Pampán weather in May

In May, Pampán sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 451 mm of rain across 29.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Pampán's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pampán's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 451 mm; 29.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:55 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover: 92%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.0; out of 10

Pampán is human settlement in Venezuela.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Pampán reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20
29	29	20
30	29	20
31	29	20

Pampán weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 17°	102	22.1	11.5	4.8
Feb	28° / 18°	121	20.5	11.7	4.6
Mar	28° / 19°	229	26.4	11.9	4.0
Apr	28° / 20°	410	28.4	12.2	3.4
May	28° / 20°	451	29.6	12.4	3.0
Jun	29° / 20°	283	26.1	12.5	3.2
Jul	29° / 19°	281	26.5	12.5	3.3
Aug	29° / 19°	374	28.7	12.3	3.0
Sep	29° / 19°	463	28.8	12.1	3.0
Oct	28° / 19°	479	30.3	11.8	3.2
Nov	27° / 19°	357	28.4	11.6	3.5
Dec	27° / 18°	195	25.1	11.5	4.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	9	9	9
Cloudier (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	93	92	92	92	91	91	91

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	6	94
25	7	93
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pampán gets around 451 mm of rain over 29.6 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 94% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	93	93	92	92	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	94
26	94
27	93
28	93
29	92
30	92
31	91

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Muggy (%)	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	91	91	92	92	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	93	93	94	94	94
Oppressive (%)	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	91	7
2	2	91	7
3	2	91	7
4	2	91	7
5	2	92	6
6	2	92	6
7	2	92	6
8	2	91	7
9	2	91	7
10	1	92	7
11	1	92	7
12	2	91	7
13	2	91	7
14	2	90	8
15	2	90	8
16	2	90	8
17	2	90	8
18	2	90	8
19	2	90	8
20	2	90	8
21	2	91	7
22	2	91	7
23	2	91	7
24	2	92	6
25	2	92	6
26	2	92	6
27	2	93	5
28	2	93	5
29	2	94	4
30	2	94	4
31	2	94	4

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 6:19 PM to 6:24 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54
Sunset (PM)	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:59	6:19
2	12.3	5:59	6:19
3	12.3	5:59	6:19
4	12.4	5:58	6:19
5	12.4	5:58	6:19
6	12.4	5:58	6:19
7	12.4	5:57	6:20
8	12.4	5:57	6:20
9	12.4	5:57	6:20
10	12.4	5:56	6:20
11	12.4	5:56	6:20
12	12.4	5:56	6:20
13	12.4	5:56	6:21
14	12.4	5:56	6:21
15	12.4	5:55	6:21
16	12.4	5:55	6:21
17	12.4	5:55	6:21
18	12.4	5:55	6:21
19	12.4	5:55	6:22
20	12.5	5:55	6:22
21	12.5	5:55	6:22
22	12.5	5:54	6:22
23	12.5	5:54	6:23
24	12.5	5:54	6:23
25	12.5	5:54	6:23
26	12.5	5:54	6:23
27	12.5	5:54	6:23
28	12.5	5:54	6:24
29	12.5	5:54	6:24
30	12.5	5:54	6:24
31	12.5	5:54	6:24

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pampán?

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

3.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pampán.

What to pack for Pampán in May

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

In May, Pampán sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pampán 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 Pampán peaks around February 21 at about 14 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	14	14	13	12	13	12	13	13	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Pampán 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 Pampán is worst in March — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	20	29	27	24	22	21	20	16	15	14	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	29	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	12	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Pampán?

Pampán sits at 9.4°N, 70.5°W, 468 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Pampanito, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Pampán

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pampán has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m around an average of 531 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,141 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,583 m.

The land around Pampán is covered by trees (75%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

547 m

trees 75%

16 km

2,141 m

trees 65%

80 km

4,583 m

trees 58%

treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← April Pampán year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Pampanito 5.0 km · Trujillo 10 km · Motatán 14 km · Valera 20 km · Escuque 27 km · El Dividive 29 km · Boconó 33 km · Sabana de Mendoza 33 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

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 Pampán (9.4452°, -70.4756°, elevation 468 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20
29	29	20
30	29	20
31	29	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	6	94
25	7	93
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	94
26	94
27	93
28	93
29	92
30	92
31	91

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	91	7
2	2	91	7
3	2	91	7
4	2	91	7
5	2	92	6
6	2	92	6
7	2	92	6
8	2	91	7
9	2	91	7
10	1	92	7
11	1	92	7
12	2	91	7
13	2	91	7
14	2	90	8
15	2	90	8
16	2	90	8
17	2	90	8
18	2	90	8
19	2	90	8
20	2	90	8
21	2	91	7
22	2	91	7
23	2	91	7
24	2	92	6
25	2	92	6
26	2	92	6
27	2	93	5
28	2	93	5
29	2	94	4
30	2	94	4
31	2	94	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20
29	29	20
30	29	20
31	29	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	6	94
25	7	93
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	94
26	94
27	93
28	93
29	92
30	92
31	91

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	91	7
2	2	91	7
3	2	91	7
4	2	91	7
5	2	92	6
6	2	92	6
7	2	92	6
8	2	91	7
9	2	91	7
10	1	92	7
11	1	92	7
12	2	91	7
13	2	91	7
14	2	90	8
15	2	90	8
16	2	90	8
17	2	90	8
18	2	90	8
19	2	90	8
20	2	90	8
21	2	91	7
22	2	91	7
23	2	91	7
24	2	92	6
25	2	92	6
26	2	92	6
27	2	93	5
28	2	93	5
29	2	94	4
30	2	94	4
31	2	94	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20
29	29	20
30	29	20
31	29	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	6	94
25	7	93
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	94
26	94
27	93
28	93
29	92
30	92
31	91

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	91	7
2	2	91	7
3	2	91	7
4	2	91	7
5	2	92	6
6	2	92	6
7	2	92	6
8	2	91	7
9	2	91	7
10	1	92	7
11	1	92	7
12	2	91	7
13	2	91	7
14	2	90	8
15	2	90	8
16	2	90	8
17	2	90	8
18	2	90	8
19	2	90	8
20	2	90	8
21	2	91	7
22	2	91	7
23	2	91	7
24	2	92	6
25	2	92	6
26	2	92	6
27	2	93	5
28	2	93	5
29	2	94	4
30	2	94	4
31	2	94	4