Abejorral weather in May

In May, Abejorral sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 475 mm of rain across 28.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Abejorral's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abejorral's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
7th warmest
Overnight low
14°
10th coldest
Rainfall
475 mm
28.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:50 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
94%
12th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical May day in Abejorral reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Abejorral weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 14°16821.811.74.9
Feb24° / 14°23722.211.84.5
Mar24° / 14°35526.7124.1
Apr24° / 14°45927.612.13.8
May24° / 14°47528.712.33.8
Jun24° / 14°27524.312.34.2
Jul25° / 13°18420.412.34.9
Aug25° / 13°21120.212.24.8
Sep25° / 14°35225.4124.1
Oct24° / 14°41928.711.93.8
Nov23° / 14°37728.511.73.6
Dec24° / 14°25424.311.74.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
10100
20100
30100
40100
50100
60100
70100
80100
90100
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110100
120100
130100
140100
15199
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27199
28199
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31199

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Abejorral gets around 475 mm of rain over 28.7 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 92% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
193
293
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493
593
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792
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992
1092
1192
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2692
2792
2892
2992
3091
3191

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
12575
22575
32476
42476
52476
62476
72476
82476
92476
102476
112476
122476
132476
142575
152575
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202872
212971
223070
233070
243169
253268
263268
273367
283466
293565
303664
313664

Wind in May

Winds average 3 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
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223calm
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243calm
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263calm
273calm
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293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:536:05
212.25:536:05
312.25:526:05
412.25:526:05
512.25:526:05
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712.25:516:05
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
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274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Abejorral?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Abejorral.

What to pack for Abejorral in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Abejorral sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Abejorral in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abejorral peaks around February 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 12 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 15Dec 14UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Abejorral in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Abejorral is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (October, 18 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1530 µg/m³Oct 2118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Abejorral?

Abejorral sits at 5.8°N, 75.4°W, 2,167 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Sonsón, 16 km away.

Topography around Abejorral

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Abejorral.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abejorral has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 630 m around an average of 2,216 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,375 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,810 m.

The land around Abejorral is covered by grassland (56%) and trees (42%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (45%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
630 m
16 km
2,375 m
80 km
3,810 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Sonsón 16 km · Aguadas 20 km · La Unión 22 km · La Ceja 27 km · Fredonia 31 km · Retiro 31 km · Carmen de Viboral 34 km · Caldas 41 km

Colombia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 240 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,562
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
74%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
15.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 480
Religion
Roman Catholic 64%Protestant 17%none 14%atheist 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Abejorral (5.7893°, -75.4273°, elevation 2,167 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).