Quibdó weather in May

In May, Quibdó sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 753 mm of rain across 30 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-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 Quibdó's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quibdó's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
753 mm
30 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:55 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
95%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
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 Quibdó reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°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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How May really feels in Quibdó

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.

Quibdó weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°38826.311.72.8
Feb31° / 23°32323.411.82.7
Mar31° / 23°46727.2122.5
Apr31° / 23°60928.512.12.4
May30° / 23°7533012.32.5
Jun30° / 23°79729.212.32.6
Jul30° / 23°74430.112.32.6
Aug30° / 23°81830.212.22.6
Sep30° / 23°75429.5122.6
Oct30° / 23°86629.911.92.7
Nov30° / 23°81228.911.72.7
Dec30° / 23°61327.711.72.8

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 0% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 100%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Quibdó gets around 753 mm of rain over 30 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 (%)
198
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598
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1197
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2196
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3096
3196

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12674
22674
32575
42476
52476
62377
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102377
112377
122476
132476
142575
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193070
203169
213268
223466
233565
243664
253763
263763
273862
283961
293961
304060
314060

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
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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 5:58 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:586:10
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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 3.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.77 kWh/m² to a high of 3.64 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 3.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
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93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
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292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Quibdó?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Quibdó.

What to pack for Quibdó in May

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

In May, Quibdó sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Quibdó 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 Quibdó peaks around March 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 12UV 13Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Quibdó 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 Quibdó is worst in March — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1522 µg/m³Sep 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov12Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Quibdó?

Quibdó sits at 5.7°N, 76.7°W, 32 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Tadó, 48 km away.

Topography around Quibdó

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quibdó has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,829 m.

The land around Quibdó is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
132 m
80 km
3,829 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Tadó 48 km · Ciudad Bolívar 72 km · Salgar 82 km · Andes 86 km · Betulia 88 km · Urrao 91 km · Concordia 92 km · Belén de Umbría 103 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 Quibdó (5.6919°, -76.6583°, elevation 32 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).