Acacías weather in May

In May, Acacías sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 169 mm of rain across 20.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Acacías's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Acacías's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 169 mm; 20.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:46 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover: 88%; 12th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.44 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

← April Acacías year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Acacías reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

Acacías weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 17°	56	8.4	11.8	6.6
Feb	28° / 18°	64	8.3	11.9	6.3
Mar	27° / 18°	140	13.7	12	5.6
Apr	26° / 18°	216	19.4	12.1	4.7
May	26° / 18°	169	20.4	12.2	4.8
Jun	25° / 18°	89	17.9	12.2	5.2
Jul	25° / 17°	81	16.8	12.2	5.5
Aug	26° / 17°	40	12.2	12.1	6.0
Sep	27° / 18°	39	11.9	12	5.9
Oct	27° / 18°	155	14.5	11.9	5.5
Nov	27° / 18°	228	17	11.8	5.2
Dec	27° / 17°	90	11	11.8	6.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8
Cloudier (%)	93	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	92

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	8	92

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Acacías gets around 169 mm of rain over 20.4 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 65% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	67	67	67	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	67	66	65	64	63	63	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	67
2	67
3	67
4	68
5	68
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	69
10	69
11	69
12	69
13	68
14	68
15	67
16	66
17	65
18	64
19	63
20	63
21	62
22	62
23	62
24	62
25	61
26	61
27	61
28	61
29	61
30	61
31	61

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9
Humid (%)	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	62	62	63	63	64	65	65	66	67	68	68	68	69	69	69	70	70	70	71	71	72	72	73	73
Muggy (%)	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	32	32	31	30	29	29	28	27	27	26	25	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	61	35
2	4	61	35
3	4	60	36
4	4	60	36
5	4	60	36
6	4	60	36
7	4	60	36
8	3	62	35
9	3	62	35
10	3	63	34
11	3	63	34
12	3	64	33
13	3	65	32
14	3	65	32
15	3	66	31
16	3	67	30
17	3	68	29
18	3	68	29
19	4	68	28
20	4	69	27
21	4	69	27
22	5	69	26
23	5	70	25
24	5	70	25
25	6	70	24
26	6	71	23
27	7	71	22
28	7	72	21
29	8	72	20
30	8	73	19
31	9	73	18

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 12 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 5:48 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:59 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:48	5:56
2	12.1	5:48	5:56
3	12.1	5:48	5:56
4	12.1	5:47	5:56
5	12.2	5:47	5:56
6	12.2	5:47	5:56
7	12.2	5:47	5:56
8	12.2	5:47	5:56
9	12.2	5:47	5:56
10	12.2	5:46	5:56
11	12.2	5:46	5:56
12	12.2	5:46	5:56
13	12.2	5:46	5:56
14	12.2	5:46	5:57
15	12.2	5:46	5:57
16	12.2	5:46	5:57
17	12.2	5:46	5:57
18	12.2	5:46	5:57
19	12.2	5:46	5:57
20	12.2	5:46	5:57
21	12.2	5:46	5:57
22	12.2	5:46	5:57
23	12.2	5:46	5:57
24	12.2	5:46	5:58
25	12.2	5:46	5:58
26	12.2	5:46	5:58
27	12.2	5:46	5:58
28	12.2	5:46	5:58
29	12.2	5:46	5:58
30	12.2	5:46	5:59
31	12.2	5:46	5:59

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.44 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.4	Bright
31	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Acacías?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Acacías for sightseeing.

What to pack for Acacías in May

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

In May, Acacías sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Acacías in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Acacías peaks around February 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	14	13	11	13	13	12	11	13	13	12	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Acacías 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 Acacías is worst in March — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	18	23	33	27	21	19	16	18	18	19	20	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	23	Moderate
Mar	33	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Acacías?

Acacías sits at 4.0°N, 73.8°W, 530 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Villavicencio, 22 km away.

Topography around Acacías

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Acacías has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 524 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,038 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,030 m.

The land around Acacías is covered by grassland (54%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (48%) within 80 km.

3 km

104 m

grassland 54%

16 km

2,038 m

trees 58%

80 km

4,030 m

trees 49%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← April Acacías year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Villavicencio 22 km · San Martín 33 km · Restrepo 37 km · Granada 49 km · Fusagasugá 78 km · Bogota 78 km · Sibaté 79 km · Kennedy 82 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

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 Acacías (3.987°, -73.758°, elevation 530 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	67
2	67
3	67
4	68
5	68
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	69
10	69
11	69
12	69
13	68
14	68
15	67
16	66
17	65
18	64
19	63
20	63
21	62
22	62
23	62
24	62
25	61
26	61
27	61
28	61
29	61
30	61
31	61

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	61	35
2	4	61	35
3	4	60	36
4	4	60	36
5	4	60	36
6	4	60	36
7	4	60	36
8	3	62	35
9	3	62	35
10	3	63	34
11	3	63	34
12	3	64	33
13	3	65	32
14	3	65	32
15	3	66	31
16	3	67	30
17	3	68	29
18	3	68	29
19	4	68	28
20	4	69	27
21	4	69	27
22	5	69	26
23	5	70	25
24	5	70	25
25	6	70	24
26	6	71	23
27	7	71	22
28	7	72	21
29	8	72	20
30	8	73	19
31	9	73	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	67
2	67
3	67
4	68
5	68
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	69
10	69
11	69
12	69
13	68
14	68
15	67
16	66
17	65
18	64
19	63
20	63
21	62
22	62
23	62
24	62
25	61
26	61
27	61
28	61
29	61
30	61
31	61

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	61	35
2	4	61	35
3	4	60	36
4	4	60	36
5	4	60	36
6	4	60	36
7	4	60	36
8	3	62	35
9	3	62	35
10	3	63	34
11	3	63	34
12	3	64	33
13	3	65	32
14	3	65	32
15	3	66	31
16	3	67	30
17	3	68	29
18	3	68	29
19	4	68	28
20	4	69	27
21	4	69	27
22	5	69	26
23	5	70	25
24	5	70	25
25	6	70	24
26	6	71	23
27	7	71	22
28	7	72	21
29	8	72	20
30	8	73	19
31	9	73	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	67
2	67
3	67
4	68
5	68
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	69
10	69
11	69
12	69
13	68
14	68
15	67
16	66
17	65
18	64
19	63
20	63
21	62
22	62
23	62
24	62
25	61
26	61
27	61
28	61
29	61
30	61
31	61

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	61	35
2	4	61	35
3	4	60	36
4	4	60	36
5	4	60	36
6	4	60	36
7	4	60	36
8	3	62	35
9	3	62	35
10	3	63	34
11	3	63	34
12	3	64	33
13	3	65	32
14	3	65	32
15	3	66	31
16	3	67	30
17	3	68	29
18	3	68	29
19	4	68	28
20	4	69	27
21	4	69	27
22	5	69	26
23	5	70	25
24	5	70	25
25	6	70	24
26	6	71	23
27	7	71	22
28	7	72	21
29	8	72	20
30	8	73	19
31	9	73	18