Cundinamarca Department · Colombia
Bogotá in May
In May, Bogotá averages a daytime high of 20 °C and a night-time low of 12 °C, with about 139 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Bogotá's most comfortable months, January and June to August.
- Average high
- 20 °C
- Average low
- 12 °C
- Rain in the month
- 139 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 12 h 20 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 218
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Bogotá
May is tied for the warmest month in Bogotá by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 19 °C to 20 °C and the lows from 10 °C to 12 °C. By day, May is about the same as April, and June is about the same as May.
May brings 139 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 101 mm (1215 mm a year); it is the 2nd wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 12 h 20 min, against 11 h 50 min at the shortest and 12 h 20 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20 °C | 10 °C | 60 mm | Yes |
| February | 20 °C | 11 °C | 94 mm | |
| March | 20 °C | 11 °C | 114 mm | |
| April | 20 °C | 12 °C | 132 mm | |
| May | 20 °C | 12 °C | 139 mm | |
| June | 20 °C | 12 °C | 80 mm | Yes |
| July | 19 °C | 11 °C | 54 mm | Yes |
| August | 19 °C | 11 °C | 52 mm | Yes |
| September | 20 °C | 11 °C | 125 mm | |
| October | 19 °C | 11 °C | 131 mm | |
| November | 19 °C | 11 °C | 143 mm | |
| December | 19 °C | 11 °C | 93 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Bogotá?
Not by the measure used here: about 139 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Bogotá are January and June to August; the nearest are January, before, and June, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Colombia in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Bogotá
This guide lists 218 places to stay in Bogotá, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: 1–3 km, 66; 3–10 km, 127; 10 km or more, 25.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.