Ocumare del Tuy weather in May

In May, Ocumare del Tuy sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 205 mm of rain across 20.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ocumare del Tuy's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ocumare del Tuy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
205 mm
20.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:39 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Ocumare del Tuy 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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ocumare del Tuy reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°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 1°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 Ocumare del Tuy

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.

Ocumare del Tuy weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°154.211.56.1
Feb30° / 19°123.611.75.6
Mar31° / 20°375.511.94.8
Apr31° / 20°11313.212.23.8
May30° / 21°20520.812.53.4
Jun29° / 21°24624.212.63.4
Jul29° / 20°25827.112.53.3
Aug29° / 20°27427.812.33.2
Sep30° / 20°23826.612.13.1
Oct30° / 20°22425.211.83.2
Nov30° / 20°1492011.53.8
Dec29° / 20°439.611.45.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31585
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51585
61486
71486
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ocumare del Tuy gets around 205 mm of rain over 20.8 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 66% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
156
257
358
459
560
661
762
863
964
1065
1166
1266
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1466
1566
1666
1766
1866
1966
2067
2167
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3174

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1115732
2105733
3105634
4105634
595536
695437
795338
885339
985240
1085240
1185141
1275142
1375142
1475142
1575043
1675043
1765044
1865044
1964945
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2164946
2254846
2354847
2454848
2554748
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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
77calm
87calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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156calm
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286calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:446:05
212.45:436:05
312.45:436:05
412.45:436:05
512.45:426:05
612.45:426:05
712.45:426:06
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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 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.1Bright
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295.1Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ocumare del Tuy

In seasonPeak

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

Ocumare del Tuy'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 Ocumare del Tuy?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ocumare del Tuy.

What to pack for Ocumare del Tuy in May

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

In May, Ocumare del Tuy sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ocumare del Tuy in May

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 57 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr26Warm
May27Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Ocumare del Tuy 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 Ocumare del Tuy peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 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 18UV 14Dec 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ocumare del Tuy 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 Ocumare del Tuy is worst in May — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 2231 µg/m³Jan 913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ocumare del Tuy?

Ocumare del Tuy sits at 10.1°N, 66.8°W, 201 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Lander, 11 km away.

Topography around Ocumare del Tuy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ocumare del Tuy has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m around an average of 206 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,308 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,727 m.

The land around Ocumare del Tuy is covered by trees (60%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
319 m
16 km
1,308 m
80 km
2,727 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Lander 11 km · Cúa 13 km · Charallave 16 km · Santa Teresa del Tuy 18 km · El Hatillo 34 km · Carrizal 35 km · San Antonio de Los Altos 36 km · Baruta 37 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 Ocumare del Tuy (10.1182°, -66.7751°, elevation 201 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).