Yacuiba weather in May

In May, Yacuiba sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 40 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Yacuiba's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yacuiba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
10th warmest
Overnight low
13°
4th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:42 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
60%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Yacuiba is border city of 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 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Yacuiba reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12415
22414
32414
42314
52314
62314
72314
82314
92314
102314
112313
122313
132213
142213
152213
162213
172213
182213
192212
202212
212212
222212
232212
242112
252112
262112
272112
282111
292111
302111
312111

How May really feels in Yacuiba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Yacuiba weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°23918.213.24.0
Feb29° / 19°22416.112.84.4
Mar28° / 19°18515.712.25.3
Apr25° / 16°8611.311.56.5
May22° / 13°407.8117.0
Jun21° / 10°184.810.77.3
Jul21° / 143.710.87.8
Aug25° / 11°102.711.28.4
Sep28° / 14°244.711.97.3
Oct29° / 17°8610.812.55.3
Nov30° / 18°15013.213.14.7
Dec30° / 19°21416.713.34.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34258
44159
54159
64159
74060
84060
94060
104060
114060
124060
133961
143961
154060
164060
174159
184159
194258
204357
214456
224456
234555
244555
254654
264654
274654
284753
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Yacuiba gets around 40 mm of rain over 7.8 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 25% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
229
329
429
528
628
728
828
928
1027
1127
1227
1327
1426
1526
1626
1725
1825
1925
2024
2124
2223
2322
2422
2521
2621
2720
2820
2920
3019
3119

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
128213022
229212921
330212821
430222820
531222819
632232818
733232717
834242715
934242714
1035252713
1136252712
1237252711
1338262710
143925279
154025278
164125277
174225267
184424266
194524255
204724245
214824244
224924234
235024224
245124214
255324203
265424193
275524183
285624173
295724172
305725162
315725162

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:365:48
211.26:365:47
311.26:375:47
411.16:375:46
511.16:385:45
611.16:385:45
711.16:385:44
811.16:395:43
911.16:395:43
1011.06:405:42
1111.06:405:42
1211.06:415:41
1311.06:415:41
1411.06:425:40
1511.06:425:40
1610.96:425:39
1710.96:435:39
1810.96:435:39
1910.96:445:38
2010.96:445:38
2110.96:455:38
2210.96:455:37
2310.96:465:37
2410.86:465:37
2510.86:475:36
2610.86:475:36
2710.86:475:36
2810.86:485:36
2910.86:485:35
3010.86:495:35
3110.86:495:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 3.07 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Yacuiba

In seasonPeak

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

Yacuiba's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Yacuiba?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Yacuiba for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Yacuiba in May

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

In May, Yacuiba sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Yacuiba in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yacuiba peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 15Jul 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Yacuiba 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 Yacuiba is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.7× the cleanest month (May, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateSep 2022 µg/m³May 215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun5Good
Jul6Good
Aug10Good
Sep23Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Yacuiba?

Yacuiba sits at 22.0°S, 63.7°W, 629 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Profesor Salvador Mazza, 4.0 km away.

VillamontesBermejoTarijaEmbarcaciónSan Ramón de la Nueva Orán

Topography around Yacuiba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yacuiba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 438 m around an average of 675 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 981 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,879 m.

The land around Yacuiba is covered by trees (64%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
438 m
16 km
981 m
80 km
1,879 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Profesor Salvador Mazza 4.0 km · Tartagal 57 km · General Mosconi 66 km · Villamontes 87 km · Bermejo 105 km · Tarija 121 km · Embarcación 140 km · San Ramón de la Nueva Orán 141 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 Yacuiba (-22.0164°, -63.6775°, elevation 629 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).