Chivolo weather in May

In May, Chivolo sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 235 mm of rain across 27.4 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chivolo's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chivolo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
235 mm
27.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:41 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
91%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Chivolo reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Chivolo

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Chivolo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 23°17411.53.1
Feb36° / 24°215.211.72.3
Mar35° / 25°601211.92.2
Apr34° / 25°14221.712.22.2
May32° / 24°23527.412.52.3
Jun32° / 24°18223.112.62.5
Jul33° / 25°14622.512.52.4
Aug32° / 24°18225.412.32.3
Sep32° / 24°21426.412.12.4
Oct31° / 24°23327.611.82.5
Nov31° / 24°1592311.52.9
Dec33° / 23°6512.411.43.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8793
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31991

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chivolo gets around 235 mm of rain over 27.4 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 87% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
185
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3085
3185

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11783
21684
31585
41486
51387
61288
71288
81189
91189
101090
111090
12991
13991
14892
15892
16892
17892
18892
19892
20892
21892
22892
23892
24892
25892
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

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
16calm
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136calm
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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 5:45 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:456:06
212.45:456:06
312.45:446:06
412.45:446:07
512.45:446:07
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712.45:436:07
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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 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.82 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 Chivolo?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chivolo.

What to pack for Chivolo in May

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

In May, Chivolo sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chivolo 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 Chivolo peaks around June 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highJun 12UV 13Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Chivolo 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 Chivolo is worst in March — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateMar 1758 µg/m³Dec 1215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr32Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chivolo?

Chivolo sits at 10.0°N, 74.6°W, 135 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Plato, 31 km away.

Topography around Chivolo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chivolo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 121 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 811 m.

The land around Chivolo is covered by grassland (85%) within 3 km, grassland (83%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
193 m
80 km
811 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Plato 31 km · Nueva Granada 35 km · Campo de la Cruz 49 km · Pivijay 49 km · Santa Lucía 50 km · San Juan Nepomuceno 51 km · Candelaria 56 km · San Jacinto 59 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 Chivolo (10.025°, -74.6228°, elevation 135 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).