Boconó weather in May

In May, Boconó sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 242 mm of rain across 27.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Boconó's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boconó's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 242 mm; 27.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:55 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover: 93%; 12th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Boconó is city in Venezuela.

Density: 51/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1560

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 23°C through the month.

A typical May day in Boconó reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

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

Boconó weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 13°	98	17.2	11.5	5.6
Feb	23° / 14°	120	17.7	11.7	5.2
Mar	23° / 14°	220	24.2	11.9	4.4
Apr	23° / 15°	299	26.9	12.2	3.8
May	23° / 15°	242	27.7	12.4	3.8
Jun	23° / 15°	176	25.5	12.5	3.9
Jul	23° / 14°	163	26.7	12.5	4.0
Aug	23° / 14°	143	27	12.3	4.0
Sep	23° / 15°	147	25.7	12.1	4.1
Oct	23° / 15°	195	27.7	11.8	3.9
Nov	23° / 14°	201	26.8	11.6	3.9
Dec	23° / 14°	141	21.4	11.5	4.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

	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 (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	7	7
Cloudier (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	94	94	94	93	93

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	5	95
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	7	93
31	7	93

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Boconó gets around 242 mm of rain over 27.7 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 89% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	88
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	89
26	89
27	89
28	89
29	89
30	89
31	89

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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Comfortable (%)	40	40	39	39	38	37	36	36	35	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	36	36	37	39	40	41	42
Humid (%)	59	59	60	60	61	62	63	63	64	65	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	64	64	63	62	62	62	60	59	58	57

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

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
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16	5	calm
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26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:23 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)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54
Sunset (PM)	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:59	6:18
2	12.3	5:58	6:18
3	12.3	5:58	6:18
4	12.3	5:58	6:18
5	12.4	5:57	6:18
6	12.4	5:57	6:18
7	12.4	5:57	6:18
8	12.4	5:56	6:19
9	12.4	5:56	6:19
10	12.4	5:56	6:19
11	12.4	5:56	6:19
12	12.4	5:55	6:19
13	12.4	5:55	6:19
14	12.4	5:55	6:20
15	12.4	5:55	6:20
16	12.4	5:55	6:20
17	12.4	5:54	6:20
18	12.4	5:54	6:20
19	12.4	5:54	6:20
20	12.4	5:54	6:21
21	12.5	5:54	6:21
22	12.5	5:54	6:21
23	12.5	5:54	6:21
24	12.5	5:54	6:22
25	12.5	5:54	6:22
26	12.5	5:54	6:22
27	12.5	5:54	6:22
28	12.5	5:54	6:23
29	12.5	5:54	6:23
30	12.5	5:54	6:23
31	12.5	5:54	6:23

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 4.73 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)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Boconó?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

3.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Boconó.

What to pack for Boconó in May

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

In May, Boconó sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

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UV index in Boconó in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Boconó peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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)	13	15	15	14	14	14	13	14	14	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Boconó 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 Boconó is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 14 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)	17	29	43	29	23	21	20	17	16	15	15	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	17	Moderate
Feb	29	Moderate
Mar	43	Poor
Apr	29	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Boconó?

Boconó sits at 9.3°N, 70.3°W, 1,421 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Trujillo, 24 km away.

Topography around Boconó

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boconó has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 902 m around an average of 1,518 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,592 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,469 m.

The land around Boconó is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (73%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

902 m

trees 54%

16 km

2,592 m

trees 73%

80 km

4,469 m

trees 59%

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

May weather nearby: Trujillo 24 km · Pampanito 33 km · Pampán 33 km · Valera 39 km · Motatán 40 km · Escuque 46 km · Boconoito 54 km · Barrancas 56 km

Venezuela travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 0% of US; price level, 2011
GDP per capita: $3,495; 2025
Happiness: 5.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 12.6; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 39; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 520
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 Boconó (9.2538°, -70.2511°, elevation 1,421 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	23	15
2	23	15
3	23	15
4	23	15
5	23	15
6	23	15
7	23	15
8	23	15
9	23	15
10	23	15
11	23	15
12	23	15
13	23	15
14	23	15
15	23	15
16	23	15
17	23	15
18	23	15
19	23	15
20	23	15
21	23	15
22	23	15
23	23	15
24	23	15
25	23	15
26	23	15
27	23	15
28	23	15
29	23	15
30	23	15
31	23	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	5	95
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	88
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	89
26	89
27	89
28	89
29	89
30	89
31	89

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	5	95
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	88
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	89
26	89
27	89
28	89
29	89
30	89
31	89

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	5	95
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	88
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	89
26	89
27	89
28	89
29	89
30	89
31	89

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