Ciudad Bolivia weather in May

In May, Ciudad Bolivia sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 271 mm of rain across 23.3 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ciudad Bolivia's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Bolivia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
271 mm
23.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:57 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
91%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Ciudad Bolivia 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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ciudad Bolivia reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than 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 Ciudad Bolivia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
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.

Ciudad Bolivia weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°112.611.64.2
Feb34° / 23°14311.73.7
Mar34° / 24°506.511.93.3
Apr32° / 23°1591612.23.0
May31° / 23°27123.312.42.8
Jun30° / 23°38225.612.52.8
Jul30° / 22°41926.812.42.9
Aug31° / 22°36927.412.32.6
Sep32° / 23°23925.3122.5
Oct32° / 23°15923.111.82.6
Nov32° / 23°9616.811.63.1
Dec32° / 22°317.311.54.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7694
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11595
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ciudad Bolivia gets around 271 mm of rain over 23.3 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 74% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
167
268
369
470
571
672
772
873
974
1074
1174
1274
1374
1474
1574
1674
1773
1873
1974
2074
2174
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2677
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3080
3181

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1218728
2117739
31177210
41177210
51167211
61167112
71157113
80147214
90147214
100137215
110137215
120137116
130127216
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240117316
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270117415
280107515
290107515
300107614
31097714

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
154calm
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174calm
184calm
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264calm
274calm
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304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 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 6:01 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:016:18
212.36:006:18
312.36:006:18
412.36:006:18
512.36:006:18
612.35:596:19
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912.35:586:19
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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 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.39 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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54.4Bright
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274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ciudad Bolivia

In seasonPeak

In May, Ciudad Bolivia sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ciudad Bolivia's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Ciudad Bolivia?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ciudad Bolivia.

What to pack for Ciudad Bolivia in May

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

In May, Ciudad Bolivia sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ciudad Bolivia 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 Ciudad Bolivia peaks around February 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 20UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ciudad Bolivia 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 Ciudad Bolivia is worst in March — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateMar 1937 µg/m³Dec 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr31Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad Bolivia?

Ciudad Bolivia sits at 8.4°N, 70.6°W, 175 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Socopó, 31 km away.

Topography around Ciudad Bolivia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Bolivia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 173 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 535 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,743 m.

The land around Ciudad Bolivia is covered by grassland (56%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
535 m
80 km
4,743 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Socopó 31 km · Alto Barinas 46 km · Barinas 48 km · Barinitas 49 km · Obispos 59 km · Tabay 64 km · Barrancas 69 km · Merida 70 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 Ciudad Bolivia (8.353°, -70.5712°, elevation 175 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).