San Benito Abad weather in May

In May, San Benito Abad sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 275 mm of rain across 28.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is San Benito Abad's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Benito Abad's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 275 mm; 28.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:44 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover: 91%; 12th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.2; 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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in San Benito Abad reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than 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)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	26
2	32	26
3	32	26
4	32	26
5	32	26
6	32	26
7	32	26
8	32	26
9	32	26
10	32	26
11	32	26
12	32	26
13	32	26
14	32	26
15	32	26
16	32	26
17	32	26
18	32	26
19	32	26
20	32	25
21	32	25
22	32	25
23	32	25
24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

How May really feels in San Benito Abad

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 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

San Benito Abad weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 25°	24	6.2	11.5	4.0
Feb	34° / 26°	23	5.5	11.7	3.2
Mar	34° / 26°	63	12.9	11.9	2.6
Apr	33° / 26°	174	24.1	12.2	2.3
May	32° / 26°	275	28.9	12.4	2.2
Jun	32° / 25°	235	26.3	12.5	2.3
Jul	32° / 25°	203	25.6	12.5	2.4
Aug	32° / 25°	230	26.6	12.3	2.3
Sep	32° / 25°	242	28.1	12.1	2.3
Oct	31° / 25°	249	29.3	11.8	2.3
Nov	31° / 25°	174	25.7	11.6	2.6
Dec	32° / 25°	76	16.1	11.5	3.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

	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 (%)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8
Cloudier (%)	95	95	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

San Benito Abad gets around 275 mm of rain over 28.9 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 93% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93

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

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	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
Oppressive (%)	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
Miserable (%)	93	94	94	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	4	96

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 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
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5	6	calm
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8	6	calm
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10	6	calm
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12	6	calm
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30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:12 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)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:48	6:07
2	12.3	5:48	6:07
3	12.3	5:47	6:07
4	12.3	5:47	6:07
5	12.3	5:47	6:07
6	12.3	5:46	6:07
7	12.4	5:46	6:07
8	12.4	5:46	6:07
9	12.4	5:46	6:07
10	12.4	5:45	6:08
11	12.4	5:45	6:08
12	12.4	5:45	6:08
13	12.4	5:45	6:08
14	12.4	5:44	6:08
15	12.4	5:44	6:08
16	12.4	5:44	6:09
17	12.4	5:44	6:09
18	12.4	5:44	6:09
19	12.4	5:44	6:09
20	12.4	5:44	6:09
21	12.4	5:44	6:10
22	12.4	5:43	6:10
23	12.4	5:43	6:10
24	12.4	5:43	6:10
25	12.5	5:43	6:10
26	12.5	5:43	6:11
27	12.5	5:43	6:11
28	12.5	5:43	6:11
29	12.5	5:43	6:11
30	12.5	5:43	6:12
31	12.5	5:43	6:12

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.58 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)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7
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	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
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25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit San Benito Abad?

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

2.2

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

3.5

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Benito Abad.

What to pack for San Benito Abad in May

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

In May, San Benito Abad sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in San Benito Abad in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Benito Abad peaks around June 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

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)	11	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in San Benito Abad 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 San Benito Abad is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 12 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	21	34	27	22	20	20	17	14	13	12	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	34	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is San Benito Abad?

San Benito Abad sits at 8.9°N, 75.0°W, 23 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Galeras, 26 km away.

Topography around San Benito Abad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Benito Abad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 680 m.

The land around San Benito Abad is covered by grassland (72%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) within 80 km.

3 km

13 m

grassland 72%

16 km

59 m

grassland 69%

80 km

680 m

grassland 66%

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← April San Benito Abad year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Galeras 26 km · San Marcos 32 km · Sucre 36 km · San Luis de Sincé 37 km · Chinú 45 km · Sahagún 46 km · Magangué 46 km · Sampués 48 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 San Benito Abad (8.929°, -75.0271°, elevation 23 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	32	26
2	32	26
3	32	26
4	32	26
5	32	26
6	32	26
7	32	26
8	32	26
9	32	26
10	32	26
11	32	26
12	32	26
13	32	26
14	32	26
15	32	26
16	32	26
17	32	26
18	32	26
19	32	26
20	32	25
21	32	25
22	32	25
23	32	25
24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	4	96

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	26
2	32	26
3	32	26
4	32	26
5	32	26
6	32	26
7	32	26
8	32	26
9	32	26
10	32	26
11	32	26
12	32	26
13	32	26
14	32	26
15	32	26
16	32	26
17	32	26
18	32	26
19	32	26
20	32	25
21	32	25
22	32	25
23	32	25
24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	4	96

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	26
2	32	26
3	32	26
4	32	26
5	32	26
6	32	26
7	32	26
8	32	26
9	32	26
10	32	26
11	32	26
12	32	26
13	32	26
14	32	26
15	32	26
16	32	26
17	32	26
18	32	26
19	32	26
20	32	25
21	32	25
22	32	25
23	32	25
24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	4	96