Orito weather in May

In May, Orito sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 345 mm of rain across 26.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Orito's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orito's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
345 mm
26.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:03 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
86%
12th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Orito is town in Orito Municipality, Putumayo, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Orito reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Orito weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°16318.1124.2
Feb29° / 21°18218.7123.9
Mar29° / 21°25924.7123.5
Apr29° / 21°30225.7123.4
May28° / 20°34526.4123.7
Jun27° / 20°36524.7124.0
Jul27° / 19°30023.2124.4
Aug28° / 19°17617.6124.9
Sep29° / 20°13718.6124.2
Oct29° / 20°20621.8123.7
Nov29° / 21°27925.1123.4
Dec29° / 21°23923123.9

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 7% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
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5991
6892
7892
8892
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27991
28991
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30991
311090

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Orito gets around 345 mm of rain over 26.4 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 85% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
186
285
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3085
3185

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54456
64456
74456
84456
94456
104456
114456
124456
134357
144357
154456
164456
174456
184555
194555
204654
214753
224852
235050
245248
255347
265545
275743
285842
296040
306238
316337

Wind in May

Winds average 3 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 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
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
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213calm
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273calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:046:05
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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 4.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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94.0Bright
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244.0Bright
254.0Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Orito?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Orito.

What to pack for Orito in May

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

In May, Orito sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Orito 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 Orito peaks around February 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 14UV 15Aug 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Orito 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 Orito is worst in February — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateFeb 1624 µg/m³Jul 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug11Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Orito?

Orito sits at 0.7°N, 76.9°W, 349 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Puerto Asís, 46 km away.

Topography around Orito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orito has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m around an average of 359 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 777 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,932 m.

The land around Orito is covered by trees (57%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
217 m
16 km
777 m
80 km
3,932 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Puerto Asís 46 km · Mocoa 59 km · Nueva Loja 65 km · Pasto 76 km · Buesaco 86 km · Ipiales 87 km · Pupiales 88 km · Túquerres 95 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 Orito (0.6675°, -76.873°, elevation 349 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).