Moniquirá weather in May

In May, Moniquirá sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 378 mm of rain across 30.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Moniquirá's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moniquirá's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 378 mm; 30.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:43 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 94%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

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

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical May day in Moniquirá reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°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)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	13
2	22	13
3	22	13
4	22	13
5	22	13
6	22	13
7	22	13
8	22	13
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25	22	13
26	22	13
27	22	13
28	22	13
29	22	13
30	22	13
31	22	13

Moniquirá weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 12°	91	22	11.7	4.7
Feb	22° / 12°	115	22.6	11.8	4.3
Mar	22° / 12°	191	28.9	12	3.7
Apr	22° / 13°	311	29.6	12.1	3.4
May	22° / 13°	378	30.9	12.3	3.3
Jun	22° / 12°	282	29.3	12.3	3.4
Jul	22° / 12°	262	29.6	12.3	3.5
Aug	22° / 12°	261	28.8	12.2	3.6
Sep	22° / 12°	307	29.3	12	3.4
Oct	22° / 12°	295	30.8	11.9	3.3
Nov	21° / 12°	199	28.5	11.7	3.5
Dec	22° / 12°	121	25	11.7	4.2

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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Cloudier (%)	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
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	1	99
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Moniquirá gets around 378 mm of rain over 30.9 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 100% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
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5	100
6	100
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10	100
11	100
12	100
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15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	99
20	99
21	99
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24	99
25	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 96% 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 (%)	0	0	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	3	3	3
Comfortable (%)	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	96	96	97	97	96	96	96
Humid (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	95	5
2	0	95	5
3	1	94	5
4	1	94	5
5	1	94	5
6	1	94	5
7	1	94	5
8	1	94	5
9	1	94	5
10	1	95	4
11	1	95	4
12	1	95	4
13	1	95	4
14	1	95	4
15	1	95	4
16	1	95	4
17	1	96	3
18	1	96	3
19	1	96	3
20	1	96	3
21	1	97	2
22	1	97	2
23	1	97	2
24	1	97	2
25	2	96	2
26	2	96	2
27	2	97	1
28	2	97	1
29	3	96	1
30	3	96	1
31	3	96	1

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

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
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18	4	calm
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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 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 5:45 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:01 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	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42
Sunset (PM)	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	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:45	5:58
2	12.2	5:45	5:58
3	12.2	5:45	5:58
4	12.2	5:45	5:58
5	12.2	5:44	5:58
6	12.2	5:44	5:58
7	12.2	5:44	5:58
8	12.2	5:44	5:58
9	12.2	5:44	5:58
10	12.2	5:43	5:58
11	12.2	5:43	5:58
12	12.3	5:43	5:58
13	12.3	5:43	5:58
14	12.3	5:43	5:58
15	12.3	5:43	5:58
16	12.3	5:43	5:59
17	12.3	5:42	5:59
18	12.3	5:42	5:59
19	12.3	5:42	5:59
20	12.3	5:42	5:59
21	12.3	5:42	5:59
22	12.3	5:42	5:59
23	12.3	5:42	6:00
24	12.3	5:42	6:00
25	12.3	5:42	6:00
26	12.3	5:42	6:00
27	12.3	5:42	6:00
28	12.3	5:42	6:00
29	12.3	5:42	6:01
30	12.3	5:42	6:01
31	12.3	5:42	6:01

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 4.66 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)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	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	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
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24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	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 Moniquirá?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

2.4

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Moniquirá.

What to pack for Moniquirá in May

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

In May, Moniquirá sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Moniquirá 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 Moniquirá peaks around February 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (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	15	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Moniquirá 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 Moniquirá is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (July, 14 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)	17	22	30	22	17	16	14	15	16	16	15	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	17	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	30	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Moniquirá?

Moniquirá sits at 5.9°N, 73.6°W, 1,671 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Barbosa, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Moniquirá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moniquirá has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 525 m around an average of 1,802 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,711 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,117 m.

The land around Moniquirá is covered by trees (69%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

525 m

trees 69%

16 km

1,711 m

trees 68%

80 km

4,117 m

trees 60%

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

May weather nearby: Barbosa 8.0 km · Vélez 19 km · Chiquinquirá 40 km · Tunja 44 km · Duitama 60 km · Cimitarra 64 km · Villa de San Diego de Ubaté 69 km · Sogamoso 73 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 Moniquirá (5.8764°, -73.5728°, elevation 1,671 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	22	13
2	22	13
3	22	13
4	22	13
5	22	13
6	22	13
7	22	13
8	22	13
9	22	13
10	22	13
11	22	13
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22	22	13
23	22	13
24	22	13
25	22	13
26	22	13
27	22	13
28	22	13
29	22	13
30	22	13
31	22	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
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	1	99
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	99
20	99
21	99
22	99
23	99
24	99
25	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	95	5
2	0	95	5
3	1	94	5
4	1	94	5
5	1	94	5
6	1	94	5
7	1	94	5
8	1	94	5
9	1	94	5
10	1	95	4
11	1	95	4
12	1	95	4
13	1	95	4
14	1	95	4
15	1	95	4
16	1	95	4
17	1	96	3
18	1	96	3
19	1	96	3
20	1	96	3
21	1	97	2
22	1	97	2
23	1	97	2
24	1	97	2
25	2	96	2
26	2	96	2
27	2	97	1
28	2	97	1
29	3	96	1
30	3	96	1
31	3	96	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
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	1	99
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	99
20	99
21	99
22	99
23	99
24	99
25	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	95	5
2	0	95	5
3	1	94	5
4	1	94	5
5	1	94	5
6	1	94	5
7	1	94	5
8	1	94	5
9	1	94	5
10	1	95	4
11	1	95	4
12	1	95	4
13	1	95	4
14	1	95	4
15	1	95	4
16	1	95	4
17	1	96	3
18	1	96	3
19	1	96	3
20	1	96	3
21	1	97	2
22	1	97	2
23	1	97	2
24	1	97	2
25	2	96	2
26	2	96	2
27	2	97	1
28	2	97	1
29	3	96	1
30	3	96	1
31	3	96	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
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	1	99
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	99
20	99
21	99
22	99
23	99
24	99
25	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	95	5
2	0	95	5
3	1	94	5
4	1	94	5
5	1	94	5
6	1	94	5
7	1	94	5
8	1	94	5
9	1	94	5
10	1	95	4
11	1	95	4
12	1	95	4
13	1	95	4
14	1	95	4
15	1	95	4
16	1	95	4
17	1	96	3
18	1	96	3
19	1	96	3
20	1	96	3
21	1	97	2
22	1	97	2
23	1	97	2
24	1	97	2
25	2	96	2
26	2	96	2
27	2	97	1
28	2	97	1
29	3	96	1
30	3	96	1
31	3	96	1