Cimitarra weather in May

In May, Cimitarra sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 336 mm of rain across 30 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°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 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 Cimitarra's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cimitarra's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 336 mm; 30 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:43 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 92%; 12th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

← April Cimitarra 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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Cimitarra reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

How May really feels in Cimitarra

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Cimitarra 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 21°	70	16.2	11.7	4.4
Feb	31° / 21°	101	17.4	11.8	3.7
Mar	30° / 22°	200	25.3	12	3.1
Apr	29° / 21°	293	28.5	12.1	2.8
May	29° / 22°	336	30	12.3	2.7
Jun	30° / 21°	208	28.2	12.4	2.8
Jul	30° / 21°	164	26.7	12.3	2.9
Aug	30° / 21°	163	25.9	12.2	2.9
Sep	30° / 21°	228	26.6	12	3.0
Oct	29° / 21°	292	29.3	11.9	3.0
Nov	28° / 21°	248	27.4	11.7	3.2
Dec	29° / 21°	132	21.7	11.6	3.9

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 2% 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	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Cloudier (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	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	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cimitarra gets around 336 mm of rain over 30 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 96% 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 (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	96	96

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

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	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
Muggy (%)	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	7
Oppressive (%)	95	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	94	94	94	93

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	95
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	7	93

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.

	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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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	3	calm
2	3	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	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	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 5:46 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:03 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	12.3	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	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43
Sunset (PM)	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:46	6:00
2	12.2	5:46	6:00
3	12.2	5:46	6:00
4	12.2	5:46	6:00
5	12.2	5:45	6:00
6	12.2	5:45	6:00
7	12.2	5:45	6:00
8	12.3	5:45	6:00
9	12.3	5:45	6:00
10	12.3	5:44	6:00
11	12.3	5:44	6:00
12	12.3	5:44	6:00
13	12.3	5:44	6:00
14	12.3	5:44	6:00
15	12.3	5:44	6:01
16	12.3	5:43	6:01
17	12.3	5:43	6:01
18	12.3	5:43	6:01
19	12.3	5:43	6:01
20	12.3	5:43	6:01
21	12.3	5:43	6:01
22	12.3	5:43	6:02
23	12.3	5:43	6:02
24	12.3	5:43	6:02
25	12.3	5:43	6:02
26	12.3	5:43	6:02
27	12.3	5:43	6:02
28	12.3	5:43	6:03
29	12.3	5:43	6:03
30	12.3	5:43	6:03
31	12.3	5:43	6:03

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 4.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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	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
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	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	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	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Cimitarra?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cimitarra.

What to pack for Cimitarra in May

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

In May, Cimitarra sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cimitarra 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 Cimitarra peaks around February 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 10 (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)	12	13	13	12	13	12	12	11	13	12	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Cimitarra 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 Cimitarra is worst in March — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 17 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)	21	28	38	27	22	20	18	22	19	18	17	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	21	Moderate
Feb	28	Moderate
Mar	38	Poor
Apr	27	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Cimitarra?

Cimitarra sits at 6.3°N, 73.9°W, 156 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Vélez, 45 km away.

Topography around Cimitarra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cimitarra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m around an average of 197 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,898 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,370 m.

The land around Cimitarra is covered by trees (72%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

229 m

trees 72%

16 km

1,898 m

trees 68%

80 km

3,370 m

trees 69%

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

May weather nearby: Vélez 45 km · Puerto Berrío 54 km · Barbosa 56 km · Moniquirá 64 km · El Carmen de Chucurí 65 km · Yondó 77 km · Socorro 78 km · Chiquinquirá 79 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 Cimitarra (6.3142°, -73.9497°, elevation 156 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	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	29	22
12	29	22
13	29	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	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	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	95
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	7	93

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

	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	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	95
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	7	93

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

	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	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	95
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	7	93