La Mesa weather in May

In May, La Mesa sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 266 mm of rain across 28.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°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 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 La Mesa's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Mesa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
266 mm
28.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:45 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
93%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical May day in La Mesa reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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La Mesa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 14021.711.74.5
Feb20° / 10°1982311.84.0
Mar20° / 10°32428.1123.5
Apr20° / 11°35828.412.13.3
May20° / 11°26628.712.23.4
Jun20° / 10°12523.812.33.8
Jul20° / 10°9522.112.34.2
Aug20° / 10°10721.212.24.4
Sep20° / 10°17625.1123.8
Oct20° / 10°2722911.93.4
Nov19° / 10°26428.911.83.2
Dec19° / 10°17823.811.74.1

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 (%)
1199
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

La Mesa gets around 266 mm of rain over 28.7 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 92% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
19010
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Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
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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 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 5:47 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit La Mesa?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Mesa.

What to pack for La Mesa in May

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

In May, La Mesa sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in La Mesa 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 La Mesa peaks around February 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 16Dec 14UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in La Mesa 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 La Mesa is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1834 µg/m³Jul 1420 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is La Mesa?

La Mesa sits at 5.3°N, 73.9°W, 2,884 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Villa de San Diego de Ubaté, 12 km away.

Topography around La Mesa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Mesa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m around an average of 3,088 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,852 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,634 m.

The land around La Mesa is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
694 m
16 km
1,852 m
80 km
3,634 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Villa de San Diego de Ubaté 12 km · Zipaquirá 29 km · Pacho 31 km · Tocancipá 34 km · Chiquinquirá 40 km · Cajicá 41 km · Bosconia 46 km · Chía 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
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 La Mesa (5.2667°, -73.9167°, elevation 2,884 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).