Bartica weather in May

In May, Bartica sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 278 mm of rain across 26.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bartica's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bartica's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 278 mm; 26.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:42 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 11th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Bartica is Regional capital of Cuyuni-Mazaruni or Region N.7 administered de facto by Guyana and claimed by Venezuela.

Founded: 1842

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

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Bartica reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	24
2	29	24
3	29	24
4	29	24
5	29	24
6	29	24
7	29	24
8	29	24
9	29	24
10	29	24
11	29	24
12	29	24
13	29	24
14	29	24
15	29	24
16	29	24
17	29	24
18	29	24
19	29	24
20	29	24
21	29	24
22	29	24
23	29	24
24	29	24
25	29	24
26	29	24
27	29	24
28	29	24
29	29	24
30	29	24
31	29	24

How May really feels in Bartica

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bartica weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 23°	145	22.4	11.7	4.3
Feb	28° / 23°	95	17.7	11.8	4.6
Mar	29° / 23°	89	17.2	12	4.6
Apr	29° / 24°	138	19.9	12.1	4.0
May	29° / 24°	278	26.3	12.3	3.4
Jun	29° / 23°	331	29.1	12.4	3.0
Jul	29° / 23°	279	29.7	12.3	3.0
Aug	30° / 24°	199	26.9	12.2	3.1
Sep	31° / 24°	123	20.9	12	3.5
Oct	31° / 24°	135	22.2	11.9	3.5
Nov	30° / 24°	190	24.5	11.7	3.3
Dec	29° / 23°	204	27.1	11.6	3.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	27	26	25	25	23	22	21	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	14	14	14
Cloudier (%)	73	74	75	75	77	78	79	80	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	81	81	82	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	84	86	86	86

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	23	77
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bartica gets around 278 mm of rain over 26.3 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 85% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	76	76	77	77	78	78	79	79	80	81	81	82	83	83	84	85	85	86	87	87	88	89	90	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	77
4	77
5	78
6	78
7	79
8	79
9	80
10	81
11	81
12	82
13	83
14	83
15	84
16	85
17	85
18	86
19	87
20	87
21	88
22	89
23	90
24	90
25	91
26	91
27	92
28	92
29	93
30	93
31	93

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	73	72	72	71	70	70	69	68	68	67	66	65	64	63	63	62	61	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59
Miserable (%)	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	34	35	36	37	37	38	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	41

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	73	27
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	65	35
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	62	38
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	59	41

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
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27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:02 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:45	5:58
2	12.2	5:45	5:58
3	12.2	5:44	5:58
4	12.2	5:44	5:58
5	12.2	5:44	5:58
6	12.2	5:44	5:59
7	12.3	5:44	5:59
8	12.3	5:43	5:59
9	12.3	5:43	5:59
10	12.3	5:43	5:59
11	12.3	5:43	5:59
12	12.3	5:43	5:59
13	12.3	5:42	5:59
14	12.3	5:42	5:59
15	12.3	5:42	5:59
16	12.3	5:42	5:59
17	12.3	5:42	6:00
18	12.3	5:42	6:00
19	12.3	5:42	6:00
20	12.3	5:42	6:00
21	12.3	5:42	6:00
22	12.3	5:42	6:00
23	12.3	5:42	6:01
24	12.3	5:41	6:01
25	12.3	5:41	6:01
26	12.3	5:41	6:01
27	12.3	5:41	6:01
28	12.3	5:42	6:01
29	12.3	5:42	6:02
30	12.3	5:42	6:02
31	12.3	5:42	6:02

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.1	Bright
17	4.1	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.0	Bright
21	4.0	Bright
22	4.0	Bright
23	4.0	Moderate
24	4.0	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	3.9	Moderate
30	3.9	Moderate
31	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bartica?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bartica.

What to pack for Bartica in May

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

In May, Bartica sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Bartica in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bartica peaks around March 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	13	15	15	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Bartica 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 Bartica is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	18	21	23	26	23	19	15	12	13	15	14	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	23	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	12	Good
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Bartica?

Bartica sits at 6.4°N, 58.6°W, 0 m above sea level, in Guyana. The nearest listed city is Parika, 53 km away.

Topography around Bartica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bartica has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m.

The land around Bartica is covered by water (69%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km

63 m

water 69%

16 km

125 m

trees 83%

80 km

463 m

trees 82%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← April Bartica year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Parika 53 km · Linden 56 km · Georgetown 68 km · New Amsterdam 124 km · Mabaruma 237 km · Tumeremo 333 km · El Dorado 335 km · Santa Elena de Uairén 341 km

Guyana travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B / D / G; 240 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 33% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $32,414; 2025
Happiness: 6.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2011
Safe drinking water: 67%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 19.1; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 22.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

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 Bartica (6.4054°, -58.6233°, elevation 0 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	24
2	29	24
3	29	24
4	29	24
5	29	24
6	29	24
7	29	24
8	29	24
9	29	24
10	29	24
11	29	24
12	29	24
13	29	24
14	29	24
15	29	24
16	29	24
17	29	24
18	29	24
19	29	24
20	29	24
21	29	24
22	29	24
23	29	24
24	29	24
25	29	24
26	29	24
27	29	24
28	29	24
29	29	24
30	29	24
31	29	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	23	77
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	77
4	77
5	78
6	78
7	79
8	79
9	80
10	81
11	81
12	82
13	83
14	83
15	84
16	85
17	85
18	86
19	87
20	87
21	88
22	89
23	90
24	90
25	91
26	91
27	92
28	92
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	73	27
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	65	35
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	62	38
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	59	41

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	24
2	29	24
3	29	24
4	29	24
5	29	24
6	29	24
7	29	24
8	29	24
9	29	24
10	29	24
11	29	24
12	29	24
13	29	24
14	29	24
15	29	24
16	29	24
17	29	24
18	29	24
19	29	24
20	29	24
21	29	24
22	29	24
23	29	24
24	29	24
25	29	24
26	29	24
27	29	24
28	29	24
29	29	24
30	29	24
31	29	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	23	77
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	77
4	77
5	78
6	78
7	79
8	79
9	80
10	81
11	81
12	82
13	83
14	83
15	84
16	85
17	85
18	86
19	87
20	87
21	88
22	89
23	90
24	90
25	91
26	91
27	92
28	92
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	73	27
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	65	35
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	62	38
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	59	41

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	24
2	29	24
3	29	24
4	29	24
5	29	24
6	29	24
7	29	24
8	29	24
9	29	24
10	29	24
11	29	24
12	29	24
13	29	24
14	29	24
15	29	24
16	29	24
17	29	24
18	29	24
19	29	24
20	29	24
21	29	24
22	29	24
23	29	24
24	29	24
25	29	24
26	29	24
27	29	24
28	29	24
29	29	24
30	29	24
31	29	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	23	77
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	77
4	77
5	78
6	78
7	79
8	79
9	80
10	81
11	81
12	82
13	83
14	83
15	84
16	85
17	85
18	86
19	87
20	87
21	88
22	89
23	90
24	90
25	91
26	91
27	92
28	92
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	73	27
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	65	35
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	62	38
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	59	41