Maturín weather in May

In May, Maturín sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 85 mm of rain across 17.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 Maturín's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maturín's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
17.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:26 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Maturín is city in Monagas, Venezuela.

Density
1,391/km²
people per km²
Founded
1760

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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Maturín reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with 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 Maturín

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.

Maturín weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°3913.611.54.8
Feb30° / 22°291111.74.6
Mar32° / 23°28911.94.2
Apr33° / 23°419.912.23.5
May32° / 24°8517.912.43.1
Jun31° / 23°13425.412.62.9
Jul31° / 23°12726.812.52.9
Aug32° / 23°12125.112.32.8
Sep32° / 23°9721.212.12.8
Oct32° / 23°8420.111.83.0
Nov31° / 23°9621.911.63.2
Dec30° / 22°6718.611.44.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43070
52971
62971
72971
82872
92773
102773
112872
122872
132872
142773
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Maturín gets around 85 mm of rain over 17.9 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 57% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
143
244
346
447
548
649
750
851
952
1052
1153
1254
1354
1455
1555
1656
1757
1857
1958
2059
2160
2261
2362
2464
2565
2667
2768
2870
2971
3073
3175

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
131663
231663
330673
430664
529674
628684
727685
826695
925705
1024706
1123716
1222726
1321736
1420737
1520737
1619747
1718748
1817758
1916768
2015769
2115769
2214779
2313789
2413789
2512799
2611809
2711809
2810819
2910828
309838
318848

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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299calm
309calm
319calm

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 5:30 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:305:50
212.35:295:50
312.45:295:50
412.45:295:50
512.45:285:51
612.45:285:51
712.45:285:51
812.45:275:51
912.45:275:51
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1212.45:265:52
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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 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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55.3Bright
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215.0Bright
225.0Bright
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245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Maturín

In seasonPeak

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

Maturín's rainy season runs May–December, 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 Maturín?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maturín.

What to pack for Maturín in May

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

In May, Maturín sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Maturín 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 Maturín peaks around March 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 highMar 20UV 14Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Maturín 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 Maturín is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1230 µg/m³Jan 116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maturín?

Maturín sits at 9.7°N, 63.2°W, 71 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Caripito, 42 km away.

CasanayCariacoCumanacoaTembladorCarúpano

Topography around Maturín

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maturín has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,220 m.

The land around Maturín is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
106 m
80 km
2,220 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Caripito 42 km · Punta de Mata 47 km · Caicara 48 km · Casanay 88 km · Cariaco 93 km · Cumanacoa 98 km · Temblador 101 km · Carúpano 103 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 Maturín (9.7457°, -63.1832°, elevation 71 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).