Ospino weather in May

In May, Ospino sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 223 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-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 3% 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 Ospino's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ospino's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
223 mm
24.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:51 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
89%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

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 Ospino reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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)
13123
23123
33123
43123
53023
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How May really feels in Ospino

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.

Ospino 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
Jan32° / 21°143.211.54.6
Feb33° / 22°152.811.74.1
Mar33° / 23°456.111.93.5
Apr32° / 23°13416.312.23.2
May30° / 23°22324.912.43.1
Jun29° / 22°25026.512.53.1
Jul29° / 21°21926.612.53.3
Aug29° / 22°1622612.33.3
Sep30° / 22°13423.212.13.3
Oct31° / 22°13222.511.83.3
Nov31° / 22°9618.511.63.5
Dec31° / 21°458.611.54.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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
2892
3892
4892
5892
6793
7793
8793
9694
10694
11694
12694
13694
14694
15694
16694
17793
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19793
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21991
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ospino gets around 223 mm of rain over 24.9 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 79% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
272
373
474
575
676
777
878
978
1079
1179
1280
1380
1480
1580
1680
1780
1880
1980
2080
2181
2281
2381
2482
2582
2682
2782
2883
2983
3083
3184

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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
132275
232275
332275
422276
522177
622177
722177
812079
911980
1011980
1111881
1211881
1311782
1401783
1501783
1601684
1701684
1801684
1901585
2001585
2101486
2201387
2301387
2401387
2501288
2601288
2701288
2801288
2901288
3001288
3101189

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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174calm
184calm
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314calm

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 5:55 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:556:15
212.35:556:15
312.35:556:15
412.35:546:15
512.45:546:15
612.45:546:15
712.45:536:15
812.45:536:15
912.45:536:16
1012.45:536:16
1112.45:526:16
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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 4.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in March 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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34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.2Bright
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84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
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264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ospino

In seasonPeak

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

Ospino'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 Ospino?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ospino.

What to pack for Ospino in May

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

In May, Ospino sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ospino 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 Ospino peaks around March 14 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 highMar 14UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ospino 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 Ospino is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1938 µg/m³Dec 1714 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar40Poor
Apr32Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ospino?

Ospino sits at 9.3°N, 69.5°W, 197 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Píritu, 28 km away.

Topography around Ospino

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ospino has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m around an average of 197 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 887 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,463 m.

The land around Ospino is covered by grassland (65%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
113 m
16 km
887 m
80 km
3,463 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Píritu 28 km · Villa Bruzual 37 km · Araure 40 km · Acarigua 40 km · Guanare 42 km · Sanare 55 km · El Tocuyo 66 km · San Rafael de Onoto 68 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 Ospino (9.2957°, -69.4543°, elevation 197 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).