Betulia weather in May

In May, Betulia sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 328 mm of rain across 30.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°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 Betulia's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Betulia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 328 mm; 30.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:52 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover: 94%; 12th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.33 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

← April Betulia 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 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Betulia reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°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)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	25
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Betulia weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-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	25° / 15°	141	23.5	11.7	4.6
Feb	25° / 16°	156	23.8	11.8	4.2
Mar	25° / 16°	225	29.4	12	3.7
Apr	25° / 16°	283	29.1	12.1	3.5
May	25° / 16°	328	30.2	12.3	3.5
Jun	25° / 16°	177	27.7	12.3	3.7
Jul	26° / 15°	154	28.5	12.3	3.7
Aug	26° / 16°	199	29.8	12.2	3.5
Sep	26° / 16°	261	29.4	12	3.4
Oct	24° / 16°	347	30.3	11.9	3.6
Nov	24° / 16°	329	28.9	11.7	3.6
Dec	24° / 15°	202	26.5	11.7	4.2

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%.

	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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Cloudier (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	2	98

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Betulia gets around 328 mm of rain over 30.2 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 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	97
15	97
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	97
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	96
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	95

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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 (%)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Humid (%)	93	93	93	94	94	95	95	95	95	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	95	95	95	94	94
Muggy (%)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1

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

Wind in May

Winds average 3 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 2 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)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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	2	calm
2	2	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	2	calm
23	2	calm
24	2	calm
25	2	calm
26	2	calm
27	2	calm
28	2	calm
29	2	calm
30	2	calm
31	2	calm

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 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:11 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:55	6:07
2	12.2	5:55	6:07
3	12.2	5:54	6:08
4	12.2	5:54	6:08
5	12.2	5:54	6:08
6	12.2	5:54	6:08
7	12.2	5:53	6:08
8	12.2	5:53	6:08
9	12.2	5:53	6:08
10	12.3	5:53	6:08
11	12.3	5:53	6:08
12	12.3	5:52	6:08
13	12.3	5:52	6:08
14	12.3	5:52	6:08
15	12.3	5:52	6:08
16	12.3	5:52	6:09
17	12.3	5:52	6:09
18	12.3	5:52	6:09
19	12.3	5:52	6:09
20	12.3	5:52	6:09
21	12.3	5:51	6:09
22	12.3	5:51	6:09
23	12.3	5:51	6:10
24	12.3	5:51	6:10
25	12.3	5:51	6:10
26	12.3	5:51	6:10
27	12.3	5:51	6:10
28	12.3	5:51	6:10
29	12.3	5:51	6:11
30	12.3	5:51	6:11
31	12.3	5:52	6:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 4.33 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)	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5
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	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.4	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Betulia?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

3.2

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Betulia.

What to pack for Betulia in May

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

In May, Betulia sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Betulia 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 Betulia peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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	15	15	12	14	14	13	13	14	13	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Betulia 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 Betulia 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	23	27	30	24	21	20	20	21	20	18	19	22
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	27	Moderate
Mar	30	Moderate
Apr	24	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Betulia?

Betulia sits at 6.1°N, 76.0°W, 1,631 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Concordia, 11 km away.

Topography around Betulia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Betulia has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,227 m around an average of 1,939 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,892 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,904 m.

The land around Betulia is covered by trees (87%) within 3 km, trees (75%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,227 m

trees 87%

16 km

2,892 m

trees 75%

80 km

3,904 m

trees 78%

treesgrasslandartificial surfaces

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

May weather nearby: Concordia 11 km · Salgar 17 km · Urrao 28 km · Ciudad Bolívar 29 km · La Estrella 38 km · Caldas 39 km · Fredonia 40 km · Sabaneta 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

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 Betulia (6.1128°, -75.9838°, elevation 1,631 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	25	16
2	25	16
3	25	16
4	25	16
5	25	16
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	25	16
9	25	16
10	25	16
11	25	16
12	25	16
13	25	16
14	25	16
15	25	16
16	25	16
17	25	16
18	25	16
19	25	16
20	25	16
21	25	16
22	25	16
23	25	16
24	25	16
25	25	16
26	24	16
27	24	16
28	24	16
29	24	16
30	24	16
31	25	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	97
15	97
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	97
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	96
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	95

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	97
15	97
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	97
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	96
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	95

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	97
15	97
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	97
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	96
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	95

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