Pacho weather in May

In May, Pacho sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 396 mm of rain across 30.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°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 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 Pacho's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pacho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
396 mm
30.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:46 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
93%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10
Founded
1604

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 23°C through the month.

A typical May day in Pacho reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°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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22316
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Pacho weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 14°13824.211.74.4
Feb23° / 15°18023.811.84.1
Mar23° / 15°28529.2123.7
Apr23° / 16°38929.512.13.4
May23° / 16°39630.812.23.4
Jun23° / 15°30228.512.33.6
Jul23° / 15°27628.812.33.8
Aug23° / 15°27927.812.23.9
Sep23° / 15°34929123.6
Oct22° / 15°35030.711.93.4
Nov22° / 15°25329.311.83.5
Dec22° / 15°19126.511.74.1

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 1% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12199
13199
14199
15199
16199
17199
18199
19199
20199
21199
22199
23199
24199
25199
26199
27199
28199
29199
30199
31199

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pacho gets around 396 mm of rain over 30.8 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 99% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
199
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16100
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2199
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2599
2699
2799
2898
2998
3098
3198

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1991
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7793
8793
9892
10892
11892
12991
13991
141090
151189
161288
171387
181486
191585
201684
211684
221783
231882
241981
252080
262179
272179
282278
292377
302476
312575

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May, the calmest month.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
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234calm
244calm
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264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 5:49 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:495:59
212.25:485:59
312.25:485:59
412.25:485:59
512.25:485:59
612.25:475:59
712.25:475:59
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1112.25:465:59
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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 4.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 4.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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44.9Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pacho?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pacho.

What to pack for Pacho in May

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

In May, Pacho sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 16Dec 14UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Pacho 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 Pacho is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1834 µg/m³Jul 1420 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pacho?

Pacho sits at 5.1°N, 74.2°W, 1,783 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Zipaquirá, 21 km away.

Topography around Pacho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pacho has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 853 m around an average of 1,934 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,762 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,668 m.

The land around Pacho is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (45%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (45%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
853 m
16 km
2,762 m
80 km
3,668 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Zipaquirá 21 km · Cajicá 28 km · La Mesa 31 km · Chía 32 km · Tocancipá 33 km · Bosconia 37 km · Cota 37 km · Villeta 37 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 Pacho (5.1328°, -74.1598°, elevation 1,783 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).