Tiquisio weather in May

In May, Tiquisio sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 618 mm of rain across 30.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 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 Tiquisio's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tiquisio's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
618 mm
30.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:42 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
94%
12th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
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 Tiquisio 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 Tiquisio

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.

Tiquisio weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°8415.611.64.2
Feb31° / 24°10715.211.73.7
Mar31° / 24°22724.311.93.0
Apr30° / 23°44029.212.22.6
May30° / 23°61830.712.42.5
Jun30° / 23°65229.312.52.6
Jul30° / 23°68430.112.42.5
Aug30° / 23°71730.512.32.5
Sep29° / 23°57529.912.12.6
Oct29° / 23°49730.811.82.7
Nov29° / 23°37329.311.62.8
Dec30° / 23°2002411.53.5

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 2% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
9397
10397
11397
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tiquisio gets around 618 mm of rain over 30.7 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 99% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
199
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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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14654
24555
34456
44456
54357
64258
74159
84060
94060
103961
113961
123961
133961
143961
153961
163961
174060
184060
194159
204258
214258
224357
234456
244456
254456
264555
274555
284456
294456
304456
314357

Wind in May

Winds average 3 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
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113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
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263calm
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313calm

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 5:45 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:456:03
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312.35:456:03
412.35:446:03
512.35:446:04
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712.35:446:04
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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 4.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.42 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Tiquisio

In seasonPeak

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

Tiquisio'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 Tiquisio?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tiquisio.

What to pack for Tiquisio in May

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

In May, Tiquisio sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Tiquisio 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 Tiquisio peaks around June 14 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 highJun 14UV 13Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Tiquisio 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 Tiquisio 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 Tiquisio?

Tiquisio sits at 8.6°N, 74.3°W, 23 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Pinillos, 46 km away.

Topography around Tiquisio

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tiquisio has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 977 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,226 m.

The land around Tiquisio is covered by grassland (46%) and trees (43%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
396 m
16 km
977 m
80 km
2,226 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Pinillos 46 km · Morales 54 km · Sucre 58 km · El Banco 59 km · Guamal 65 km · Simití 75 km · Nechí 76 km · Aguachica 76 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 Tiquisio (8.5567°, -74.2635°, 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).