Yondó weather in May

In May, Yondó sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 313 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°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 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Yondó's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yondó's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
313 mm
28.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:42 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
91%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Yondó reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°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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313125

How May really feels in Yondó

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Yondó weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°8716.811.63.6
Feb32° / 25°10315.411.83.2
Mar32° / 25°20824122.5
Apr32° / 25°29827.412.12.2
May32° / 25°31328.112.32.3
Jun32° / 25°23823.312.42.7
Jul32° / 25°23222.412.42.7
Aug32° / 25°24624.212.22.6
Sep31° / 24°31427.1122.4
Oct31° / 24°34229.711.82.3
Nov31° / 24°34328.911.72.4
Dec31° / 24°18223.711.63.1

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 3% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4496
5496
6496
7397
8397
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
14397
15496
16496
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27595
28595
29694
30793
31793

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Yondó gets around 313 mm of rain over 28.1 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 90% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
191
291
391
490
590
690
790
889
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1089
1189
1289
1389
1489
1589
1690
1790
1890
1990
2091
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3088
3187

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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1397
2397
3298
4298
5298
6298
7298
8298
9298
10298
11298
12298
13298
14298
15298
16298
17298
18298
19298
20298
21397
22397
23397
24397
25397
26397
27397
28397
29397
30397
31397

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
184calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 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 5:46 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:466:00
212.25:456:00
312.35:456:00
412.35:456:00
512.35:446:00
612.35:446:00
712.35:446:00
812.35:446:01
912.35:436:01
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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 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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45.0Bright
55.0Bright
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105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
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314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Yondó?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yondó.

What to pack for Yondó in May

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

In May, Yondó sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yondó 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 Yondó peaks around February 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 13Dec 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Yondó 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 Yondó is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1752 µg/m³Nov 1615 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar55Poor
Apr31Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yondó?

Yondó sits at 7.0°N, 73.9°W, 72 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Barrancabermeja, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Yondó

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yondó has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,347 m.

The land around Yondó is covered by trees (40%) and grassland (40%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
103 m
80 km
3,347 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Barrancabermeja 9.0 km · Puerto Wilches 38 km · El Carmen de Chucurí 56 km · Sabana de Torres 63 km · Cimitarra 77 km · Puerto Berrío 79 km · Girón 82 km · Segovia 87 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 Yondó (7.0062°, -73.9097°, elevation 72 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).