Tame weather in May

In May, Tame sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 252 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Tame's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tame's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 252 mm; 25.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:34 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover: 91%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.05 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

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

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Tame reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than 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)	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

Tame weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-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	29° / 21°	37	7.2	11.7	5.5
Feb	30° / 22°	47	7.7	11.8	5.0
Mar	30° / 22°	89	12.9	12	4.3
Apr	29° / 22°	215	22	12.1	3.6
May	28° / 22°	252	25.8	12.3	3.6
Jun	27° / 21°	249	26.8	12.4	3.7
Jul	27° / 21°	227	27.6	12.3	3.8
Aug	27° / 21°	198	26.8	12.2	3.8
Sep	28° / 21°	175	26.1	12	3.5
Oct	29° / 21°	174	25.1	11.9	3.5
Nov	29° / 21°	149	22.3	11.7	3.8
Dec	29° / 21°	69	12.9	11.6	5.1

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 (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6
Cloudier (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94

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

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tame gets around 252 mm of rain over 25.8 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 83% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	79	79	79	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	86	86	87	87	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	79
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	81
8	81
9	82
10	82
11	83
12	83
13	83
14	83
15	83
16	83
17	83
18	83
19	83
20	84
21	84
22	84
23	84
24	85
25	85
26	85
27	86
28	86
29	87
30	87
31	88

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% 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
Humid (%)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Muggy (%)	43	43	42	42	41	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Oppressive (%)	55	55	56	56	57	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	43	55
2	2	43	55
3	2	42	56
4	2	42	56
5	2	41	57
6	1	40	59
7	1	40	59
8	1	40	59
9	1	39	60
10	1	39	60
11	1	39	60
12	1	39	60
13	1	39	60
14	1	40	59
15	1	40	59
16	1	40	59
17	1	41	58
18	1	41	58
19	1	41	58
20	1	41	58
21	1	42	57
22	1	42	57
23	1	42	57
24	1	42	57
25	1	42	57
26	1	42	57
27	1	42	57
28	1	42	57
29	1	42	57
30	1	42	57
31	1	42	57

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.

	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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
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 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 5:37 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:55 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	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34
Sunset (PM)	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:37	5:51
2	12.2	5:37	5:51
3	12.2	5:37	5:51
4	12.2	5:37	5:51
5	12.2	5:36	5:51
6	12.2	5:36	5:51
7	12.3	5:36	5:51
8	12.3	5:36	5:51
9	12.3	5:35	5:51
10	12.3	5:35	5:51
11	12.3	5:35	5:51
12	12.3	5:35	5:52
13	12.3	5:35	5:52
14	12.3	5:35	5:52
15	12.3	5:35	5:52
16	12.3	5:34	5:52
17	12.3	5:34	5:52
18	12.3	5:34	5:52
19	12.3	5:34	5:52
20	12.3	5:34	5:53
21	12.3	5:34	5:53
22	12.3	5:34	5:53
23	12.3	5:34	5:53
24	12.3	5:34	5:53
25	12.3	5:34	5:53
26	12.3	5:34	5:54
27	12.3	5:34	5:54
28	12.3	5:34	5:54
29	12.3	5:34	5:54
30	12.3	5:34	5:54
31	12.3	5:34	5:55

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 4.98 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.05 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	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
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	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.1	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.0	Bright
12	4.0	Bright
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.0	Bright
15	4.1	Bright
16	4.1	Bright
17	4.1	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.0	Bright
28	4.0	Bright
29	4.0	Bright
30	4.0	Bright
31	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tame

In seasonPeak

In May, Tame sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tame's rainy season runs April–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Tame?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tame.

What to pack for Tame in May

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

In May, Tame sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Tame 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 Tame peaks around February 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (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)	12	14	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Tame 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 Tame is worst in March — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 10 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)	10	17	28	22	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	28	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	12	Good
Nov	12	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Tame?

Tame sits at 6.5°N, 71.7°W, 320 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Paz de Ariporo, 67 km away.

Topography around Tame

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tame has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 300 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,164 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,191 m.

The land around Tame is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km

153 m

grassland 50%

16 km

1,164 m

grassland 65%

80 km

5,191 m

grassland 56%

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

May weather nearby: Paz de Ariporo 67 km · Málaga 113 km · Arauca 128 km · Villanueva 133 km · Guasdualito 141 km · Pamplona 143 km · San Josecito 144 km · Santa Ana 144 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 Tame (6.4607°, -71.7362°, elevation 320 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	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	28	22
5	28	22
6	28	22
7	28	22
8	28	22
9	28	22
10	28	22
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	28	22
15	28	22
16	28	22
17	28	22
18	28	22
19	28	22
20	28	22
21	28	22
22	28	22
23	28	22
24	28	22
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21
29	28	21
30	28	21
31	28	21

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	79
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	81
8	81
9	82
10	82
11	83
12	83
13	83
14	83
15	83
16	83
17	83
18	83
19	83
20	84
21	84
22	84
23	84
24	85
25	85
26	85
27	86
28	86
29	87
30	87
31	88

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	43	55
2	2	43	55
3	2	42	56
4	2	42	56
5	2	41	57
6	1	40	59
7	1	40	59
8	1	40	59
9	1	39	60
10	1	39	60
11	1	39	60
12	1	39	60
13	1	39	60
14	1	40	59
15	1	40	59
16	1	40	59
17	1	41	58
18	1	41	58
19	1	41	58
20	1	41	58
21	1	42	57
22	1	42	57
23	1	42	57
24	1	42	57
25	1	42	57
26	1	42	57
27	1	42	57
28	1	42	57
29	1	42	57
30	1	42	57
31	1	42	57

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	79
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	81
8	81
9	82
10	82
11	83
12	83
13	83
14	83
15	83
16	83
17	83
18	83
19	83
20	84
21	84
22	84
23	84
24	85
25	85
26	85
27	86
28	86
29	87
30	87
31	88

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	43	55
2	2	43	55
3	2	42	56
4	2	42	56
5	2	41	57
6	1	40	59
7	1	40	59
8	1	40	59
9	1	39	60
10	1	39	60
11	1	39	60
12	1	39	60
13	1	39	60
14	1	40	59
15	1	40	59
16	1	40	59
17	1	41	58
18	1	41	58
19	1	41	58
20	1	41	58
21	1	42	57
22	1	42	57
23	1	42	57
24	1	42	57
25	1	42	57
26	1	42	57
27	1	42	57
28	1	42	57
29	1	42	57
30	1	42	57
31	1	42	57

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	79
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	81
8	81
9	82
10	82
11	83
12	83
13	83
14	83
15	83
16	83
17	83
18	83
19	83
20	84
21	84
22	84
23	84
24	85
25	85
26	85
27	86
28	86
29	87
30	87
31	88

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	43	55
2	2	43	55
3	2	42	56
4	2	42	56
5	2	41	57
6	1	40	59
7	1	40	59
8	1	40	59
9	1	39	60
10	1	39	60
11	1	39	60
12	1	39	60
13	1	39	60
14	1	40	59
15	1	40	59
16	1	40	59
17	1	41	58
18	1	41	58
19	1	41	58
20	1	41	58
21	1	42	57
22	1	42	57
23	1	42	57
24	1	42	57
25	1	42	57
26	1	42	57
27	1	42	57
28	1	42	57
29	1	42	57
30	1	42	57
31	1	42	57