Montería weather in May

In May, Montería sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 286 mm of rain across 29.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Montería's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montería's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
286 mm
29.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:48 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
92%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Montería is settlement in Colombia.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Montería reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Montería

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Montería weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°3810.811.53.9
Feb33° / 25°368.211.73.4
Mar33° / 25°7115.211.92.9
Apr32° / 25°17925.712.22.3
May32° / 25°28629.512.42.2
Jun32° / 24°25228.212.52.2
Jul32° / 24°25428.912.52.3
Aug32° / 24°24229.112.32.2
Sep31° / 24°2432912.12.3
Oct31° / 24°24529.611.82.3
Nov31° / 24°18427.411.62.5
Dec31° / 24°1032111.53.2

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 3% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2298
3298
4298
5298
6298
7298
8298
9298
10298
11298
12397
13496
14496
15496
16496
17496
18496
19397
20397
21397
22397
23397
24397
25397
26496
27595
28595
29595
30595
31595

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Montería gets around 286 mm of rain over 29.5 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 95% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
195
295
395
495
594
694
794
894
994
1094
1194
1294
1394
1494
1595
1695
1795
1895
1996
2096
2196
2296
2396
2496
2596
2695
2795
2895
2995
3095
3195

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11189
21090
31090
41090
5991
6991
7991
8892
9892
10892
11892
12892
13793
14793
15793
16793
17793
18793
19892
20892
21892
22991
23991
241090
251090
261090
271090
281189
291189
301189
311189

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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66calm
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126calm
136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:526:10
212.35:516:10
312.35:516:10
412.35:516:10
512.35:506:10
612.35:506:10
712.35:506:10
812.45:496:11
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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 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
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304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Montería?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Montería.

What to pack for Montería in May

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

In May, Montería sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Montería in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 69 km away) is warmest in June at about 29°C and coldest in March near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Montería in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Montería peaks around June 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highJun 13UV 13Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Montería 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 Montería is worst in March — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2327 µg/m³Nov 1314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Montería?

Montería sits at 8.8°N, 75.9°W, 29 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Cereté, 18 km away.

Topography around Montería

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montería has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 856 m.

The land around Montería is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
190 m
80 km
856 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Cereté 18 km · San Carlos 20 km · Ciénaga de Oro 31 km · Cotorra 33 km · Planeta Rica 50 km · Sahagún 53 km · Lorica 54 km · Momil 59 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 Montería (8.7508°, -75.8782°, elevation 29 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).