Popayán climate

Popayán Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Popayán, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 19°C on May 1 to 19°C on May 31, and lows from 11°C to 11°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 102 mm over about 19 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Popayán, in °C, with the record for each date.510152025151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
19°C
Average low
11°C
Precipitation
102 mm
Reanalysis high
23°CMay 12, 2001
Reanalysis low
8°CMay 31, 1999
Daylight
12 h 13 min to 12 h 15 min
Cloud cover
87%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
12°C
Wind
9.0 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 119°C11°C21°C 201910°C 201964%
May 219°C11°C22°C 20209°C 199964%
May 319°C11°C21°C 200510°C 199664%
May 419°C11°C21°C 199310°C 201462%
May 519°C11°C22°C 200910°C 200961%
May 619°C11°C21°C 200510°C 199162%
May 719°C11°C22°C 200110°C 201260%
May 819°C11°C21°C 20029°C 201259%
May 919°C11°C21°C 20209°C 200059%
May 1019°C11°C22°C 20209°C 199557%
May 1119°C11°C22°C 20019°C 200858%
May 1219°C11°C23°C 20019°C 200058%
May 1319°C11°C20°C 20109°C 200857%
May 1419°C11°C21°C 20209°C 200856%
May 1519°C11°C22°C 20109°C 199555%
May 1619°C11°C21°C 20079°C 199554%
May 1719°C11°C21°C 201010°C 199254%
May 1819°C11°C22°C 201010°C 199354%
May 1919°C11°C21°C 200110°C 199355%
May 2019°C11°C21°C 201010°C 199956%
May 2119°C11°C22°C 20209°C 199955%
May 2219°C11°C21°C 20109°C 199656%
May 2319°C11°C21°C 20109°C 199957%
May 2419°C11°C20°C 20099°C 200856%
May 2519°C11°C21°C 20019°C 200057%
May 2619°C11°C21°C 20099°C 200057%
May 2719°C11°C21°C 19979°C 199557%
May 2819°C11°C21°C 19958°C 201158%
May 2919°C11°C21°C 20109°C 201157%
May 3019°C11°C21°C 20149°C 199757%
May 3119°C11°C21°C 19928°C 199958%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Popayán, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT-5).

May 1
sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 6:10 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 6:12 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.