Puerto Triunfo weather in May

In May, Puerto Triunfo sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 186 mm of rain across 17.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°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 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 Puerto Triunfo's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Triunfo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
186 mm
17.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:47 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
89%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical May day in Puerto Triunfo reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Puerto Triunfo

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.

Puerto Triunfo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°5812.111.73.3
Feb34° / 23°7012.511.82.7
Mar34° / 23°15519.8122.4
Apr33° / 23°19921.312.12.5
May33° / 23°18617.912.32.8
Jun34° / 23°7010.512.32.7
Jul35° / 23°618.112.32.4
Aug35° / 23°8211.312.22.1
Sep34° / 23°17018.7122.2
Oct32° / 23°23724.711.92.5
Nov31° / 22°21824.411.72.8
Dec32° / 22°10217.111.73.3

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 5% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Puerto Triunfo gets around 186 mm of rain over 17.9 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 56% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
168
267
366
464
563
661
759
858
956
1055
1154
1253
1353
1452
1552
1652
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1953
2054
2155
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3052
3151

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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271629631
281630621
291631611
301632601
311633591

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
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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 5:50 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:506:02
212.25:496:02
312.25:496:02
412.25:496:02
512.25:496:02
612.25:486:02
712.25:486:02
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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 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 5.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.4Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Puerto Triunfo?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto Triunfo.

What to pack for Puerto Triunfo in May

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

In May, Puerto Triunfo sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Puerto Triunfo 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 Puerto Triunfo peaks around February 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 14Dec 15UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Puerto Triunfo 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 Puerto Triunfo is worst in March — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1631 µg/m³Oct 2217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Triunfo?

Puerto Triunfo sits at 5.9°N, 74.6°W, 156 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Puerto Boyacá, 13 km away.

Topography around Puerto Triunfo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Triunfo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 156 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,252 m.

The land around Puerto Triunfo is covered by grassland (48%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
313 m
80 km
3,252 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Puerto Boyacá 13 km · Puerto Salgar 46 km · La Dorada 47 km · Puerto Berrío 74 km · Honda 75 km · Santuario 75 km · Sonsón 76 km · San Sebastián de Mariquita 80 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 Puerto Triunfo (5.8726°, -74.6405°, elevation 156 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).