Colombia Weather in May
Colombia in May
The short of it: Colombia in May averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 215 mm (8.5 in) of rain and about 13 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 22° · rain 215 mm · daylight 13 h 8 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Colombia an average May high of 32°, a low of 22° and some 215 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 215 mm.
The sun is up for about 13 h 8 min in mid-May, 31 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Colombia runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Guáimaro, 11 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Colombia, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 111 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GuáimaroCamagüey | 11 km NE | 31° | 22° | 197 mm |
| JobaboLas Tunas Province | 17 km ESE | 32° | 22° | 180 mm |
| AmancioLas Tunas Province | 24 km SW | 32° | 22° | 209 mm |
| SibanicúCamagüey | 30 km NNW | 31° | 22° | 198 mm |
| Las TunasLas Tunas Province | 49 km E | 31° | 22° | 141 mm |
| JimaguayúCamagüey | 50 km NW | 31° | 22° | 214 mm |
| MinasCamagüey | 59 km NNW | 31° | 22° | 168 mm |
| ManatíLas Tunas Province | 62 km NE | 32° | 23° | 129 mm |