Cagua weather in May

In May, Cagua sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 161 mm of rain across 21.1 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 4% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Cagua's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cagua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
161 mm
21.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:42 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
85%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Cagua is city in Venezuela.

Density
2,976/km²
people per km²
Founded
1620

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

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 Cagua reaches about 29°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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Cagua weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°7519.611.55.2
Feb28° / 19°6415.911.75.3
Mar28° / 19°10418.111.94.8
Apr28° / 20°17122.412.23.9
May29° / 21°16121.112.53.9
Jun28° / 20°11620.712.64.1
Jul28° / 20°13322.812.54.3
Aug28° / 20°12721.612.34.2
Sep29° / 20°11519.212.14.1
Oct29° / 20°14021.411.84.0
Nov28° / 20°16723.711.54.1
Dec27° / 19°9620.611.44.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cagua gets around 161 mm of rain over 21.1 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 68% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 4 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:466:08
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Cagua?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cagua.

What to pack for Cagua in May

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

In May, Cagua sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Cagua in May

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 50 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr26Warm
May27Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Cagua 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 Cagua peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 17UV 14Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Cagua 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 Cagua is worst in June — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1131 µg/m³Dec 2313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cagua?

Cagua sits at 10.2°N, 67.5°W, 465 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is San Mateo, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Cagua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cagua has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m around an average of 471 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,421 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,609 m.

The land around Cagua is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (30%), grassland (25%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
251 m
16 km
1,421 m
80 km
2,609 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: San Mateo 5.0 km · Turmero 5.0 km · Palo Negro 9.0 km · La Victoria 15 km · Maracay 16 km · Villa de Cura 17 km · El Limón 23 km · Mariara 31 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
Roman Catholic 48%Protestant 32%none 14%believer 4%

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 Cagua (10.1863°, -67.4594°, elevation 465 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).