Salento weather in May

In May, Salento sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 1279 mm of rain across 30.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Salento's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salento's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 1279 mm; 30.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:52 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover: 97%; 12th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.0; out of 10

Founded: 1842

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical May day in Salento reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	11
2	19	11
3	19	11
4	19	11
5	19	11
6	19	11
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25	19	11
26	19	11
27	19	11
28	19	11
29	19	11
30	19	11
31	19	11

Salento weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	19° / 10°	663	30.5	11.8	3.2
Feb	19° / 10°	738	27.4	11.8	3.1
Mar	19° / 11°	1000	30.5	12	3.1
Apr	19° / 11°	1150	29.9	12.1	3.0
May	19° / 11°	1279	30.9	12.2	3.0
Jun	18° / 11°	1512	30	12.3	2.9
Jul	18° / 10°	1598	31	12.2	2.9
Aug	18° / 10°	1475	31	12.2	3.0
Sep	19° / 10°	1192	30	12	3.0
Oct	19° / 11°	954	30.6	11.9	3.0
Nov	19° / 11°	832	29.5	11.8	3.0
Dec	19° / 10°	808	30.7	11.7	3.1

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

	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 (%)	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cloudier (%)	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
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30	0	100
31	0	100

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Salento gets around 1279 mm of rain over 30.9 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 100% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 56% 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 (%)	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	53	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65
Comfortable (%)	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	47	46	45	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	35

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	51	49
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17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	54	46
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	62	38
29	63	37
30	64	36
31	65	35

Wind in May

Winds average 3 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
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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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:07 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	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	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52
Sunset (PM)	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:55	6:04
2	12.2	5:54	6:04
3	12.2	5:54	6:04
4	12.2	5:54	6:04
5	12.2	5:54	6:04
6	12.2	5:54	6:04
7	12.2	5:53	6:04
8	12.2	5:53	6:04
9	12.2	5:53	6:04
10	12.2	5:53	6:04
11	12.2	5:53	6:04
12	12.2	5:53	6:05
13	12.2	5:53	6:05
14	12.2	5:52	6:05
15	12.2	5:52	6:05
16	12.2	5:52	6:05
17	12.2	5:52	6:05
18	12.2	5:52	6:05
19	12.2	5:52	6:05
20	12.2	5:52	6:05
21	12.2	5:52	6:05
22	12.2	5:52	6:06
23	12.2	5:52	6:06
24	12.2	5:52	6:06
25	12.2	5:52	6:06
26	12.2	5:52	6:06
27	12.2	5:52	6:06
28	12.2	5:52	6:07
29	12.2	5:52	6:07
30	12.2	5:52	6:07
31	12.2	5:52	6:07

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.2 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 4.21 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	4.2	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	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
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29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Salento?

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

3.0

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Salento.

What to pack for Salento in May

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

In May, Salento sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Salento in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Salento peaks around February 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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)	13	16	15	12	14	12	13	13	14	14	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Salento 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 Salento is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 19 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)	28	32	35	30	24	21	19	22	25	23	22	26
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	28	Moderate
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	35	Moderate
Apr	30	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	22	Moderate
Dec	26	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Salento?

Salento sits at 4.6°N, 75.6°W, 0 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Circasia, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Salento

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salento has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 855 m around an average of 1,957 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,982 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,020 m.

The land around Salento is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, trees (73%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

855 m

trees 63%

16 km

2,982 m

trees 73%

80 km

5,020 m

trees 61%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

May weather nearby: Circasia 8.0 km · Calarcá 14 km · Armenia 16 km · Quimbaya 21 km · Montenegro 22 km · Pereira 24 km · Dosquebradas 25 km · Santa Rosa de Cabal 26 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 Salento (4.6375°, -75.5703°, elevation 0 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	19	11
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25	19	11
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27	19	11
28	19	11
29	19	11
30	19	11
31	19	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
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29	0	100
30	0	100
31	0	100

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	54	46
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	62	38
29	63	37
30	64	36
31	65	35

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	11
2	19	11
3	19	11
4	19	11
5	19	11
6	19	11
7	19	11
8	19	11
9	19	11
10	19	11
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31	19	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
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	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
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	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	54	46
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	62	38
29	63	37
30	64	36
31	65	35

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	54	46
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	62	38
29	63	37
30	64	36
31	65	35