Belén de Umbría weather in May

In May, Belén de Umbría sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 823 mm of rain across 30.7 wet days and about 12.2 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 Belén de Umbría's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belén de Umbría's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
7th warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
823 mm
30.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:53 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
96%
12th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
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 Belén de Umbría reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°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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Belén de Umbría 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° / 15°36225.911.74.3
Feb24° / 15°41024.411.84.1
Mar24° / 15°53629123.8
Apr24° / 15°68229.312.13.5
May24° / 15°82330.712.23.4
Jun24° / 15°70129.412.33.5
Jul24° / 14°60929.912.33.6
Aug24° / 14°58629.612.23.6
Sep24° / 15°62728.7123.6
Oct24° / 15°65530.411.93.5
Nov24° / 15°63329.311.83.5
Dec24° / 15°48727.811.74.0

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 0% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 100%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
8199
9199
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Belén de Umbría gets around 823 mm of rain over 30.7 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 99% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
199
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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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11945
21945
31945
41945
51936
61936
71936
81936
91936
101936
111927
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212935
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232944
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252953
262953
272953
282962
292962
302962
312971

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
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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 5:55 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:556:06
212.25:556:06
312.25:556:06
412.25:556:06
512.25:546:06
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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 3.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 4.93 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 3.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Moderate
114.0Moderate
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224.0Moderate
234.0Bright
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264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Belén de Umbría?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Belén de Umbría.

What to pack for Belén de Umbría in May

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

In May, Belén de Umbría sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Belén de Umbría 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 Belén de Umbría peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 15Dec 15UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Belén de Umbría 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 Belén de Umbría is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1526 µg/m³Nov 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Belén de Umbría?

Belén de Umbría sits at 5.2°N, 75.9°W, 1,505 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Anserma, 17 km away.

Topography around Belén de Umbría

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belén de Umbría has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 648 m around an average of 1,567 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,010 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,216 m.

The land around Belén de Umbría is covered by trees (86%) within 3 km, trees (77%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
648 m
16 km
2,010 m
80 km
5,216 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Anserma 17 km · Quinchía 22 km · Riosucio 31 km · Marsella 33 km · La Virginia 34 km · Supía 37 km · Chinchiná 38 km · Neira 39 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 Belén de Umbría (5.2009°, -75.8687°, elevation 1,505 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).