Urrao weather in May

In May, Urrao sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 732 mm of rain across 31 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-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 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 Urrao's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Urrao's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
732 mm
31 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:52 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
97%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
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 Urrao reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 7°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 on par with June.

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

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 16°39930.911.73.4
Feb23° / 16°41427.811.83.4
Mar23° / 16°52930.8123.4
Apr23° / 16°6033012.13.3
May23° / 16°7323112.33.3
Jun23° / 16°6803012.43.3
Jul23° / 16°7403112.33.3
Aug23° / 16°8083112.23.3
Sep22° / 16°78530123.3
Oct22° / 16°73630.911.93.3
Nov22° / 16°65429.811.73.3
Dec23° / 16°4763111.63.4

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 0% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 100%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Urrao gets around 732 mm of rain over 31 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 100% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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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
24calm
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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 5:55 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:556:08
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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 3.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.48 kWh/m² to a high of 4.5 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 3.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
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273.7Moderate
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293.8Moderate
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Urrao?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Urrao.

What to pack for Urrao in May

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

In May, Urrao sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Urrao in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Urrao peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 14Dec 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Urrao 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 Urrao is worst in March — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1522 µg/m³Sep 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov12Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Urrao?

Urrao sits at 6.3°N, 76.1°W, 1,815 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Betulia, 28 km away.

Topography around Urrao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Urrao has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m around an average of 1,940 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,821 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,907 m.

The land around Urrao is covered by grassland (64%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
603 m
16 km
2,821 m
80 km
3,907 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Betulia 28 km · Concordia 39 km · Santa Fe de Antioquia 43 km · Salgar 43 km · Frontino 51 km · Ciudad Bolívar 53 km · La Estrella 57 km · Sabaneta 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 Urrao (6.317°, -76.1342°, elevation 1,815 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).