Líbano weather in May

In May, Líbano sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 127 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Líbano's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Líbano's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 127 mm; 16.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:50 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover: 91%; 12th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.3; out of 10

Líbano is human settlement in Tolima Department, Columbia.

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

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Líbano reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Líbano weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 15°	53	6.3	11.7	7.1
Feb	26° / 16°	54	7.9	11.8	6.6
Mar	26° / 16°	107	13.7	12	5.8
Apr	25° / 16°	141	16	12.1	5.2
May	25° / 16°	127	16.5	12.2	5.3
Jun	26° / 16°	25	7	12.3	6.5
Jul	26° / 16°	18	4.3	12.3	7.0
Aug	27° / 16°	18	4.3	12.2	6.9
Sep	27° / 16°	45	8.5	12	6.2
Oct	26° / 16°	162	15.5	11.9	5.5
Nov	25° / 16°	172	15.6	11.8	5.6
Dec	25° / 16°	87	10	11.7	6.5

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 2% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

	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	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4
Cloudier (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	96	96

	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	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	4	96
31	4	96

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Líbano gets around 127 mm of rain over 16.5 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 52% and peaks near 57% 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 (%)	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	51	50	49	48	47	46	45	43	42	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	57
3	57
4	57
5	56
6	56
7	56
8	56
9	56
10	56
11	55
12	55
13	54
14	54
15	53
16	53
17	53
18	52
19	52
20	52
21	52
22	51
23	50
24	49
25	48
26	47
27	46
28	45
29	43
30	42
31	41

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Comfortable (%)	50	48	47	46	45	44	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	47	48	49	49	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	55	56	55
Humid (%)	47	48	49	51	52	53	55	55	56	56	56	56	57	56	55	53	51	50	49	48	47	46	45	45	44	43	43	42	42	41	41

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	4	50	47
2	3	48	48
3	3	47	49
4	3	46	51
5	3	45	52
6	3	44	53
7	2	43	55
8	2	43	55
9	2	42	56
10	2	42	56
11	2	42	56
12	2	42	56
13	1	42	57
14	1	43	56
15	1	44	55
16	2	45	53
17	2	47	51
18	2	48	50
19	2	49	49
20	2	49	48
21	2	51	47
22	3	51	46
23	3	52	45
24	3	52	45
25	3	53	44
26	3	54	43
27	3	54	43
28	3	55	42
29	3	55	42
30	3	56	41
31	4	55	41

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.

	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	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
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	5	calm
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6	5	calm
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29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

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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 5:52 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:05 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	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	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	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50
Sunset (PM)	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:52	6:03
2	12.2	5:52	6:03
3	12.2	5:52	6:03
4	12.2	5:52	6:03
5	12.2	5:51	6:03
6	12.2	5:51	6:03
7	12.2	5:51	6:03
8	12.2	5:51	6:03
9	12.2	5:51	6:03
10	12.2	5:51	6:03
11	12.2	5:50	6:03
12	12.2	5:50	6:03
13	12.2	5:50	6:03
14	12.2	5:50	6:03
15	12.2	5:50	6:03
16	12.2	5:50	6:03
17	12.2	5:50	6:03
18	12.2	5:50	6:03
19	12.2	5:50	6:04
20	12.2	5:50	6:04
21	12.2	5:50	6:04
22	12.2	5:50	6:04
23	12.2	5:49	6:04
24	12.2	5:49	6:04
25	12.2	5:50	6:04
26	12.3	5:50	6:05
27	12.3	5:50	6:05
28	12.3	5:50	6:05
29	12.3	5:50	6:05
30	12.3	5:50	6:05
31	12.3	5:50	6:05

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 4.52 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)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7
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	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Líbano?

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

5.3

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Líbano for sightseeing.

What to pack for Líbano in May

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

In May, Líbano sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

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UV index in Líbano 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 Líbano peaks around February 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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	16	16	13	15	13	13	14	15	15	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Líbano 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 Líbano is worst in March — around 31 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)	22	26	31	27	23	21	20	23	24	21	20	21
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	31	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	21	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Líbano?

