Obispos weather in May

In May, Obispos sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 250 mm of rain across 24.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-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 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 Obispos's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Obispos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
250 mm
24.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:55 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
91%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

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 Obispos 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 34°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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How May really feels in Obispos

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.

Obispos weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°143.111.64.1
Feb34° / 24°152.911.73.4
Mar34° / 25°516.611.93.0
Apr33° / 25°1661712.22.9
May31° / 24°25024.212.42.9
Jun30° / 23°24625.412.53.0
Jul30° / 23°2252612.53.1
Aug30° / 23°25326.512.32.9
Sep31° / 23°22225.912.12.6
Oct32° / 23°18724.211.82.7
Nov32° / 24°11518.611.63.2
Dec32° / 23°448.711.54.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6694
7694
8694
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
14595
15694
16694
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19694
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21694
22694
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24793
25793
26793
27793
28892
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30892
31892

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Obispos gets around 250 mm of rain over 24.2 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 77% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
170
270
371
471
572
673
774
875
976
1076
1177
1277
1378
1478
1578
1678
1778
1878
1978
2078
2179
2279
2380
2480
2580
2681
2781
2881
2982
3082
3183

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1110818
2010819
309829
4098110
5098011
6088111
7088012
8078013
9077914
10067915
11067816
12057916
13057817
14057817
15057817
16047818
17047818
18047818
19047818
20037918
21038017
22038017
23038017
24038116
25028216
26028315
27028414
28028513
29028513
30018712
31018811

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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155calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
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 5:59 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:596:17
212.35:586:17
312.35:586:17
412.35:586:17
512.35:576:17
612.35:576:17
712.35:576:17
812.35:576:17
912.45:566:17
1012.45:566:18
1112.45:566:18
1212.45:566:18
1312.45:556:18
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3112.55:546:22

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.2 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.17 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
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54.2Bright
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104.2Bright
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264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Obispos

In seasonPeak

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

Obispos's rainy season runs April–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 Obispos?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Obispos.

What to pack for Obispos in May

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

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

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Obispos 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 Obispos peaks around February 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highFeb 20UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Obispos 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 Obispos is worst in March — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1944 µg/m³Dec 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar45Poor
Apr35Poor
May27Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Obispos?

Obispos sits at 8.6°N, 70.1°W, 159 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Alto Barinas, 13 km away.

Topography around Obispos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Obispos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 155 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,475 m.

The land around Obispos is covered by grassland (68%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
292 m
80 km
4,475 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Alto Barinas 13 km · Barinas 14 km · Barrancas 18 km · Sabaneta 25 km · Boconoito 30 km · Barinitas 38 km · Ciudad Bolivia 59 km · Guanare 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 Obispos (8.607°, -70.1049°, elevation 159 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).