Villa de San Diego de Ubaté weather in May

In May, Villa de San Diego de Ubaté sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 169 mm of rain across 26.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Villa de San Diego de Ubaté's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villa de San Diego de Ubaté's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
8th warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Rainfall
169 mm
26.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:44 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
92%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 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 17°C through the month.

A typical May day in Villa de San Diego de Ubaté reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Villa de San Diego de Ubaté weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 6315.511.75.1
Feb18° / 8918.311.84.5
Mar18° / 16225.4123.7
Apr18° / 20826.612.13.3
May17° / 16926.312.23.3
Jun17° / 9322.812.33.4
Jul16° / 7721.212.33.6
Aug17° / 7218.112.24.0
Sep17° / 9820.1124.0
Oct18° / 16126.511.93.5
Nov18° / 15825.311.83.6
Dec18° / 9419.511.74.5

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 2% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Villa de San Diego de Ubaté gets around 169 mm of rain over 26.3 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 84% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 5:47 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:475:58
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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 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.8 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Villa de San Diego de Ubaté?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Villa de San Diego de Ubaté.

What to pack for Villa de San Diego de Ubaté in May

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

In May, Villa de San Diego de Ubaté sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Villa de San Diego de Ubaté 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 Villa de San Diego de Ubaté peaks around February 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 16Dec 14UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Villa de San Diego de Ubaté 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 Villa de San Diego de Ubaté is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1725 µg/m³Jul 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Villa de San Diego de Ubaté?

Villa de San Diego de Ubaté sits at 5.3°N, 73.8°W, 2,800 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is La Mesa, 12 km away.

Topography around Villa de San Diego de Ubaté

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Villa de San Diego de Ubaté.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villa de San Diego de Ubaté has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 425 m around an average of 2,617 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,137 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,602 m.

The land around Villa de San Diego de Ubaté is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
425 m
16 km
1,137 m
80 km
3,602 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: La Mesa 12 km · Chiquinquirá 34 km · Zipaquirá 38 km · Tocancipá 40 km · Pacho 43 km · Cajicá 49 km · Bosconia 54 km · Chía 57 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 Villa de San Diego de Ubaté (5.3093°, -73.8157°, elevation 2,800 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).