Tamaulipas drought recedes as May rains restore water supplies

Heavy rains in late May have dramatically reduced drought conditions across the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. According to the June 5, 2026 report from Mexico's Drought Monitor, 94.2 % of the state's territory is now free of any drought or moisture shortage. Only 5.5 % remains classified as abnormally dry (D0) and 0.3 % as moderately dry (D1); no areas are in severe, extreme or exceptional drought.

The remaining dry zones are confined to a narrow strip along the northern border, affecting the municipalities of Nuevo Laredo, Camargo, Guerrero, Mier and small portions of Reynosa to Matamoros. One municipality still experiences moderate drought, while four others are merely abnormally dry. The improvement follows a period of severe water scarcity over the past two years that lowered reservoir levels at Falcón and La Amistad and constrained agricultural activity and municipal water supplies. Experts caution that continued rainfall through June and the summer will be needed to solidify aquifer and river recovery.