La Villa del Rosario weather in May

In May, La Villa del Rosario sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 135 mm of rain across 21.2 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is La Villa del Rosario's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Villa del Rosario's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
8th warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
135 mm
21.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:01 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

La Villa del Rosario is city 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 35°C through the month.

A typical May day in La Villa del Rosario reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in La Villa del Rosario

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

La Villa del Rosario weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 25°81.711.53.1
Feb36° / 25°81.711.72.6
Mar36° / 26°235.211.92.2
Apr36° / 26°6513.312.21.9
May35° / 26°13521.212.51.8
Jun35° / 26°10619.312.61.9
Jul35° / 26°10419.712.51.9
Aug35° / 26°11121.612.31.7
Sep35° / 26°11021.812.11.7
Oct34° / 25°15124.111.81.9
Nov34° / 25°13119.411.52.3
Dec34° / 25°307.111.43.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2793
3694
4694
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

La Villa del Rosario gets around 135 mm of rain over 21.2 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 67% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
163
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364
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564
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765
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1165
1265
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1465
1565
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1766
1866
1967
2068
2168
2269
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3072
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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
136631
236532
326533
426335
516336
616237
716039
815841
915643
1015544
1105446
1205248
1305149
1404951
1504852
1604753
1704753
1804654
1904555
2004555
2104456
2204456
2304357
2404258
2504258
2604159
2704159
2804060
2904060
3004060
3104060

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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97calm
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137calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 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 6:06 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:066:27
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512.46:046:28
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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 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for La Villa del Rosario

In seasonPeak

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

La Villa del Rosario'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 La Villa del Rosario?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Villa del Rosario.

What to pack for La Villa del Rosario in May

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

In May, La Villa del Rosario sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in La Villa del Rosario 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 La Villa del Rosario peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highApr 10UV 13Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in La Villa del Rosario 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 La Villa del Rosario is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1031 µg/m³Dec 2312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is La Villa del Rosario?

La Villa del Rosario sits at 10.3°N, 72.3°W, 83 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Machiques, 39 km away.

MaracaiboFonsecaSanta Cruz de Mara

Topography around La Villa del Rosario

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of La Villa del Rosario.

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Villa del Rosario has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,662 m.

The land around La Villa del Rosario is covered by grassland (63%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, grassland (81%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
140 m
80 km
3,662 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Machiques 39 km · La Concepción 61 km · Concepción 69 km · Chiquinquirá 74 km · Villanueva 79 km · Maracaibo 84 km · Fonseca 85 km · Santa Cruz de Mara 86 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 La Villa del Rosario (10.3258°, -72.3134°, elevation 83 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).