Elorza weather in May

In May, Elorza sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 334 mm of rain across 26.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-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 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 Elorza's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Elorza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
334 mm
26.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:55 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
89%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Elorza 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 Elorza reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°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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313023

How May really feels in Elorza

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.

Elorza weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°122.411.63.8
Feb35° / 25°172.811.83.2
Mar35° / 26°557.5122.7
Apr33° / 25°2022012.22.7
May31° / 24°33426.812.32.7
Jun30° / 23°37128.212.42.7
Jul30° / 23°34229.112.42.8
Aug30° / 23°28628.212.22.7
Sep31° / 23°22626.5122.6
Oct32° / 24°21026.511.82.6
Nov32° / 24°1432011.73.1
Dec32° / 24°50911.64.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9892
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12892
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14892
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31892

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Elorza gets around 334 mm of rain over 26.8 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 86% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
179
280
381
481
582
683
784
885
985
1086
1186
1286
1386
1486
1586
1686
1786
1886
1986
2086
2186
2287
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2487
2588
2688
2789
2889
2990
3091
3191

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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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
125840
225840
325741
415742
515742
615643
715544
815445
915346
1005347
1105248
1205149
1305050
1404951
1504951
1604951
1704951
1804951
1904951
2004951
2105050
2205050
2305149
2405248
2505347
2605446
2705545
2805644
2905842
3005941
3106040

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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 5:58 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:586:13
212.35:586:13
312.35:576:13
412.35:576:13
512.35:576:13
612.35:566:13
712.35:566:13
812.35:566:13
912.35:566:13
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1112.35:556:13
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1712.35:546:14
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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 4.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
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44.4Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
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84.3Bright
94.3Bright
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244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Elorza

In seasonPeak

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

Elorza'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 Elorza?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Elorza.

What to pack for Elorza in May

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

In May, Elorza sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Elorza 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 Elorza peaks around September 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highSep 16UV 13Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Elorza 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 Elorza is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1848 µg/m³Dec 1215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar50Poor
Apr37Poor
May23Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Elorza?

Elorza sits at 7.1°N, 69.5°W, 94 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Guasdualito, 138 km away.

GuasdualitoAraucaAchaguasObisposGuanaritoCiudad BoliviaAlto BarinasBarinas

Topography around Elorza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Elorza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 90 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m.

The land around Elorza is covered by grassland (72%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
27 m
80 km
61 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Guasdualito 138 km · Arauca 139 km · Achaguas 162 km · Obispos 184 km · Guanarito 185 km · Ciudad Bolivia 186 km · Alto Barinas 188 km · Barinas 191 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 Elorza (7.0609°, -69.4976°, elevation 94 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).