San Luis de Sincé weather in May

In May, San Luis de Sincé sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 279 mm of rain across 29 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 1% 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 Luis de Sincé's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Luis de Sincé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
279 mm
29 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:44 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
92%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

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 Luis de Sincé reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in San Luis de Sincé

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
25 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

San Luis de Sincé 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°266.611.53.8
Feb35° / 25°327.511.72.8
Mar34° / 25°7714.711.92.5
Apr33° / 24°18525.112.22.2
May32° / 24°2792912.42.2
Jun32° / 24°22626.512.52.4
Jul32° / 24°1982512.52.5
Aug32° / 24°22026.612.32.4
Sep31° / 24°22727.812.12.4
Oct31° / 23°23729.111.82.5
Nov31° / 23°17626.311.62.7
Dec32° / 23°8215.611.53.6

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 3% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
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10397
11496
12496
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31694

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

San Luis de Sincé gets around 279 mm of rain over 29 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.

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Rain chance (%)
192
293
393
493
593
693
793
893
993
1093
1193
1293
1393
1493
1593
1693
1793
1893
1993
2093
2193
2293
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2493
2593
2693
2793
2893
2993
3093
3193

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11783
21783
31684
41684
51585
61585
71486
81486
91486
101387
111387
121387
131387
141288
151288
161288
171387
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191387
201486
211585
221585
231684
241783
251783
261882
271882
281981
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301981
311981

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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316calm

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 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:486:07
212.35:486:08
312.35:476:08
412.35:476:08
512.45:476:08
612.45:476:08
712.45:466:08
812.45:466:08
912.45:466:08
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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 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.61 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit San Luis de Sincé?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
11th-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 Luis de Sincé.

What to pack for San Luis de Sincé in May

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

In May, San Luis de Sincé sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near San Luis de Sincé in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 67 km away) is warmest in July at about 30°C and coldest in March near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in San Luis de Sincé 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 Luis de Sincé peaks around March 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 15UV 13Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in San Luis de Sincé 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 Luis de Sincé 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).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1933 µg/m³Nov 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San Luis de Sincé?

San Luis de Sincé sits at 9.2°N, 75.1°W, 141 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Galeras, 14 km away.

Topography around San Luis de Sincé

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Luis de Sincé.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Luis de Sincé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 122 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 810 m.

The land around San Luis de Sincé is covered by grassland (84%) within 3 km, grassland (93%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
158 m
80 km
810 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Galeras 14 km · Corozal 18 km · Sampués 27 km · Sincelejo 28 km · Chinú 32 km · San Benito Abad 37 km · Tolú Viejo 39 km · Magangué 43 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 San Luis de Sincé (9.2439°, -75.1467°, elevation 141 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).