Boraure weather in May

In May, Boraure sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 180 mm of rain across 23.2 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Boraure's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boraure's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 180 mm; 23.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:47 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover: 88%; 12th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Boraure reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

How May really feels in Boraure

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 27 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.

Boraure weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 19°	43	11	11.5	6.0
Feb	29° / 19°	41	10.1	11.7	5.4
Mar	29° / 20°	89	12.3	11.9	4.8
Apr	30° / 21°	170	19.8	12.2	3.7
May	30° / 21°	180	23.2	12.5	3.4
Jun	29° / 21°	130	22.8	12.6	3.6
Jul	29° / 21°	123	23.7	12.5	3.8
Aug	29° / 21°	89	21.1	12.3	3.9
Sep	30° / 21°	93	20.3	12.1	3.5
Oct	30° / 21°	133	23.2	11.8	3.4
Nov	29° / 21°	133	21.4	11.5	3.8
Dec	28° / 20°	74	15.1	11.4	5.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

	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 (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	15
Cloudier (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	90	90	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	86	85	85	85	85	85

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	15	85

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Boraure gets around 180 mm of rain over 23.2 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 74% and peaks near 75% 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 (%)	72	72	72	72	73	73	74	74	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	72
4	72
5	73
6	73
7	74
8	74
9	75
10	75
11	75
12	75
13	75
14	75
15	75
16	74
17	74
18	74
19	74
20	74
21	74
22	75
23	75
24	75
25	75
26	75
27	75
28	75
29	75
30	75
31	75

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 57% 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
Humid (%)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Muggy (%)	47	46	46	45	45	44	43	42	41	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	42	43	44	45	47	48	49
Oppressive (%)	52	53	53	55	55	56	57	58	59	60	60	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	58	57	56	55	53	52	51

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	47	52
2	1	46	53
3	1	46	53
4	0	45	55
5	0	45	55
6	0	44	56
7	0	43	57
8	0	42	58
9	0	41	59
10	0	40	60
11	0	40	60
12	0	39	61
13	0	39	61
14	0	39	61
15	0	39	61
16	1	39	60
17	1	39	60
18	1	39	60
19	1	39	60
20	1	39	60
21	1	40	59
22	1	40	59
23	1	40	59
24	0	41	59
25	0	42	58
26	0	43	57
27	0	44	56
28	0	45	55
29	0	47	53
30	0	48	52
31	0	49	51

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 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)	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	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	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
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7	5	calm
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27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 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 5:52 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:19 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)	12.4	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	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46
Sunset (PM)	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:52	6:13
2	12.4	5:51	6:13
3	12.4	5:51	6:13
4	12.4	5:50	6:13
5	12.4	5:50	6:13
6	12.4	5:50	6:14
7	12.4	5:49	6:14
8	12.4	5:49	6:14
9	12.4	5:49	6:14
10	12.4	5:49	6:14
11	12.4	5:48	6:14
12	12.4	5:48	6:15
13	12.4	5:48	6:15
14	12.5	5:48	6:15
15	12.5	5:47	6:15
16	12.5	5:47	6:15
17	12.5	5:47	6:16
18	12.5	5:47	6:16
19	12.5	5:47	6:16
20	12.5	5:47	6:16
21	12.5	5:47	6:16
22	12.5	5:46	6:17
23	12.5	5:46	6:17
24	12.5	5:46	6:17
25	12.5	5:46	6:17
26	12.5	5:46	6:18
27	12.5	5:46	6:18
28	12.5	5:46	6:18
29	12.5	5:46	6:18
30	12.5	5:46	6:19
31	12.6	5:46	6:19

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.64 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	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	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	4.7
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	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Boraure?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Boraure.

What to pack for Boraure in May

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

In May, Boraure sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Boraure in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Boraure peaks around March 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 9 (very high).

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)	11	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	12	9	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Boraure 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 Boraure is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 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)	12	15	24	27	31	31	25	22	22	20	16	12
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	31	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Boraure?

Boraure sits at 10.2°N, 68.8°W, 208 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Guama, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Boraure

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boraure has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 208 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,757 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,938 m.

The land around Boraure is covered by grassland (46%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

146 m

grassland 46%

16 km

1,757 m

trees 67%

80 km

1,938 m

trees 65%

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

May weather nearby: Guama 6.0 km · Cocorote 8.0 km · San Felipe 11 km · Chivacoa 17 km · Nirgua 25 km · Aroa 25 km · Urachiche 28 km · Sabana de Parra 32 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 Boraure (10.2475°, -68.7697°, elevation 208 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	30	21
2	30	21
3	30	21
4	30	21
5	30	21
6	30	21
7	30	21
8	30	21
9	30	21
10	30	21
11	30	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	72
4	72
5	73
6	73
7	74
8	74
9	75
10	75
11	75
12	75
13	75
14	75
15	75
16	74
17	74
18	74
19	74
20	74
21	74
22	75
23	75
24	75
25	75
26	75
27	75
28	75
29	75
30	75
31	75

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	47	52
2	1	46	53
3	1	46	53
4	0	45	55
5	0	45	55
6	0	44	56
7	0	43	57
8	0	42	58
9	0	41	59
10	0	40	60
11	0	40	60
12	0	39	61
13	0	39	61
14	0	39	61
15	0	39	61
16	1	39	60
17	1	39	60
18	1	39	60
19	1	39	60
20	1	39	60
21	1	40	59
22	1	40	59
23	1	40	59
24	0	41	59
25	0	42	58
26	0	43	57
27	0	44	56
28	0	45	55
29	0	47	53
30	0	48	52
31	0	49	51

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	72
4	72
5	73
6	73
7	74
8	74
9	75
10	75
11	75
12	75
13	75
14	75
15	75
16	74
17	74
18	74
19	74
20	74
21	74
22	75
23	75
24	75
25	75
26	75
27	75
28	75
29	75
30	75
31	75

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	47	52
2	1	46	53
3	1	46	53
4	0	45	55
5	0	45	55
6	0	44	56
7	0	43	57
8	0	42	58
9	0	41	59
10	0	40	60
11	0	40	60
12	0	39	61
13	0	39	61
14	0	39	61
15	0	39	61
16	1	39	60
17	1	39	60
18	1	39	60
19	1	39	60
20	1	39	60
21	1	40	59
22	1	40	59
23	1	40	59
24	0	41	59
25	0	42	58
26	0	43	57
27	0	44	56
28	0	45	55
29	0	47	53
30	0	48	52
31	0	49	51

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	72
4	72
5	73
6	73
7	74
8	74
9	75
10	75
11	75
12	75
13	75
14	75
15	75
16	74
17	74
18	74
19	74
20	74
21	74
22	75
23	75
24	75
25	75
26	75
27	75
28	75
29	75
30	75
31	75

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	47	52
2	1	46	53
3	1	46	53
4	0	45	55
5	0	45	55
6	0	44	56
7	0	43	57
8	0	42	58
9	0	41	59
10	0	40	60
11	0	40	60
12	0	39	61
13	0	39	61
14	0	39	61
15	0	39	61
16	1	39	60
17	1	39	60
18	1	39	60
19	1	39	60
20	1	39	60
21	1	40	59
22	1	40	59
23	1	40	59
24	0	41	59
25	0	42	58
26	0	43	57
27	0	44	56
28	0	45	55
29	0	47	53
30	0	48	52
31	0	49	51