Weather in Barranquilla in May 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Barranquilla in May
The temperature in May is +28°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +30°C during the day and a minimum of +25°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 20% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +28°C to +29°C.
Is Barranquilla warm or cold in May?
Barranquilla is typically warm in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +27°C to +28°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +26°C to +26°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how May is compared to other months in Barranquilla:
Climate in Barranquilla in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +28°C | +28°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +24°C | +24°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +30°C | +31°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 48 mm | 146 mm | 138 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 84% | 85% | 85% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1008 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 24 | 22 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May typically has worse weather conditions compared to April. It’s getting warmer as May arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +27°C to +28°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 48 mm to 146 mm. Humidity rises from 84% to 85%. Winds are calmer in comparison to April, going down from 4 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 3 sunny days in April to 1 in May.
June brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Barranquilla is gradually increasing during May, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Barranquilla?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Barranquilla in May has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+27°C) and the highest in 2017 (+28°C). The driest year was 2015 with only 674 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2010 with 2240 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Barranquilla, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
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.