Barbosa weather in May

In May, Barbosa sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 218 mm of rain across 24.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 comfortable.

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 Barbosa's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barbosa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
218 mm
24.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:49 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
93%
12th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.5 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Barbosa reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°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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Barbosa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 13°9418.111.75.4
Feb23° / 14°11920.611.84.8
Mar23° / 14°20826.3124.2
Apr23° / 14°25425.512.14.0
May24° / 14°21824.312.34.4
Jun24° / 14°8215.312.45.5
Jul25° / 14°5410.412.36.3
Aug25° / 14°6511.612.26.0
Sep25° / 14°12718.6125.1
Oct23° / 14°25226.111.94.1
Nov23° / 14°26126.611.73.9
Dec23° / 14°14420.811.64.9

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 2% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
8298
9298
10298
11298
12298
13298
14298
15298
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22397
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26397
27496
28496
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31496

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Barbosa gets around 218 mm of rain over 24.3 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 77% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
182
282
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481
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680
779
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1177
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1676
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1876
1976
2076
2176
2277
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2477
2576
2676
2775
2874
2973
3072
3170

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
105248
205149
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805149
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1005248
1105248
1205248
1305347
1405446
1505446
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1705644
1805743
1905842
2005941
2106040
2206040
2306139
2406238
2506337
2606436
2706535
2806634
2916633
3016831
3116930

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 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
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133calm
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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 5:52 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:526:05
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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 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Barbosa?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Barbosa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Barbosa in May

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

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

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Barbosa 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 Barbosa peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 16Dec 13UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Barbosa 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 Barbosa is worst in March — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Barbosa's WHO annual average of 10.5 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1622 µg/m³Nov 117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Barbosa?

Barbosa sits at 6.4°N, 75.3°W, 1,297 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is San Vicente, 17 km away.

Topography around Barbosa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barbosa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 955 m around an average of 1,505 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,673 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,438 m.

The land around Barbosa is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (46%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
955 m
16 km
1,673 m
80 km
3,438 m
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May weather nearby: San Vicente 17 km · Copacabana 22 km · Santa Rosa de Osos 27 km · Bello 27 km · Marinilla 29 km · Rionegro 32 km · Medellin 34 km · Santuario 34 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 Barbosa (6.4381°, -75.3314°, elevation 1,297 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).