El Dorado weather in May

In May, El Dorado sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 168 mm of rain across 19.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is El Dorado's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Dorado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
168 mm
19.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:24 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

El Dorado is town in Bolívar, Venezuela.

Density
221/km²
people per km²
Founded
1894

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in El Dorado reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°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 2°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in El Dorado

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.

El Dorado weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°4510.711.74.5
Feb31° / 23°25711.84.4
Mar33° / 23°286.4123.8
Apr33° / 24°659.412.13.3
May32° / 23°16819.712.33.0
Jun30° / 23°22324.912.43.0
Jul30° / 22°23927.112.42.9
Aug31° / 23°22024.812.23.0
Sep32° / 23°13917.8123.2
Oct33° / 23°12016.711.93.1
Nov32° / 23°10918.311.73.2
Dec31° / 23°7715.311.64.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22575
32476
42377
52377
62179
72179
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92179
102179
112179
122179
132080
142179
152179
162278
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

El Dorado gets around 168 mm of rain over 19.7 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 62% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
246
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652
753
854
956
1057
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1562
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1865
1966
2067
2168
2269
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2572
2673
2774
2875
2976
3076
3177

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1446492
2445502
3343522
4342532
5340552
6338563
7337573
8336583
9334603
10333613
11332623
12331633
13330643
14329653
15228673
16227674
17226684
18225694
19224704
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21222724
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24118774
25117784
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27115804
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30112834
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Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:275:41
212.25:265:41
312.25:265:41
412.25:265:41
512.35:265:41
612.35:255:41
712.35:255:41
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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 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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274.9Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for El Dorado

In seasonPeak

In May, El Dorado sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

El Dorado's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit El Dorado?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in El Dorado.

What to pack for El Dorado in May

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

In May, El Dorado sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in El Dorado in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Dorado peaks around March 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 23UV 15Dec 12UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in El Dorado 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 El Dorado is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1820 µg/m³Nov 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Dorado?

El Dorado sits at 6.7°N, 61.6°W, 95 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Tumeremo, 66 km away.

GuasipatiUpataLa ParaguaCiudad PiarCiudad GuayanaBarrancasSanta Elena de Uairén

Topography around El Dorado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Dorado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,430 m.

The land around El Dorado is covered by trees (70%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
174 m
80 km
1,430 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Tumeremo 66 km · Guasipati 89 km · Upata 168 km · La Paragua 188 km · Ciudad Piar 203 km · Ciudad Guayana 213 km · Barrancas 229 km · Santa Elena de Uairén 242 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 El Dorado (6.7158°, -61.6374°, elevation 95 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).