Piendamo weather in May

In May, Piendamo sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 422 mm of rain across 30.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Piendamo's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piendamo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 422 mm; 30.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:59 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover: 92%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.26 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical May day in Piendamo reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	14
2	22	14
3	22	14
4	22	14
5	22	14
6	22	14
7	22	14
8	22	14
9	22	14
10	22	14
11	22	14
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15	22	14
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20	22	14
21	22	14
22	22	14
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24	22	14
25	22	14
26	22	14
27	22	14
28	22	14
29	22	14
30	22	14
31	22	14

Piendamo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 13°	349	29.3	11.9	3.7
Feb	22° / 14°	365	27.1	11.9	3.5
Mar	22° / 14°	477	30	12	3.5
Apr	22° / 14°	505	29.4	12.1	3.4
May	22° / 14°	422	30.6	12.1	3.4
Jun	22° / 14°	284	27.1	12.1	3.8
Jul	23° / 14°	229	25.4	12.1	4.2
Aug	23° / 13°	225	25	12.1	4.3
Sep	23° / 13°	351	28.5	12	3.6
Oct	22° / 13°	465	30.2	11.9	3.4
Nov	22° / 14°	467	29	11.9	3.4
Dec	22° / 13°	432	29.7	11.9	3.5

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%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Cloudier (%)	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Piendamo gets around 422 mm of rain over 30.6 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 98% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	98
23	99
24	99
25	99
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98
31	98

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Comfortable (%)	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	88	88	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	90
Humid (%)	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	85	15
2	0	85	15
3	0	86	14
4	0	86	14
5	0	86	14
6	0	87	13
7	0	87	13
8	0	88	12
9	0	88	12
10	1	87	12
11	1	87	12
12	1	88	11
13	1	88	11
14	1	88	11
15	1	88	11
16	1	88	11
17	1	89	10
18	1	89	10
19	2	88	10
20	2	88	10
21	2	88	10
22	2	88	10
23	2	88	10
24	2	88	10
25	2	88	10
26	2	89	9
27	2	89	9
28	2	89	9
29	2	90	8
30	2	90	8
31	2	90	8

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
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25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:08 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59
Sunset (PM)	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:01	6:06
2	12.1	6:00	6:06
3	12.1	6:00	6:06
4	12.1	6:00	6:06
5	12.1	6:00	6:06
6	12.1	6:00	6:06
7	12.1	6:00	6:06
8	12.1	5:59	6:06
9	12.1	5:59	6:06
10	12.1	5:59	6:06
11	12.1	5:59	6:06
12	12.1	5:59	6:06
13	12.1	5:59	6:06
14	12.1	5:59	6:06
15	12.1	5:59	6:06
16	12.1	5:59	6:06
17	12.1	5:59	6:06
18	12.1	5:59	6:06
19	12.1	5:59	6:06
20	12.1	5:59	6:06
21	12.1	5:59	6:06
22	12.1	5:59	6:06
23	12.1	5:59	6:07
24	12.1	5:59	6:07
25	12.1	5:59	6:07
26	12.1	5:59	6:07
27	12.1	5:59	6:07
28	12.1	5:59	6:07
29	12.1	5:59	6:07
30	12.1	5:59	6:08
31	12.1	5:59	6:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.26 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 5.08 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 4.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
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22	4.3	Bright
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24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Piendamo?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

2.4

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Piendamo.

What to pack for Piendamo in May

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

In May, Piendamo sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Piendamo in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Piendamo peaks around March 11 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 12 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	17	17	14	15	13	13	13	15	14	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	15	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Piendamo 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 Piendamo is worst in September — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	25	27	27	26	24	22	23	26	30	22	19	23
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	25	Moderate
Feb	27	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	22	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	23	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Piendamo?

Piendamo sits at 2.6°N, 76.5°W, 1,868 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Morales, 17 km away.

Topography around Piendamo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piendamo has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 624 m around an average of 1,875 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,752 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,327 m.

