided at 1 of them.
Ranked for May
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabo San Lucas | sweet spot | 31° | 0d | 31C max, 0 rainy days |
| 2 | Oaxaca | sweet spot | 30° | 5d | 30C max, 5 rainy days |
| 3 | Cozumel | sweet spot | 31° | 3d | 31C max, 3 rainy days |
| 4 | Mexico City | good | 28° | 7d | 28C max, 7 rainy days |
| 5 | Cancún | sweet spot | 28° | 4d | 28C max, 4 rainy days |
| 6 | Tulum | sweet spot | 30° | 5d | 30C max, 5 rainy days |
| 7 | Playa del Carmen | sweet spot | 30° | 5d | 30C max, 5 rainy days |
| 8 | Puebla | goodbusy | 26° | 8d | busier than usual |
Not this May
Other months for Mexico
- January 0 sweet
- February 3 sweet
- March 2 sweet
- April 7 sweet
- May
- June 3 sweet
- July 1 sweet
- August 1 sweet
- September 1 sweet
- October 1 sweet
- November 1 sweet
- December 0 sweet
- Every month, side by side
May elsewhere
Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Mexico as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.