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Level 2Exercise increased caution
Exercise increased caution
Colombia · Month guide
Colombia in May
Around 28 °C with 393 mm of rain and 3.4 hours of sun a day.
May is a challenging month for Colombia overall; regional choices matter most. Around 28 °C with 393 mm of rain and 3.4 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
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Colombia · May
What the weather usually does
Colombia · typical month
- Day / night21 – 28 °CYear range 21 – 30 °C
- Rainfall393 mmYear range 148 – 393 mm
- Sunshine3.4 hr / dayYear range 3.4 – 6.7 hr / day
34 regions · current month
Colombia, taken apart
- Amazonas29°C now · 29–31 °C yr
- Antioquia28°C now · 27–29 °C yr
- Arauca29°C now · 28–32 °C yr
- Archipelago of Saint Andréws28°C now · 27–29 °C yr
- Atlántico32°C now · 31–33 °C yr
- Bogotá17°C now · 17–17 °C yr
- Bolívar31°C now · 30–34 °C yr
- Boyacá21°C now · 20–21 °C yr
- Caldas25°C now · 24–26 °C yr
- Caquetá28°C now · 28–30 °C yr
- Casanare29°C now · 28–33 °C yr
- Cauca24°C now · 23–24 °C yr
- Cesar30°C now · 29–33 °C yr
- Chocó30°C now · 29–31 °C yr
- Cundinamarca23°C now · 23–24 °C yr
- Córdoba32°C now · 31–34 °C yr
- Guainía29°C now · 29–31 °C yr
- Guaviare29°C now · 28–31 °C yr
- Huila24°C now · 23–25 °C yr
- La Guajira31°C now · 29–32 °C yr
- Magdalena30°C now · 29–33 °C yr
- Meta28°C now · 27–32 °C yr
- Nariño25°C now · 24–25 °C yr
- Norte de Santander27°C now · 26–27 °C yr
- Putumayo28°C now · 27–30 °C yr
- Quindío22°C now · 21–22 °C yr
- Risaralda24°C now · 23–24 °C yr
- Santander26°C now · 26–28 °C yr
- Sucre32°C now · 31–35 °C yr
- Tolima25°C now · 25–27 °C yr
- Valle del Cauca25°C now · 24–25 °C yr
- Vaupés29°C now · 28–30 °C yr
- Vichada30°C now · 29–33 °C yr
- nan28°C now · 26–28 °C yr
Safety · 6 governments
What the governments say about Colombia
Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Reconsider travel
Highest level across 6 governments · Advisory last changed
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CA
Level 2Exercise increased caution
Exercise increased caution
DE
Level 1Exercise normal precautions
Exercise normal precautions
NL
Level 2Exercise increased caution
Exercise increased caution
UK
Level 1Exercise normal precautions
Exercise normal precautions
US
Level 3Reconsider travel
Reconsider travel
Parts of Colombia carry a higher advisory — up to level 4, "Do not travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.
Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5
A decade of weather, in one page
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.5 | 20.9 | 19.9 | 31.9 |
| February | 29.9 | 21.5 | 20.6 | 31.7 |
| March | 29.4 | 21.6 | 20.8 | 31.6 |
| April | 28.8 | 21.6 | 20.8 | 30.8 |
| May | 28.2 | 21.4 | 20.7 | 30.0 |
| June | 27.7 | 20.9 | 20.0 | 29.1 |
| July | 27.8 | 20.7 | 20.0 | 29.1 |
| August | 28.6 | 20.8 | 19.9 | 30.4 |
| September | 29.1 | 21.0 | 20.3 | 30.8 |
| October | 28.8 | 21.2 | 20.4 | 30.8 |
| November | 28.5 | 21.3 | 20.6 | 29.9 |
| December | 28.8 | 21.2 | 20.3 | 30.0 |
View data table
| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 148 |
| February | 152 |
| March | 237 |
| April | 319 |
| May | 393 |
| June | 356 |
| July | 318 |
| August | 247 |
| September | 245 |
| October | 286 |
| November | 268 |
| December | 191 |
View data table
| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 6.7 |
| February | 6.2 |
| March | 5.3 |
| April | 4.3 |
| May | 3.4 |
| June | 3.5 |
| July | 3.8 |
| August | 5.1 |
| September | 5.7 |
| October | 5.3 |
| November | 5.2 |
| December | 6.1 |
— average▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.1 | 4.6 | 8.1 |
| February | 6.1 | 4.7 | 8.2 |
| March | 5.3 | 4.3 | 6.7 |
| April | 4.7 | 3.9 | 6.1 |
| May | 4.5 | 3.7 | 5.7 |
| June | 4.7 | 3.9 | 5.9 |
| July | 4.9 | 4.1 | 6.0 |
| August | 4.9 | 4.0 | 6.1 |
| September | 4.6 | 3.9 | 5.5 |
| October | 4.5 | 3.7 | 5.6 |
| November | 4.9 | 3.9 | 6.3 |
| December | 5.8 | 4.1 | 7.5 |
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