Neiva weather in May

In May, Neiva sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 152 mm of rain across 22.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°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 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Neiva's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Neiva's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
152 mm
22.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:53 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
88%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Neiva reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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)
13021
23021
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43021
53021
63021
73021
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93021
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313021

How May really feels in Neiva

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Neiva 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°6711.111.84.1
Feb32° / 21°8312.111.93.7
Mar31° / 21°17321.1123.3
Apr30° / 21°2072412.13.2
May30° / 21°15222.812.13.3
Jun30° / 21°6716.612.23.8
Jul31° / 21°4312.112.24.2
Aug32° / 21°29712.14.2
Sep32° / 21°6311.2123.4
Oct31° / 21°1522111.93.2
Nov29° / 20°1732311.93.5
Dec30° / 20°9716.811.84.1

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 4% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8298
9298
10298
11298
12298
13298
14298
15397
16397
17496
18496
19496
20595
21595
22595
23694
24694
25694
26793
27694
28694
29793
30892
31892

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Neiva gets around 152 mm of rain over 22.8 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 73% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
178
278
377
477
576
675
775
874
974
1074
1173
1273
1373
1473
1573
1673
1773
1873
1973
2073
2173
2273
2372
2472
2572
2671
2770
2870
2969
3068
3167

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 42% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1142561
2144541
3145531
4146521
5148501
6149491
7150481
8151471
9152461
10153451
11154441
12254431
13255421
14256411
15257401
16257401
17258391
18358381
19358381
20359371
21359371
22359371
23360361
24361351
25361351
26363340
27463330
28465310
29466300
30566290
31667270

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
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65calm
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85calm
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115calm
125calm
135calm
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155calm
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195calm
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235calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 12 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 5:55 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:556:01
212.15:556:01
312.15:556:01
412.15:556:01
512.15:556:01
612.15:546:01
712.15:546:01
812.15:546:01
912.15:546:01
1012.15:546:01
1112.15:546:01
1212.15:546:01
1312.15:546:01
1412.15:546:01
1512.15:536:01
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2712.25:546:03
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3012.25:546:03
3112.25:546:03

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
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264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Neiva?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Neiva.

What to pack for Neiva in May

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

In May, Neiva sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Neiva 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 Neiva peaks around February 14 at about 15 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 14UV 15Dec 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Neiva 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 Neiva is worst in February — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 2031 µg/m³Jul 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul11Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Neiva?

Neiva sits at 2.9°N, 75.3°W, 423 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Rivera, 17 km away.

Topography around Neiva

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Neiva has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 464 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,366 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,765 m.

The land around Neiva is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
1,366 m
80 km
3,765 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Rivera 17 km · Campoalegre 28 km · Planadas 50 km · Gigante 67 km · Rioblanco 78 km · Natagaima 80 km · Belalcázar 83 km · Garzón 90 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 Neiva (2.93°, -75.2797°, elevation 423 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).