When to go · Mérida
Mérida in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May (hottest), Sep–Oct (wettest).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 36°C97°F / 22°C72°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- Medium
- Mexico overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Mexico overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Mérida
Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May (hottest), Sep–Oct (wettest).
Weather in May
- MéridaHighs around 36 °C, lows around 22 °C, rain on about 5 daysHighs around 97 °F, lows around 72 °F, rain on about 5 days
- Yucatán and Caribbean coast, Mexico · Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Mérida, Bacalarhot
Hot and humid; Mérida tops 40 °C in April–May. Hurricanes Jun–Nov, sargassum seaweed on the Caribbean beaches roughly Apr–Sep.Hot and humid; Mérida tops 104 °F in April–May. Hurricanes Jun–Nov, sargassum seaweed on the Caribbean beaches roughly Apr–Sep.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Mexico overall
- Medium
- Prices · Mexico overall
- Medium
Mexico overall: Very hot in the Yucatán; smog in Mexico City; the rains start late in the month.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen