Caranavi weather in May

In May, Caranavi sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 132 mm of rain across 16.2 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Caranavi's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caranavi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
132 mm
16.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:49 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
73%
5th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Caranavi is city in Bolivia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Caranavi reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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92415
102415
112415
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222315
232315
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312314

Caranavi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°35129.112.83.6
Feb26° / 18°29626.612.53.6
Mar26° / 18°23827.712.13.8
Apr25° / 17°14620.811.74.8
May24° / 15°13216.211.35.7
Jun22° / 14°9212.511.16.1
Jul22° / 13°8312.311.26.2
Aug24° / 14°10213.211.56.4
Sep25° / 15°14917.711.95.5
Oct26° / 17°20124.412.44.4
Nov26° / 17°21624.712.74.1
Dec26° / 18°3002912.93.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52872
62872
72971
82971
92971
102872
112872
122872
132872
142872
152872
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172872
182872
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202773
212773
222773
232773
242773
252773
262674
272773
282773
292773
302773
312872

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Caranavi gets around 132 mm of rain over 16.2 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 53% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
159
259
358
458
558
658
757
857
957
1056
1155
1255
1354
1454
1553
1653
1752
1852
1951
2050
2150
2249
2348
2448
2547
2647
2747
2847
2947
3046
3146

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13145429
23145627
34155526
44165624
54175623
64175722
74185721
84195720
95195719
105205718
115205817
125215816
135215915
145225914
156225913
166235912
176235912
187235911
197245811
207255711
218265610
228265610
23827569
24828559
25829558
26830548
27831547
28832537
29833536
30833536
31834526

Wind in May

Winds average 3 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 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
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
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263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:446:11
211.46:456:10
311.46:456:10
411.46:456:09
511.46:456:09
611.46:466:08
711.46:466:08
811.46:466:07
911.36:466:07
1011.36:476:07
1111.36:476:06
1211.36:476:06
1311.36:486:05
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1611.36:496:04
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1811.26:496:04
1911.26:506:04
2011.26:506:03
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2211.26:516:03
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2711.26:526:02
2811.26:536:02
2911.16:536:02
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3111.16:546:02

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.99 kWh/m² to a high of 4.92 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 3.27 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Caranavi

In seasonPeak

None of Caranavi's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Caranavi's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Caranavi?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Caranavi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Caranavi in May

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

In May, Caranavi sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Caranavi in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caranavi peaks around February 8 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 16Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Caranavi 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 Caranavi is worst in October — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.3× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateOct 1439 µg/m³May 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct40Poor
Nov22Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Caranavi?

Caranavi sits at 15.8°S, 67.6°W, 986 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is La Paz, 97 km away.

La PazAchocallaSorataLajaViachaQuimeSan BorjaTiahuanaco

Topography around Caranavi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caranavi has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 915 m around an average of 858 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,665 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,728 m.

The land around Caranavi is covered by trees (85%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
915 m
16 km
1,665 m
80 km
5,728 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: La Paz 97 km · Achocalla 103 km · Sorata 116 km · Laja 117 km · Viacha 120 km · Quime 133 km · San Borja 140 km · Tiahuanaco 143 km

Bolivia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 40% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,148
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
21.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
Roman Catholic 65%Protestant 20%none 6%other 5%

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 Caranavi (-15.834°, -67.5659°, elevation 986 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).