Chiriguaná weather in May

In May, Chiriguaná sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 371 mm of rain across 29.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-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 1% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chiriguaná's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chiriguaná's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
371 mm
29.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:38 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
92%
12th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
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 Chiriguaná reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Chiriguaná

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.

Chiriguaná weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°326.611.54.5
Feb33° / 23°366.911.73.9
Mar32° / 23°10315.211.93.3
Apr31° / 23°24325.112.22.7
May30° / 23°37129.112.42.6
Jun30° / 23°30027.412.52.6
Jul31° / 23°27827.412.52.6
Aug30° / 23°35529.512.32.5
Sep29° / 22°37629.612.12.6
Oct29° / 22°35830.311.82.8
Nov29° / 22°2612711.63.1
Dec30° / 22°10416.311.54.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chiriguaná gets around 371 mm of rain over 29.1 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 93% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
193
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593
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793
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13916
22926
32926
41936
51936
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71927
81927
90937
100928
110928
120928
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230928
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250937
260937
270937
280937
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:426:01
212.35:416:01
312.35:416:02
412.35:416:02
512.45:406:02
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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 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Chiriguaná?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chiriguaná.

What to pack for Chiriguaná in May

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

In May, Chiriguaná sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chiriguaná in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chiriguaná peaks around February 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highFeb 22UV 13Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Chiriguaná 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 Chiriguaná is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1848 µg/m³Dec 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar51Poor
Apr32Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chiriguaná?

Chiriguaná sits at 9.4°N, 73.6°W, 33 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Curumaní, 19 km away.

Topography around Chiriguaná

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chiriguaná has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,081 m.

The land around Chiriguaná is covered by grassland (78%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
247 m
80 km
3,081 m
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May weather nearby: Curumaní 19 km · Chimichagua 26 km · La Jagua de Ibirico 37 km · Astrea 44 km · Pailitas 45 km · Becerril 52 km · El Banco 57 km · Guamal 72 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 Chiriguaná (9.3624°, -73.6031°, elevation 33 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).