Caja Seca weather in May

In May, Caja Seca sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 323 mm of rain across 30.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Caja Seca's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caja Seca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
323 mm
30.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:58 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
93%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Caja Seca is human settlement in Venezuela.

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 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Caja Seca reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Caja Seca weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 19°15729.711.54.0
Feb24° / 20°18527.211.73.9
Mar25° / 20°31030.311.93.7
Apr25° / 21°39229.712.23.4
May25° / 21°32330.712.43.4
Jun25° / 21°19529.312.53.5
Jul25° / 20°1773012.53.5
Aug25° / 21°19630.512.33.5
Sep25° / 21°24929.512.13.5
Oct25° / 20°33530.811.83.5
Nov24° / 20°35429.711.63.5
Dec24° / 20°25030.211.53.8

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8298
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
14397
15397
16496
17496
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22496
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26694
27793
28793
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30892
31991

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Caja Seca gets around 323 mm of rain over 30.7 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 99% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
198
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598
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799
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15100
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2499
2599
2698
2798
2898
2998
3097
3197

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11972
21972
31972
41972
51972
61981
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101981
111981
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273961
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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 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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 6:02 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:026:21
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312.36:016:21
412.36:016:21
512.36:016:21
612.46:006:22
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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 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 4.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
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154.4Bright
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314.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Caja Seca?

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
3.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Caja Seca.

What to pack for Caja Seca in May

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

In May, Caja Seca sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 21°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Caja Seca 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 Caja Seca peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 15UV 13Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Caja Seca 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 Caja Seca is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1930 µg/m³Nov 1415 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Caja Seca?

Caja Seca sits at 9.1°N, 71.1°W, 109 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Nueva Bolivia, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Caja Seca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caja Seca has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 323 m around an average of 122 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,734 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,842 m.

The land around Caja Seca is covered by trees (46%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), grassland (34%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
323 m
16 km
2,734 m
80 km
4,842 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Nueva Bolivia 3.0 km · Tucaní 30 km · Timotes 40 km · Sabana de Mendoza 46 km · Escuque 47 km · El Dividive 52 km · Valera 55 km · Tabay 57 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 Caja Seca (9.1415°, -71.0674°, elevation 109 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).