Chigorodó weather in May

In May, Chigorodó sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 444 mm of rain across 30.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chigorodó's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chigorodó's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
444 mm
30.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:53 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
94%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Chigorodó reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Chigorodó

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Chigorodó weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°10121.511.63.6
Feb31° / 24°801511.73.9
Mar31° / 24°14119.811.93.4
Apr31° / 24°2842712.22.7
May30° / 24°44430.112.32.5
Jun30° / 23°42429.512.42.5
Jul30° / 23°49130.512.42.5
Aug30° / 23°44630.312.32.5
Sep30° / 23°39529.6122.5
Oct30° / 23°33829.411.82.6
Nov30° / 23°30426.911.72.8
Dec30° / 23°20927.411.63.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
5298
6298
7298
8199
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chigorodó gets around 444 mm of rain over 30.1 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.

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Rain chance (%)
196
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13169
23169
33169
43070
53070
63070
73070
83070
93070
103070
113070
123070
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143169
153268
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203565
213664
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274060
284060
294159
304159
314258

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 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 5:56 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:566:12
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312.35:556:12
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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 4.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.1 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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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 Chigorodó?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chigorodó.

What to pack for Chigorodó in May

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

In May, Chigorodó sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Chigorodó in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 55 km away) is warmest in July at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Chigorodó 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 Chigorodó peaks around May 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMay 22UV 13Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Chigorodó 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 Chigorodó is worst in March — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1727 µg/m³Nov 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chigorodó?

Chigorodó sits at 7.7°N, 76.7°W, 35 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Carepa, 11 km away.

ItuangoFrontino

Topography around Chigorodó

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chigorodó has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,017 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,070 m.

The land around Chigorodó is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
1,017 m
80 km
3,070 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Carepa 11 km · Apartadó 25 km · Turbo 48 km · San Pedro de Urabá 76 km · Dabeiba 87 km · Tierralta 89 km · Ituango 115 km · Frontino 116 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 Chigorodó (7.6664°, -76.6811°, elevation 35 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).