Chaparral weather in May

In May, Chaparral sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 122 mm of rain across 21.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-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 comfortable.

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 Chaparral's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chaparral's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 122 mm; 21.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:53 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover: 91%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

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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 Chaparral reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°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)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

Chaparral weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 16°	142	15.7	11.8	5.7
Feb	26° / 16°	126	15.3	11.9	5.4
Mar	26° / 17°	193	21.3	12	4.7
Apr	25° / 17°	201	23.2	12.1	4.3
May	25° / 17°	122	21.7	12.2	4.6
Jun	26° / 17°	67	18	12.2	5.0
Jul	26° / 16°	58	16.8	12.2	5.3
Aug	27° / 17°	34	10.8	12.1	6.0
Sep	27° / 17°	56	10.2	12	5.9
Oct	26° / 17°	198	19.7	11.9	4.8
Nov	25° / 16°	279	23.5	11.8	4.4
Dec	25° / 16°	200	19.5	11.8	5.2

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 3% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

	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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Cloudier (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96

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

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chaparral gets around 122 mm of rain over 21.7 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 70% and peaks near 76% 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 (%)	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	73	73	72	72	71	70	70	69	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	65	65	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	75
4	75
5	75
6	74
7	74
8	73
9	73
10	72
11	72
12	71
13	70
14	70
15	69
16	68
17	68
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	66
27	66
28	66
29	65
30	65
31	64

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 55% 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
Dry (%)	13	14	14	15	16	16	17	18	19	19	20	21	23	24	25	26	27	29	29	30	31	32	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	40	41
Comfortable (%)	59	59	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	62	62	61	60	59	59	58	57	55	55	54	53	52	52	51	50	49	49	48	48	47	46
Humid (%)	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	13	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	13	59	28
2	14	59	27
3	14	60	26
4	15	60	25
5	16	60	24
6	16	61	23
7	17	61	22
8	18	61	21
9	19	61	20
10	19	62	19
11	20	62	18
12	21	61	18
13	23	60	17
14	24	59	17
15	25	59	16
16	26	58	16
17	27	57	16
18	29	55	16
19	29	55	16
20	30	54	16
21	31	53	16
22	32	52	16
23	32	52	16
24	33	51	16
25	34	50	16
26	35	49	16
27	36	49	15
28	37	48	15
29	38	48	14
30	40	47	13
31	41	46	12

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	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	4	4	4	4
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	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 5:55 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:05 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	12.1	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
Sunrise (AM)	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53
Sunset (PM)	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:55	6:03
2	12.1	5:55	6:03
3	12.1	5:55	6:03
4	12.1	5:55	6:03
5	12.1	5:54	6:03
6	12.1	5:54	6:03
7	12.1	5:54	6:03
8	12.1	5:54	6:03
9	12.2	5:54	6:03
10	12.2	5:54	6:03
11	12.2	5:54	6:03
12	12.2	5:53	6:03
13	12.2	5:53	6:03
14	12.2	5:53	6:03
15	12.2	5:53	6:03
16	12.2	5:53	6:03
17	12.2	5:53	6:03
18	12.2	5:53	6:03
19	12.2	5:53	6:04
20	12.2	5:53	6:04
21	12.2	5:53	6:04
22	12.2	5:53	6:04
23	12.2	5:53	6:04
24	12.2	5:53	6:04
25	12.2	5:53	6:04
26	12.2	5:53	6:04
27	12.2	5:53	6:05
28	12.2	5:53	6:05
29	12.2	5:53	6:05
30	12.2	5:53	6:05
31	12.2	5:53	6:05

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.94 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)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
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	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Chaparral?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Chaparral for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chaparral in May

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

In May, Chaparral sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Chaparral in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chaparral peaks around February 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 12 (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)	14	16	16	14	15	13	13	13	14	14	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	15	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Chaparral 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 Chaparral is worst in March — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 9 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)	17	22	25	19	13	11	9	12	14	14	15	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	17	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	19	Moderate
May	13	Moderate
Jun	11	Good
Jul	9	Good
Aug	12	Good
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Chaparral?

Chaparral sits at 3.7°N, 75.5°W, 856 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Rioblanco, 28 km away.

Topography around Chaparral

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chaparral has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m around an average of 809 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,977 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,268 m.

The land around Chaparral is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (42%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

407 m

trees 50%

16 km

1,977 m

trees 61%

80 km

4,268 m

trees 58%

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

May weather nearby: Rioblanco 28 km · Natagaima 45 km · Planadas 61 km · Purificación 63 km · Rovira 63 km · Guamo 66 km · Anaime 75 km · Payandé 77 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 Chaparral (3.7231°, -75.4832°, elevation 856 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	17
2	25	17
3	25	17
4	25	17
5	25	17
6	25	17
7	25	17
8	25	17
9	25	17
10	25	17
11	25	17
12	25	17
13	25	17
14	26	17
15	26	17
16	26	17
17	26	17
18	26	17
19	26	17
20	26	17
21	26	17
22	26	17
23	26	17
24	26	17
25	26	17
26	26	17
27	26	17
28	26	17
29	26	17
30	26	17
31	26	17

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	75
4	75
5	75
6	74
7	74
8	73
9	73
10	72
11	72
12	71
13	70
14	70
15	69
16	68
17	68
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	66
27	66
28	66
29	65
30	65
31	64

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	13	59	28
2	14	59	27
3	14	60	26
4	15	60	25
5	16	60	24
6	16	61	23
7	17	61	22
8	18	61	21
9	19	61	20
10	19	62	19
11	20	62	18
12	21	61	18
13	23	60	17
14	24	59	17
15	25	59	16
16	26	58	16
17	27	57	16
18	29	55	16
19	29	55	16
20	30	54	16
21	31	53	16
22	32	52	16
23	32	52	16
24	33	51	16
25	34	50	16
26	35	49	16
27	36	49	15
28	37	48	15
29	38	48	14
30	40	47	13
31	41	46	12

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	75
4	75
5	75
6	74
7	74
8	73
9	73
10	72
11	72
12	71
13	70
14	70
15	69
16	68
17	68
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	66
27	66
28	66
29	65
30	65
31	64

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	13	59	28
2	14	59	27
3	14	60	26
4	15	60	25
5	16	60	24
6	16	61	23
7	17	61	22
8	18	61	21
9	19	61	20
10	19	62	19
11	20	62	18
12	21	61	18
13	23	60	17
14	24	59	17
15	25	59	16
16	26	58	16
17	27	57	16
18	29	55	16
19	29	55	16
20	30	54	16
21	31	53	16
22	32	52	16
23	32	52	16
24	33	51	16
25	34	50	16
26	35	49	16
27	36	49	15
28	37	48	15
29	38	48	14
30	40	47	13
31	41	46	12

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	75
4	75
5	75
6	74
7	74
8	73
9	73
10	72
11	72
12	71
13	70
14	70
15	69
16	68
17	68
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	66
27	66
28	66
29	65
30	65
31	64

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	13	59	28
2	14	59	27
3	14	60	26
4	15	60	25
5	16	60	24
6	16	61	23
7	17	61	22
8	18	61	21
9	19	61	20
10	19	62	19
11	20	62	18
12	21	61	18
13	23	60	17
14	24	59	17
15	25	59	16
16	26	58	16
17	27	57	16
18	29	55	16
19	29	55	16
20	30	54	16
21	31	53	16
22	32	52	16
23	32	52	16
24	33	51	16
25	34	50	16
26	35	49	16
27	36	49	15
28	37	48	15
29	38	48	14
30	40	47	13
31	41	46	12