Isnos weather in May

In May, Isnos sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 163 mm of rain across 28.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Isnos's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Isnos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
8th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
163 mm
28.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:59 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
92%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10
Founded
1663

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical May day in Isnos reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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41911
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Isnos weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 11°15222.111.94.3
Feb20° / 11°15422.711.94.0
Mar19° / 11°20828.5123.4
Apr19° / 11°19528.6123.2
May18° / 11°16328.812.13.2
Jun17° / 10°1712812.13.1
Jul17° / 10°18228.212.13.0
Aug17° / 12425.712.13.4
Sep18° / 10°9423.7123.9
Oct19° / 11°15225.9123.7
Nov20° / 11°19327.111.93.6
Dec20° / 11°16825.311.94.0

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
10100
20100
30100
40100
50100
60100
70100
80100
9199
10199
11199
12199
13199
14199
15199
16199
17298
18298
19298
20298
21298
22298
23298
24298
25298
26298
27298
28298
29298
30298
31298

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Isnos gets around 163 mm of rain over 28.8 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 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
194
293
393
493
593
693
794
894
994
1094
1194
1294
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1494
1594
1694
1794
1894
1993
2093
2193
2293
2393
2492
2592
2692
2792
2892
2992
3092
3192

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
16634
26634
36733
46733
56733
66832
76832
86832
96832
106931
116931
127030
137030
147129
157129
167228
177327
187327
197426
207426
217525
227624
237624
247723
257822
267921
278020
288119
298218
308317
318416

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)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 06 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 6:00 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:006:04
212.16:006:04
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512.16:006:04
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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 4.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
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274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Isnos?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Isnos.

What to pack for Isnos in May

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

In May, Isnos sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Isnos in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Isnos peaks around February 19 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 13 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 17Aug 10UV 13
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May15Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Isnos 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 Isnos is worst in March — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1419 µg/m³Jul 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug12Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Isnos?

Isnos sits at 1.9°N, 76.2°W, 1,806 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is San Agustin, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Isnos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Isnos has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 m around an average of 1,814 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,618 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,394 m.

The land around Isnos is covered by grassland (71%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
413 m
16 km
1,618 m
80 km
4,394 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: San Agustin 7.0 km · Pitalito 23 km · Tarqui 50 km · Guadalupe 55 km · La Plata 64 km · Popayán 70 km · Garzón 74 km · Florencia 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
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 Isnos (1.9356°, -76.2406°, elevation 1,806 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).