Chivacoa weather in May

In May, Chivacoa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 166 mm of rain across 22.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chivacoa's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chivacoa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
166 mm
22.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:48 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
88%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Chivacoa is city in the Yaracuy State, Venezuela.

Density
169/km²
people per km²
Founded
1695

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 Chivacoa 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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Chivacoa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 5 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
5
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Chivacoa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°308.511.56.0
Feb29° / 19°287.511.75.5
Mar30° / 20°7010.311.94.8
Apr30° / 20°13918.512.23.8
May29° / 21°16622.812.53.5
Jun29° / 21°13322.912.63.7
Jul28° / 20°12824.612.53.8
Aug29° / 21°10523.212.33.8
Sep29° / 21°11522.512.13.5
Oct30° / 21°15324.311.83.4
Nov29° / 20°12921.111.53.9
Dec28° / 20°6113.511.45.2

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7892
8892
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10991
11991
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311585

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chivacoa gets around 166 mm of rain over 22.8 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 73% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
169
269
369
470
570
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872
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1774
1874
1974
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2175
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3174

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
125543
215544
315445
415346
515247
615148
715049
814950
914752
1014653
1114554
1214455
1314356
1414257
1514257
1614257
1714257
1814158
1914158
2014257
2114257
2214257
2314356
2404357
2504456
2604555
2704654
2804753
2904852
3004951
3105050

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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67calm
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127calm
137calm
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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 5:52 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:526:13
212.45:526:14
312.45:516:14
412.45:516:14
512.45:516:14
612.45:506:14
712.45:506:14
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912.45:506:14
1012.45:496:15
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1412.55:486:15
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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 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Chivacoa?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chivacoa.

What to pack for Chivacoa in May

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

In May, Chivacoa sees daytime highs around 29°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 Chivacoa 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 Chivacoa peaks around February 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 highFeb 22UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Chivacoa 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 Chivacoa 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).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 931 µg/m³Jan 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chivacoa?

Chivacoa sits at 10.2°N, 68.9°W, 300 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Urachiche, 12 km away.

Topography around Chivacoa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chivacoa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 297 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,547 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,234 m.

The land around Chivacoa is covered by grassland (52%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
143 m
16 km
1,547 m
80 km
2,234 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Urachiche 12 km · Guama 14 km · Sabana de Parra 16 km · Boraure 17 km · Cocorote 22 km · San Felipe 26 km · Yaritagua 27 km · Aroa 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 Chivacoa (10.1595°, -68.8945°, elevation 300 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).