Pizarro weather in May

In May, Pizarro sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 618 mm of rain across 30.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-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 miserable.

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 Pizarro's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pizarro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
618 mm
30.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:59 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
95%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
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 Pizarro reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Pizarro

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.

Pizarro weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°35328.711.72.8
Feb30° / 24°2592511.82.8
Mar30° / 24°32528.3122.7
Apr30° / 24°48328.412.12.6
May30° / 24°61830.212.22.6
Jun29° / 24°73029.412.32.7
Jul29° / 24°72730.312.32.7
Aug29° / 24°73130.412.22.7
Sep29° / 24°72529.6122.7
Oct29° / 24°7263011.92.8
Nov29° / 23°69828.811.82.8
Dec29° / 24°54229.511.72.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May.

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 (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
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6298
7298
8298
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pizarro gets around 618 mm of rain over 30.2 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 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
197
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597
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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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11189
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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
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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 6:02 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:026:12
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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 3.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.85 kWh/m² to a high of 4.01 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 3.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
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93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
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133.2Moderate
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273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pizarro?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pizarro.

What to pack for Pizarro in May

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

In May, Pizarro sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Pizarro in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 28°C and coldest in March near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May28Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Pizarro in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pizarro peaks around March 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 14Nov 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Pizarro 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 Pizarro is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (September, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1616 µg/m³Sep 155 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May9Good
Jun7Good
Jul6Good
Aug6Good
Sep5Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pizarro?

Pizarro sits at 5.0°N, 77.4°W, 5 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Tadó, 95 km away.

QuibdóRoldanilloLa UniónDarienZarzalBuenaventuraAndalucía

Topography around Pizarro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pizarro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,165 m.

The land around Pizarro is covered by water (48%) and trees (42%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
204 m
80 km
1,165 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Tadó 95 km · Quibdó 114 km · Roldanillo 147 km · La Unión 148 km · Darien 150 km · Zarzal 156 km · Buenaventura 158 km · Andalucía 159 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 Pizarro (4.9533°, -77.366°, elevation 5 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).