Espinal weather in May

In May, Espinal sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 215 mm of rain across 21.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Espinal's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Espinal's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 215 mm; 21.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:50 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 92%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.38 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.3; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Espinal reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

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

Espinal weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 20°	46	7	11.8	5.6
Feb	30° / 21°	56	9.4	11.9	4.9
Mar	29° / 21°	126	16.3	12	4.3
Apr	28° / 21°	217	22.1	12.1	4.0
May	28° / 20°	215	21.9	12.2	4.3
Jun	28° / 20°	119	15.4	12.2	4.8
Jul	29° / 20°	77	11.9	12.2	5.0
Aug	30° / 20°	43	7.3	12.1	4.9
Sep	30° / 21°	73	10.4	12	4.5
Oct	29° / 20°	169	18.2	11.9	4.4
Nov	28° / 20°	172	18.7	11.8	4.7
Dec	28° / 20°	92	12	11.8	5.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

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

	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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Cloudier (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Espinal gets around 215 mm of rain over 21.9 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 71% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	78	78	77	77	76	75	74	73	73	72	71	71	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	67	66	66	65	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	78
3	77
4	77
5	76
6	75
7	74
8	73
9	73
10	72
11	71
12	71
13	70
14	70
15	69
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	69
20	69
21	69
22	69
23	68
24	68
25	68
26	68
27	67
28	66
29	66
30	65
31	64

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% 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
Humid (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9
Muggy (%)	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	90
Oppressive (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	93	4
2	3	93	4
3	3	93	4
4	3	93	4
5	3	93	4
6	3	93	4
7	3	93	4
8	3	93	4
9	3	93	4
10	3	93	4
11	4	92	4
12	4	92	4
13	4	92	4
14	5	91	4
15	5	91	4
16	5	91	4
17	6	90	4
18	6	90	4
19	6	91	3
20	6	91	3
21	6	91	3
22	7	90	3
23	7	90	3
24	7	90	3
25	7	90	3
26	7	90	3
27	8	90	2
28	8	90	2
29	8	90	2
30	9	89	2
31	9	90	1

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:04 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	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)	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50
Sunset (PM)	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	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	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:52	6:01
2	12.1	5:52	6:01
3	12.1	5:52	6:01
4	12.2	5:52	6:01
5	12.2	5:52	6:01
6	12.2	5:51	6:01
7	12.2	5:51	6:01
8	12.2	5:51	6:01
9	12.2	5:51	6:01
10	12.2	5:51	6:01
11	12.2	5:51	6:01
12	12.2	5:51	6:01
13	12.2	5:50	6:01
14	12.2	5:50	6:01
15	12.2	5:50	6:01
16	12.2	5:50	6:01
17	12.2	5:50	6:02
18	12.2	5:50	6:02
19	12.2	5:50	6:02
20	12.2	5:50	6:02
21	12.2	5:50	6:02
22	12.2	5:50	6:02
23	12.2	5:50	6:02
24	12.2	5:50	6:02
25	12.2	5:50	6:03
26	12.2	5:50	6:03
27	12.2	5:50	6:03
28	12.2	5:50	6:03
29	12.2	5:50	6:03
30	12.2	5:50	6:03
31	12.2	5:50	6:04

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.38 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.38 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)	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4
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	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.4	Bright
31	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Espinal?

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

4.3

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Espinal for sightseeing.

What to pack for Espinal in May

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

In May, Espinal sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Espinal in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Espinal peaks around February 17 at about 14 (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	14	13	10	14	13	12	11	13	13	12	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	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Espinal 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 Espinal is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 21 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)	31	36	40	35	28	24	21	25	31	29	28	31
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	31	Moderate
Feb	36	Poor
Mar	40	Poor
Apr	35	Moderate
May	28	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	28	Moderate
Dec	31	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Espinal?

Espinal sits at 4.1°N, 74.9°W, 323 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Guamo, 16 km away.

Topography around Espinal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Espinal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 321 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 608 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,994 m.

The land around Espinal is covered by cropland (54%) within 3 km, trees (33%), cropland (33%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

36 m

cropland 54%

16 km

608 m

trees 33%

80 km

4,994 m

trees 56%

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

May weather nearby: Guamo 16 km · Flandes 17 km · Girardot City 19 km · Melgar 28 km · Payandé 29 km · Purificación 33 km · Rovira 41 km · Ibagué 48 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 Espinal (4.1492°, -74.8843°, elevation 323 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	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	78
3	77
4	77
5	76
6	75
7	74
8	73
9	73
10	72
11	71
12	71
13	70
14	70
15	69
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	69
20	69
21	69
22	69
23	68
24	68
25	68
26	68
27	67
28	66
29	66
30	65
31	64

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	93	4
2	3	93	4
3	3	93	4
4	3	93	4
5	3	93	4
6	3	93	4
7	3	93	4
8	3	93	4
9	3	93	4
10	3	93	4
11	4	92	4
12	4	92	4
13	4	92	4
14	5	91	4
15	5	91	4
16	5	91	4
17	6	90	4
18	6	90	4
19	6	91	3
20	6	91	3
21	6	91	3
22	7	90	3
23	7	90	3
24	7	90	3
25	7	90	3
26	7	90	3
27	8	90	2
28	8	90	2
29	8	90	2
30	9	89	2
31	9	90	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	78
3	77
4	77
5	76
6	75
7	74
8	73
9	73
10	72
11	71
12	71
13	70
14	70
15	69
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	69
20	69
21	69
22	69
23	68
24	68
25	68
26	68
27	67
28	66
29	66
30	65
31	64

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	93	4
2	3	93	4
3	3	93	4
4	3	93	4
5	3	93	4
6	3	93	4
7	3	93	4
8	3	93	4
9	3	93	4
10	3	93	4
11	4	92	4
12	4	92	4
13	4	92	4
14	5	91	4
15	5	91	4
16	5	91	4
17	6	90	4
18	6	90	4
19	6	91	3
20	6	91	3
21	6	91	3
22	7	90	3
23	7	90	3
24	7	90	3
25	7	90	3
26	7	90	3
27	8	90	2
28	8	90	2
29	8	90	2
30	9	89	2
31	9	90	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	78
3	77
4	77
5	76
6	75
7	74
8	73
9	73
10	72
11	71
12	71
13	70
14	70
15	69
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	69
20	69
21	69
22	69
23	68
24	68
25	68
26	68
27	67
28	66
29	66
30	65
31	64

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	93	4
2	3	93	4
3	3	93	4
4	3	93	4
5	3	93	4
6	3	93	4
7	3	93	4
8	3	93	4
9	3	93	4
10	3	93	4
11	4	92	4
12	4	92	4
13	4	92	4
14	5	91	4
15	5	91	4
16	5	91	4
17	6	90	4
18	6	90	4
19	6	91	3
20	6	91	3
21	6	91	3
22	7	90	3
23	7	90	3
24	7	90	3
25	7	90	3
26	7	90	3
27	8	90	2
28	8	90	2
29	8	90	2
30	9	89	2
31	9	90	1