Ciudad Piar weather in May

In May, Ciudad Piar sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 162 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 15% 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 Piar's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Piar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
162 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:29 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
72%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Ciudad Piar is town in Bolívar, Venezuela.

Density
777/km²
people per km²

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 Piar 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 33°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)
13224
23224
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How May really feels in Ciudad Piar

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 Piar weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°236.111.65.5
Feb31° / 22°143.211.85.3
Mar32° / 23°162.811.94.7
Apr32° / 24°486.812.24.0
May31° / 23°16216.312.33.7
Jun30° / 23°22023.812.43.4
Jul29° / 23°25226.412.43.3
Aug30° / 23°23625.312.23.3
Sep31° / 23°14219123.7
Oct31° / 23°10615.811.83.8
Nov31° / 23°9414.911.74.1
Dec30° / 23°5111.511.64.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33367
43367
53268
63268
73268
83070
92971
102971
112971
122872
132872
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ciudad Piar gets around 162 mm of rain over 16.3 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 52% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
134
235
336
438
539
641
743
844
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1148
1249
1350
1451
1552
1653
1754
1855
1955
2056
2157
2258
2359
2460
2561
2662
2763
2865
2966
3067
3168

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1652420
2650440
3648460
4647470
5645490
6544510
7542530
8541540
9540541
10439561
11438571
12437581
13436591
14435601
15434611
16433621
17433621
18432631
19331642
20330652
21329662
22328681
23227701
24226711
25225721
26224731
27223741
28222751
29121771
30120781
31119791

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
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412calm
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911calm
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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 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 5:33 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:335:48
212.35:325:48
312.35:325:48
412.35:325:48
512.35:325:48
612.35:315:49
712.35:315:49
812.35:315:49
912.35:315:49
1012.35:305:49
1112.35:305:49
1212.35:305:49
1312.35:305:49
1412.35:305:49
1512.35:295:50
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3112.45:295:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.8Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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95.6Bright
105.6Bright
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125.6Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
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185.5Bright
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205.5Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ciudad Piar

In seasonPeak

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

Ciudad Piar'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 Piar?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ciudad Piar in May

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

In May, Ciudad Piar sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ciudad Piar 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 Ciudad Piar peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 15Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Ciudad Piar 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 Piar is worst in April — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1922 µg/m³Sep 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad Piar?

Ciudad Piar sits at 7.5°N, 63.3°W, 305 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is La Paragua, 69 km away.

UpataCiudad GuayanaGuasipatiSan José de GuanipaBarrancas

Topography around Ciudad Piar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Piar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m around an average of 315 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 630 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 763 m.

The land around Ciudad Piar is covered by grassland (69%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
336 m
16 km
630 m
80 km
763 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: La Paragua 69 km · Ciudad Bolívar 79 km · Soledad 83 km · Upata 119 km · Ciudad Guayana 125 km · Guasipati 157 km · San José de Guanipa 185 km · Barrancas 186 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 Piar (7.4521°, -63.3199°, elevation 305 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).