The land around Piendamo is covered by trees (68%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

624 m

trees 68%

16 km

1,752 m

trees 69%

80 km

5,327 m

trees 74%

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← April Piendamo year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Morales 17 km · Popayán 24 km · Villa Rica 38 km · Suárez 40 km · Santander de Quilichao 41 km · Belalcázar 62 km · Corinto 66 km · Puerto Tejada 67 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

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 Piendamo (2.6392°, -76.5306°, elevation 1,868 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	14
2	22	14
3	22	14
4	22	14
5	22	14
6	22	14
7	22	14
8	22	14
9	22	14
10	22	14
11	22	14
12	22	14
13	22	14
14	22	14
15	22	14
16	22	14
17	22	14
18	22	14
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20	22	14
21	22	14
22	22	14
23	22	14
24	22	14
25	22	14
26	22	14
27	22	14
28	22	14
29	22	14
30	22	14
31	22	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	98
23	99
24	99
25	99
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98
31	98

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	85	15
2	0	85	15
3	0	86	14
4	0	86	14
5	0	86	14
6	0	87	13
7	0	87	13
8	0	88	12
9	0	88	12
10	1	87	12
11	1	87	12
12	1	88	11
13	1	88	11
14	1	88	11
15	1	88	11
16	1	88	11
17	1	89	10
18	1	89	10
19	2	88	10
20	2	88	10
21	2	88	10
22	2	88	10
23	2	88	10
24	2	88	10
25	2	88	10
26	2	89	9
27	2	89	9
28	2	89	9
29	2	90	8
30	2	90	8
31	2	90	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	14
2	22	14
3	22	14
4	22	14
5	22	14
6	22	14
7	22	14
8	22	14
9	22	14
10	22	14
11	22	14
12	22	14
13	22	14
14	22	14
15	22	14
16	22	14
17	22	14
18	22	14
19	22	14
20	22	14
21	22	14
22	22	14
23	22	14
24	22	14
25	22	14
26	22	14
27	22	14
28	22	14
29	22	14
30	22	14
31	22	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	98
23	99
24	99
25	99
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98
31	98

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	85	15
2	0	85	15
3	0	86	14
4	0	86	14
5	0	86	14
6	0	87	13
7	0	87	13
8	0	88	12
9	0	88	12
10	1	87	12
11	1	87	12
12	1	88	11
13	1	88	11
14	1	88	11
15	1	88	11
16	1	88	11
17	1	89	10
18	1	89	10
19	2	88	10
20	2	88	10
21	2	88	10
22	2	88	10
23	2	88	10
24	2	88	10
25	2	88	10
26	2	89	9
27	2	89	9
28	2	89	9
29	2	90	8
30	2	90	8
31	2	90	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	14
2	22	14
3	22	14
4	22	14
5	22	14
6	22	14
7	22	14
8	22	14
9	22	14
10	22	14
11	22	14
12	22	14
13	22	14
14	22	14
15	22	14
16	22	14
17	22	14
18	22	14
19	22	14
20	22	14
21	22	14
22	22	14
23	22	14
24	22	14
25	22	14
26	22	14
27	22	14
28	22	14
29	22	14
30	22	14
31	22	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	98
23	99
24	99
25	99
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98
31	98

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	85	15
2	0	85	15
3	0	86	14
4	0	86	14
5	0	86	14
6	0	87	13
7	0	87	13
8	0	88	12
9	0	88	12
10	1	87	12
11	1	87	12
12	1	88	11
13	1	88	11
14	1	88	11
15	1	88	11
16	1	88	11
17	1	89	10
18	1	89	10
19	2	88	10
20	2	88	10
21	2	88	10
22	2	88	10
23	2	88	10
24	2	88	10
25	2	88	10
26	2	89	9
27	2	89	9
28	2	89	9
29	2	90	8
30	2	90	8
31	2	90	8