El Pao weather in May

In May, El Pao sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 139 mm of rain across 20.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-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 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is El Pao's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Pao's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
139 mm
20.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:46 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

El Pao is human settlement.

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 Pao reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°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 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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

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 Pao weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°51.411.53.6
Feb35° / 23°4111.73.1
Mar36° / 24°143.311.92.5
Apr34° / 24°7010.412.22.7
May32° / 24°13920.112.42.9
Jun30° / 23°14622.812.63.2
Jul30° / 22°14324.912.53.3
Aug30° / 22°12924.612.33.3
Sep31° / 22°10222.412.13.2
Oct31° / 23°8719.911.83.2
Nov32° / 23°5614.411.63.3
Dec33° / 23°22511.43.7

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 8% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41387
51387
61288
71288
81288
91288
101288
111387
121387
131387
141486
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

El Pao gets around 139 mm of rain over 20.1 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 64% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
254
355
457
558
659
761
862
963
1063
1164
1264
1364
1464
1564
1664
1764
1864
1964
2064
2165
2265
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2567
2668
2769
2870
2971
3071
3172

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 96% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12630611
22629621
32628631
42627632
52526652
62526652
72525662
82524672
92523682
102422693
111421713
121421713
131420723
141320733
151320733
160320743
170320743
180220762
190219772
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220218782
230118792
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280116821
290115831
300115831
310114841

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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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275calm
285calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:506:10
212.35:496:10
312.45:496:10
412.45:496:10
512.45:486:10
612.45:486:10
712.45:486:10
812.45:476:11
912.45:476:11
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1212.45:466:11
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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 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for El Pao

In seasonPeak

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

El Pao's rainy season runs April–October, 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 Pao?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for El Pao in May

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

In May, El Pao sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in El Pao in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (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 Pao peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 16UV 13Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in El Pao 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 Pao is worst in June — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1031 µg/m³Dec 1815 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Pao?

El Pao sits at 9.6°N, 68.1°W, 144 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Tinaco, 34 km away.

Topography around El Pao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Pao has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 140 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,815 m.

The land around El Pao is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
390 m
80 km
1,815 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Tinaco 34 km · Tinaquillo 37 km · San Carlos 50 km · Tacarigua 55 km · Las Vegas 56 km · Valencia 60 km · Bejuma 61 km · Güigüe 63 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 Pao (9.6393°, -68.1292°, elevation 144 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).