Tarqui weather in May

In May, Tarqui sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 254 mm of rain across 29.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tarqui's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tarqui's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
9th warmest
Overnight low
15°
10th coldest
Rainfall
254 mm
29.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:57 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
91%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical May day in Tarqui reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Tarqui weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 14°19123.311.94.7
Feb24° / 15°22322.411.94.4
Mar24° / 15°31929123.8
Apr24° / 15°31328.9123.6
May23° / 15°25429.512.13.6
Jun22° / 14°21128.112.13.6
Jul22° / 14°19527.712.13.8
Aug22° / 14°15625.412.14.2
Sep24° / 14°19026.4124.1
Oct24° / 14°26828.8123.8
Nov25° / 15°28327.811.93.8
Dec24° / 15°26126.811.94.2

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 1% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2298
3298
4298
5298
6199
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12199
13199
14199
15199
16199
17199
18199
19199
20199
21199
22199
23199
24199
25199
26298
27298
28298
29298
30298
31298

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tarqui gets around 254 mm of rain over 29.5 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 95% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
197
297
397
496
596
696
796
895
995
1095
1195
1295
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1494
1594
1694
1794
1894
1995
2095
2195
2295
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2495
2595
2695
2795
2895
2995
3095
3195

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16931
26931
36931
46931
56931
66931
76940
86940
97930
107930
117930
127930
138920
148920
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198920
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218920
228920
238920
249910
259910
2610900
2711890
2812880
2913870
3014860
3115850

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
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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174calm
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264calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 06 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 5:58 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:586:03
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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 4.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
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134.1Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
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184.1Bright
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244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tarqui?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tarqui.

What to pack for Tarqui in May

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

In May, Tarqui sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Tarqui in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tarqui peaks around February 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 16UV 16Dec 13UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May15Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Tarqui 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 Tarqui is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1222 µg/m³Jul 1210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tarqui?

Tarqui sits at 2.1°N, 75.8°W, 827 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Guadalupe, 12 km away.

Topography around Tarqui

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tarqui has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m around an average of 888 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,887 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,380 m.

The land around Tarqui is covered by grassland (75%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
391 m
16 km
1,887 m
80 km
4,380 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Guadalupe 12 km · Garzón 24 km · La Plata 32 km · Pitalito 38 km · Gigante 43 km · Isnos 50 km · San Agustin 56 km · Florencia 60 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 Tarqui (2.1125°, -75.8242°, elevation 827 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).