Jamundí weather in May

In May, Jamundí sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 167 mm of rain across 18 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°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 Jamundí's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jamundí's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 167 mm; 18 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:58 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover: 92%; 12th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.17 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.9; 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 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Jamundí reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18

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

Jamundí weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 18°	221	20.5	11.8	4.8
Feb	27° / 18°	172	19.7	11.9	4.6
Mar	27° / 18°	191	21.1	12	4.6
Apr	27° / 19°	209	20.5	12.1	4.5
May	27° / 19°	167	18	12.1	4.9
Jun	27° / 18°	77	12.9	12.2	5.4
Jul	28° / 18°	68	11.1	12.2	5.7
Aug	28° / 18°	76	12.4	12.1	5.5
Sep	27° / 18°	111	16.3	12	5.0
Oct	26° / 18°	236	23.1	11.9	4.3
Nov	26° / 18°	294	25	11.9	4.0
Dec	26° / 18°	254	22	11.8	4.6

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 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	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Cloudier (%)	98	98	98	98	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

	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	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
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	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Jamundí gets around 167 mm of rain over 18 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 58% and peaks near 66% 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 (%)	66	65	64	63	62	61	60	59	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	55	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	65
3	64
4	63
5	62
6	61
7	60
8	59
9	58
10	57
11	57
12	56
13	56
14	55
15	55
16	55
17	55
18	55
19	56
20	56
21	57
22	57
23	57
24	57
25	57
26	57
27	57
28	56
29	56
30	55
31	54

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 70% 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 (%)	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	25	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	39	40	40
Muggy (%)	73	73	74	74	74	75	75	75	76	76	76	76	75	75	74	73	72	71	70	69	68	67	66	65	64	63	62	61	61	60	60

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	24	76
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	30	70
20	31	69
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	34	66
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	37	63
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	40	60
31	40	60

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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30	5	calm
31	5	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 6:00 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:09 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	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	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
Sunrise (AM)	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:00	6:07
2	12.1	6:00	6:07
3	12.1	6:00	6:07
4	12.1	5:59	6:07
5	12.1	5:59	6:07
6	12.1	5:59	6:07
7	12.1	5:59	6:07
8	12.1	5:59	6:07
9	12.1	5:59	6:07
10	12.1	5:58	6:07
11	12.1	5:58	6:07
12	12.1	5:58	6:07
13	12.1	5:58	6:07
14	12.1	5:58	6:07
15	12.1	5:58	6:07
16	12.1	5:58	6:07
17	12.1	5:58	6:07
18	12.2	5:58	6:07
19	12.2	5:58	6:07
20	12.2	5:58	6:07
21	12.2	5:58	6:07
22	12.2	5:58	6:07
23	12.2	5:58	6:08
24	12.2	5:58	6:08
25	12.2	5:58	6:08
26	12.2	5:58	6:08
27	12.2	5:58	6:08
28	12.2	5:58	6:08
29	12.2	5:58	6:08
30	12.2	5:58	6:09
31	12.2	5:58	6:09

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 4.96 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.17 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)	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
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10	4.2	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
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15	4.2	Bright
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27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Jamundí?

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

4.9

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Jamundí for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jamundí in May

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

In May, Jamundí sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Jamundí 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 Jamundí peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 12 (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)	14	15	16	12	14	13	12	12	13	13	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Jamundí 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 Jamundí is worst in September — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	25	27	27	26	24	22	23	26	30	22	19	23
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	25	Moderate
Feb	27	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	22	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	23	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Jamundí?

Jamundí sits at 3.3°N, 76.5°W, 972 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Puerto Tejada, 14 km away.

Topography around Jamundí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jamundí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 969 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,958 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,352 m.

The land around Jamundí is covered by grassland (36%), trees (24%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (44%), grassland (27%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km

32 m

grassland 36%

16 km

1,958 m

trees 44%

80 km

5,352 m

trees 74%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

May weather nearby: Puerto Tejada 14 km · Cali 19 km · Candelaria 26 km · Santander de Quilichao 28 km · Corinto 32 km · Miranda 34 km · Florida 34 km · Yumbo 36 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 Jamundí (3.2607°, -76.535°, elevation 972 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	27	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19
29	27	19
30	27	19
31	27	18

	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	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
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	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	65
3	64
4	63
5	62
6	61
7	60
8	59
9	58
10	57
11	57
12	56
13	56
14	55
15	55
16	55
17	55
18	55
19	56
20	56
21	57
22	57
23	57
24	57
25	57
26	57
27	57
28	56
29	56
30	55
31	54

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	24	76
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	30	70
20	31	69
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	34	66
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	37	63
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	40	60
31	40	60

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

	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	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
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	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	65
3	64
4	63
5	62
6	61
7	60
8	59
9	58
10	57
11	57
12	56
13	56
14	55
15	55
16	55
17	55
18	55
19	56
20	56
21	57
22	57
23	57
24	57
25	57
26	57
27	57
28	56
29	56
30	55
31	54

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	24	76
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	30	70
20	31	69
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	34	66
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	37	63
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	40	60
31	40	60

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

	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	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
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	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	65
3	64
4	63
5	62
6	61
7	60
8	59
9	58
10	57
11	57
12	56
13	56
14	55
15	55
16	55
17	55
18	55
19	56
20	56
21	57
22	57
23	57
24	57
25	57
26	57
27	57
28	56
29	56
30	55
31	54

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	24	76
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	30	70
20	31	69
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	34	66
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	37	63
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	40	60
31	40	60