Planadas weather in May

In May, Planadas sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 241 mm of rain across 27.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Planadas's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Planadas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 241 mm; 27.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:54 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover: 92%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.15 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; 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 20°C through the month.

A typical May day in Planadas reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°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)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

Planadas weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 11°	98	15.7	11.8	5.4
Feb	21° / 11°	94	15.4	11.9	5.2
Mar	21° / 12°	158	21.2	12	4.5
Apr	20° / 12°	270	26.3	12.1	3.6
May	20° / 13°	241	27.7	12.1	3.5
Jun	20° / 12°	124	24.5	12.2	3.9
Jul	20° / 11°	78	20.7	12.2	4.6
Aug	21° / 11°	54	14.7	12.1	5.4
Sep	21° / 11°	95	17.4	12	5.1
Oct	21° / 12°	189	23.4	11.9	4.2
Nov	20° / 12°	189	24.2	11.9	4.0
Dec	20° / 11°	120	18.3	11.8	4.9

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 2% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

	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	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Cloudier (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Planadas gets around 241 mm of rain over 27.7 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 89% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	90	90	89	88	88	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	91
15	90
16	90
17	89
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	87
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	85
29	85
30	85
31	85

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 64% 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 (%)	26	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	26	27	29	31	33	35	37	39	41	43	44	46	47	48	50	51	52	53	53	54
Comfortable (%)	74	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	74	73	71	69	67	65	63	61	59	57	56	54	53	52	50	49	48	47	47	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	26	74
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	27	73
14	29	71
15	31	69
16	33	67
17	35	65
18	37	63
19	39	61
20	41	59
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	48	52
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	54	46

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	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	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	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
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
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

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 5:56 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:05 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	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55
Sunset (PM)	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:56	6:03
2	12.1	5:56	6:03
3	12.1	5:56	6:03
4	12.1	5:56	6:03
5	12.1	5:56	6:03
6	12.1	5:56	6:03
7	12.1	5:55	6:03
8	12.1	5:55	6:03
9	12.1	5:55	6:03
10	12.1	5:55	6:03
11	12.1	5:55	6:03
12	12.1	5:55	6:03
13	12.1	5:55	6:03
14	12.1	5:55	6:03
15	12.1	5:55	6:03
16	12.1	5:54	6:03
17	12.1	5:54	6:03
18	12.1	5:54	6:03
19	12.2	5:54	6:03
20	12.2	5:54	6:04
21	12.2	5:54	6:04
22	12.2	5:54	6:04
23	12.2	5:54	6:04
24	12.2	5:54	6:04
25	12.2	5:54	6:04
26	12.2	5:55	6:04
27	12.2	5:55	6:04
28	12.2	5:55	6:05
29	12.2	5:55	6:05
30	12.2	5:55	6:05
31	12.2	5:55	6:05

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.15 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.15 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)	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2
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	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.1	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.1	Bright
13	4.1	Bright
14	4.1	Bright
15	4.1	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Planadas?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

1.9

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Planadas.

What to pack for Planadas in May

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

In May, Planadas sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Planadas 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 Planadas peaks around February 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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)	14	16	16	14	15	14	12	12	14	14	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	15	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Planadas 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 Planadas is worst in March — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	19	21	16	11	9	8	10	12	12	12	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	21	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	11	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	8	Good
Aug	10	Good
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	12	Good
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Planadas?

Planadas sits at 3.2°N, 75.6°W, 1,212 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Rioblanco, 37 km away.

Topography around Planadas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Planadas has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,099 m around an average of 1,313 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,509 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,012 m.

The land around Planadas is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (75%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,099 m

trees 63%

16 km

2,509 m

trees 75%

80 km

5,012 m

trees 59%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

May weather nearby: Rioblanco 37 km · Neiva 50 km · Chaparral 61 km · Rivera 64 km · Miranda 65 km · Florida 67 km · Campoalegre 67 km · Corinto 69 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 Planadas (3.197°, -75.6451°, elevation 1,212 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	20	13
2	20	13
3	20	13
4	20	13
5	20	13
6	20	13
7	20	13
8	20	13
9	20	13
10	20	13
11	20	13
12	20	13
13	20	13
14	20	13
15	20	13
16	20	13
17	20	13
18	20	13
19	20	13
20	20	12
21	20	12
22	20	12
23	20	12
24	20	12
25	20	12
26	20	12
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	12
31	20	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	91
15	90
16	90
17	89
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	87
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	85
29	85
30	85
31	85

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	26	74
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	27	73
14	29	71
15	31	69
16	33	67
17	35	65
18	37	63
19	39	61
20	41	59
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	48	52
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	54	46

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	91
15	90
16	90
17	89
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	87
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	85
29	85
30	85
31	85

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	26	74
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	27	73
14	29	71
15	31	69
16	33	67
17	35	65
18	37	63
19	39	61
20	41	59
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	48	52
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	54	46

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	91
15	90
16	90
17	89
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	87
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	85
29	85
30	85
31	85

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	26	74
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	27	73
14	29	71
15	31	69
16	33	67
17	35	65
18	37	63
19	39	61
20	41	59
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	48	52
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	54	46