Weather in Bogota in May 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Bogota in May
Going from a maximum of +72°F during the day to a minimum of +50°F during the night, the temperature in May averages around +66°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 8% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +68°F to +66°F.
Is Bogota warm or cold in May?
Bogota is typically mild in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +66°F to +66°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +52°F to +52°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how May is compared to other months in Bogota:
Climate in Bogota in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +66°F | +66°F | +66°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +43°F | +45°F | +46°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +73°F | +73°F | +73°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 219 mm | 156 mm | 55 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 81% | 80% | 77% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1023 HPa | 1024 HPa | 1024 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 17 | 24 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 19 | 14 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May weather is still as ok as in April. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +66°F for average maximum temperature during the day. As May arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 219 mm to 156 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 81% to 80%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during May, staying around 1 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
June brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Bogota is gradually increasing during May, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Bogota?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Bogota in May has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1989 (+67°F) and the highest in 2015 (+72°F). The driest year was 2015 with only 29 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2018 with 351 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Bogota, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.