Carúpano weather in May

In May, Carúpano sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 32 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Carúpano's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carúpano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:25 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
64%
11th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Carúpano is city in Venezuela.

Density
824/km²
people per km²
Founded
1647

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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Carúpano reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Carúpano

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Carúpano weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 24°5015.511.46.2
Feb26° / 23°3010.311.66.7
Mar26° / 24°257.311.97.2
Apr27° / 24°225.612.27.0
May28° / 25°329.312.56.4
Jun28° / 25°6116.912.65.3
Jul28° / 25°6918.812.65.2
Aug28° / 25°6417.512.44.9
Sep29° / 25°5213.812.15.0
Oct29° / 25°5916.211.84.9
Nov28° / 25°8518.711.55.0
Dec27° / 24°7518.411.45.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24456
34456
44456
54456
64357
74357
84258
94258
104258
114159
124159
134060
144060
154258
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284258
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Carúpano gets around 32 mm of rain over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
125
225
326
426
526
626
726
826
926
1026
1126
1226
1326
1426
1526
1627
1727
1828
1929
2030
2131
2232
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2636
2738
2839
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3041
3142

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1955
2955
3946
4946
5946
6937
7937
8928
9928
10919
11919
129010
139010
148911
158911
168911
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Wind in May

Winds average 20 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
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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 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 5:29 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:295:51
212.45:295:52
312.45:285:52
412.45:285:52
512.45:285:52
612.45:275:52
712.45:275:52
812.45:275:52
912.45:265:53
1012.45:265:53
1112.55:265:53
1212.55:265:53
1312.55:255:53
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3112.65:235:58

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
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46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.3Intense
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306.1Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Carúpano?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Carúpano for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Carúpano in May

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

In May, Carúpano sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Carúpano in May

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 27 km away) is warmest in September at about 28°C and coldest in February near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr25Warm
May26Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Carúpano 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 Carúpano peaks around March 22 at about 14 (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 22UV 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Carúpano 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 Carúpano is worst in June — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1428 µg/m³Jan 112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Carúpano?

Carúpano sits at 10.7°N, 63.3°W, 15 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Casanay, 25 km away.

San Juan BautistaSanta Ana

Topography around Carúpano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carúpano has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,001 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,221 m.

The land around Carúpano is covered by water (35%), trees (30%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and water (41%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
215 m
16 km
1,001 m
80 km
2,221 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Casanay 25 km · Cariaco 38 km · Caripito 64 km · Pampatar 70 km · Porlamar 75 km · La Asunción 78 km · San Juan Bautista 85 km · Santa Ana 86 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 Carúpano (10.6652°, -63.2539°, elevation 15 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).