Nechí weather in May

In May, Nechí sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 359 mm of rain across 30.5 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nechí's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nechí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
359 mm
30.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:44 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
93%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Nechí reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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)
13124
23124
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303124
313124

How May really feels in Nechí

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Nechí 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
Jan31° / 23°9018.111.63.7
Feb32° / 24°8714.211.73.4
Mar32° / 24°19221.911.92.8
Apr31° / 24°33628.612.22.3
May31° / 24°35930.512.42.3
Jun31° / 24°31529.412.52.3
Jul31° / 24°31330.412.42.3
Aug31° / 24°32730.312.32.3
Sep31° / 24°29529.6122.4
Oct30° / 24°30630.611.82.4
Nov30° / 24°2722911.62.5
Dec31° / 23°17025.511.53.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
14397
15496
16496
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18496
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20496
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22496
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27496
28496
29595
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31595

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nechí gets around 359 mm of rain over 30.5 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 98% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
199
299
399
499
599
699
798
898
998
1098
1198
1298
1398
1498
1598
1698
1798
1898
1998
2098
2198
2298
2398
2498
2598
2698
2798
2898
2998
3098
3198

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11486
21486
31387
41387
51288
61189
71189
81090
91090
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
191090
201090
211189
221189
231288
241387
251387
261486
271486
281486
291486
301486
311486

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 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 5:48 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:486:05
212.35:486:05
312.35:476:05
412.35:476:05
512.35:476:05
612.35:466:05
712.35:466:05
812.35:466:05
912.35:466:05
1012.35:456:06
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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 4.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.13 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
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264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Nechí?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nechí.

What to pack for Nechí in May

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

In May, Nechí sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Nechí 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 Nechí peaks around September 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highSep 18UV 12Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Nechí 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 Nechí is worst in March — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.2× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodMar 1836 µg/m³Nov 2312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr26Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nechí?

Nechí sits at 8.1°N, 74.8°W, 31 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Ayapel, 47 km away.

Topography around Nechí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nechí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 543 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,210 m.

The land around Nechí is covered by grassland (35%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
543 m
80 km
2,210 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Ayapel 47 km · Caucasia 48 km · El Bagre 55 km · Zaragoza 68 km · Montelíbano 72 km · San Marcos 74 km · Tiquisio 76 km · Sucre 80 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 Nechí (8.0942°, -74.7757°, elevation 31 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).