Colombia Weather in May
Colombia in May
The short of it: Colombia in May averages a high of 35 °C (96 °F) and a low of 21 °C (70 °F), with 59 mm (2.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 35° · low 21° · rain 59 mm · daylight 13 h 30 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: February & November
May in Colombia brings afternoons near 35° and nights around 21°, with about 59 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 35° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 59 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 30 min in mid-May, 43 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and November.
Against its neighbours, Colombia runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Ranchos Penitas West, 15 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Colombia, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 20 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranchos Penitas WestTexas | 15 km ESE | 35° | 21° | 56 mm |
| HidalgoCoahuila | 15 km NW | 35° | 21° | 57 mm |
| Ranchos Penitas West ColoniaTexas | 16 km ESE | 35° | 21° | 56 mm |
| El Campanario y OradelTamaulipas | 29 km SSE | 36° | 21° | 57 mm |
| LaredoTexas | 33 km SE | 36° | 22° | 55 mm |
| Nuevo LaredoTamaulipas | 35 km SE | 36° | 22° | 55 mm |
| Larga VistaTexas | 40 km SE | 35° | 21° | 56 mm |
| CactusTexas | 42 km ENE | 34° | 20° | 56 mm |