Simití weather in May

In May, Simití sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 281 mm of rain across 28.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-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 oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Simití's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Simití's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
281 mm
28.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:41 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
93%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.52 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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Simití reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Simití

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.

Simití weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°52911.64.8
Feb32° / 23°7312.911.73.7
Mar31° / 23°17321.911.93.1
Apr30° / 23°25126.812.22.8
May30° / 23°28128.212.42.8
Jun30° / 23°1682412.53.2
Jul30° / 23°12523.412.43.3
Aug30° / 23°14625.212.33.0
Sep30° / 23°18226.3123.0
Oct29° / 23°26328.611.83.0
Nov29° / 23°26926.611.63.2
Dec30° / 23°10917.111.54.3

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Simití gets around 281 mm of rain over 28.2 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 91% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18317
28218
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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 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 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 5:45 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:456:01
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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 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is May a good time to visit Simití?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Simití.

What to pack for Simití in May

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

In May, Simití sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Simití 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 Simití peaks around February 16 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 highFeb 16UV 13Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Simití 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 Simití is worst in March — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.5× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodMar 1746 µg/m³Dec 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar49Poor
Apr28Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Simití?

Simití sits at 8.0°N, 73.9°W, 48 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Morales, 36 km away.

Topography around Simití

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Simití has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 843 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,508 m.

The land around Simití is covered by water (41%), grassland (33%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
843 m
80 km
3,508 m
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May weather nearby: Morales 36 km · San Martín 48 km · Aguachica 53 km · Puerto Wilches 68 km · Ocaña 72 km · Tiquisio 75 km · Sabana de Torres 80 km · Nechí 93 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 Simití (7.9579°, -73.9436°, elevation 48 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).