Líbano sits at 4.9°N, 75.1°W, 1,575 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Lérida, 18 km away.

Topography around Líbano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Líbano has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 940 m around an average of 1,648 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,468 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,098 m.

The land around Líbano is covered by trees (73%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (73%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

940 m

trees 73%

16 km

3,468 m

trees 73%

80 km

5,098 m

trees 66%

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

May weather nearby: Lérida 18 km · Padua 25 km · Fresno 26 km · San Sebastián de Mariquita 36 km · Manzanares 38 km · Honda 48 km · Manizales 52 km · Villamaría 52 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 Líbano (4.9218°, -75.0623°, elevation 1,575 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	25	17
2	25	17
3	25	17
4	25	17
5	25	17
6	25	17
7	25	17
8	25	17
9	25	17
10	25	17
11	25	17
12	25	17
13	25	17
14	25	17
15	25	17
16	25	17
17	25	17
18	25	17
19	25	16
20	25	16
21	25	16
22	25	16
23	25	16
24	25	16
25	25	16
26	25	16
27	25	16
28	25	16
29	25	16
30	25	16
31	25	16

	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	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	57
3	57
4	57
5	56
6	56
7	56
8	56
9	56
10	56
11	55
12	55
13	54
14	54
15	53
16	53
17	53
18	52
19	52
20	52
21	52
22	51
23	50
24	49
25	48
26	47
27	46
28	45
29	43
30	42
31	41

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	4	50	47
2	3	48	48
3	3	47	49
4	3	46	51
5	3	45	52
6	3	44	53
7	2	43	55
8	2	43	55
9	2	42	56
10	2	42	56
11	2	42	56
12	2	42	56
13	1	42	57
14	1	43	56
15	1	44	55
16	2	45	53
17	2	47	51
18	2	48	50
19	2	49	49
20	2	49	48
21	2	51	47
22	3	51	46
23	3	52	45
24	3	52	45
25	3	53	44
26	3	54	43
27	3	54	43
28	3	55	42
29	3	55	42
30	3	56	41
31	4	55	41

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

	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	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	57
3	57
4	57
5	56
6	56
7	56
8	56
9	56
10	56
11	55
12	55
13	54
14	54
15	53
16	53
17	53
18	52
19	52
20	52
21	52
22	51
23	50
24	49
25	48
26	47
27	46
28	45
29	43
30	42
31	41

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	4	50	47
2	3	48	48
3	3	47	49
4	3	46	51
5	3	45	52
6	3	44	53
7	2	43	55
8	2	43	55
9	2	42	56
10	2	42	56
11	2	42	56
12	2	42	56
13	1	42	57
14	1	43	56
15	1	44	55
16	2	45	53
17	2	47	51
18	2	48	50
19	2	49	49
20	2	49	48
21	2	51	47
22	3	51	46
23	3	52	45
24	3	52	45
25	3	53	44
26	3	54	43
27	3	54	43
28	3	55	42
29	3	55	42
30	3	56	41
31	4	55	41

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

	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	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	57
3	57
4	57
5	56
6	56
7	56
8	56
9	56
10	56
11	55
12	55
13	54
14	54
15	53
16	53
17	53
18	52
19	52
20	52
21	52
22	51
23	50
24	49
25	48
26	47
27	46
28	45
29	43
30	42
31	41

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	4	50	47
2	3	48	48
3	3	47	49
4	3	46	51
5	3	45	52
6	3	44	53
7	2	43	55
8	2	43	55
9	2	42	56
10	2	42	56
11	2	42	56
12	2	42	56
13	1	42	57
14	1	43	56
15	1	44	55
16	2	45	53
17	2	47	51
18	2	48	50
19	2	49	49
20	2	49	48
21	2	51	47
22	3	51	46
23	3	52	45
24	3	52	45
25	3	53	44
26	3	54	43
27	3	54	43
28	3	55	42
29	3	55	42
30	3	56	41
31	4	55	41