Cumaribo weather in May

In May, Cumaribo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 365 mm of rain across 30 wet days and about 12.2 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Cumaribo's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cumaribo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 365 mm; 30 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:29 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover: 90%; 12th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 3.85 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

← April Cumaribo 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 Cumaribo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than 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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	23
2	29	23
3	29	23
4	29	23
5	29	23
6	29	23
7	29	23
8	29	23
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24	29	23
25	29	23
26	29	23
27	29	23
28	29	23
29	29	23
30	29	23
31	29	23

How May really feels in Cumaribo

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.

Cumaribo 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	32° / 23°	41	6.5	11.8	4.4
Feb	32° / 23°	59	8.5	11.9	3.8
Mar	31° / 23°	155	17.7	12	3.3
Apr	30° / 23°	283	26.6	12.1	2.8
May	29° / 23°	365	30	12.2	2.8
Jun	28° / 22°	342	29.2	12.3	3.0
Jul	28° / 22°	321	29.8	12.2	3.2
Aug	29° / 22°	234	28.1	12.1	3.1
Sep	30° / 23°	192	26.7	12	2.9
Oct	30° / 23°	209	28.3	11.9	2.8
Nov	30° / 23°	193	25.5	11.8	3.0
Dec	30° / 23°	105	16.3	11.7	4.0

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 3% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
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23	4	96
24	4	96
25	3	97
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cumaribo gets around 365 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 97% 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 (%)	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	96
7	96
8	96
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31	98

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 81% 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
Oppressive (%)	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	83	84	84	85	86	86	87	88
Miserable (%)	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	12

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	83	17
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	85	15
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	87	13
31	88	12

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:44 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	12.2	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	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29
Sunset (PM)	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:32	5:41
2	12.2	5:32	5:41
3	12.2	5:31	5:41
4	12.2	5:31	5:41
5	12.2	5:31	5:41
6	12.2	5:31	5:41
7	12.2	5:31	5:41
8	12.2	5:30	5:41
9	12.2	5:30	5:41
10	12.2	5:30	5:41
11	12.2	5:30	5:41
12	12.2	5:30	5:41
13	12.2	5:30	5:41
14	12.2	5:30	5:41
15	12.2	5:29	5:41
16	12.2	5:29	5:41
17	12.2	5:29	5:42
18	12.2	5:29	5:42
19	12.2	5:29	5:42
20	12.2	5:29	5:42
21	12.2	5:29	5:42
22	12.2	5:29	5:42
23	12.2	5:29	5:42
24	12.2	5:29	5:42
25	12.2	5:29	5:43
26	12.2	5:29	5:43
27	12.2	5:29	5:43
28	12.2	5:29	5:43
29	12.2	5:29	5:43
30	12.2	5:29	5:43
31	12.2	5:29	5:44

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 3.85 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)	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Bright
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.0	Bright
4	4.0	Moderate
5	4.0	Moderate
6	4.0	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.8	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.8	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate
29	3.8	Moderate
30	3.8	Moderate
31	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Cumaribo

In seasonPeak

In May, Cumaribo sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Cumaribo's rainy season runs April–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Cumaribo?

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

2.8

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cumaribo.

What to pack for Cumaribo in May

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

In May, Cumaribo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Cumaribo 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 Cumaribo peaks around February 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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	14	12	12	12	12	11	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	14	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Cumaribo 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 Cumaribo is worst in March — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (September, 12 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)	16	23	29	21	15	14	14	14	12	13	15	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	23	Moderate
Mar	29	Moderate
Apr	21	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Cumaribo?

Cumaribo sits at 4.4°N, 69.8°W, 161 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Villanueva, 258 km away.

Topography around Cumaribo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cumaribo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 144 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m.

The land around Cumaribo is covered by grassland (77%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km

69 m

grassland 77%

16 km

86 m

grassland 57%

80 km

135 m

trees 52%

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

May weather nearby: Villanueva 258 km · Puerto Ayacucho 280 km · Paz de Ariporo 281 km · Elorza 293 km · Yopal 304 km · Tame 310 km · Arauca 312 km · Aguazul 315 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 Cumaribo (4.4455°, -69.799°, elevation 161 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	23
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30	29	23
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	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
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20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	3	97
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	96
7	96
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11	97
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	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	83	17
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	85	15
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	87	13
31	88	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	23
2	29	23
3	29	23
4	29	23
5	29	23
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8	29	23
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	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
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23	4	96
24	4	96
25	3	97
26	4	96
27	4	96
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	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
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27	97
28	98
29	98
30	98
31	98

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	83	17
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	85	15
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	87	13
31	88	12

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

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

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	83	17
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	85	15
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	87	13
31	88	12