Puerto Cumarebo weather in May

In May, Puerto Cumarebo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 49 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 13% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Puerto Cumarebo's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Cumarebo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:48 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Puerto Cumarebo is human settlement.

Density
81/km²
people per km²
Founded
1845

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 Puerto Cumarebo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Puerto Cumarebo

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.

Puerto Cumarebo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°5115.311.45.9
Feb28° / 24°3410.711.66.3
Mar28° / 24°288.511.96.1
Apr29° / 25°399.112.25.2
May30° / 25°4911.812.54.5
Jun30° / 25°3912.312.74.4
Jul30° / 25°3712.212.64.6
Aug31° / 26°3812.312.44.3
Sep31° / 26°6815.112.13.7
Oct31° / 25°9820.811.73.5
Nov30° / 25°11722.711.53.6
Dec29° / 24°7718.911.34.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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21981
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313466

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Puerto Cumarebo gets around 49 mm of rain over 11.8 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16634
26535
36436
46337
56238
66139
76040
85842
95743
105644
115446
125347
135248
145248
155149
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Wind in May

Winds average 19 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 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 5:53 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:536:17
212.45:526:17
312.45:526:17
412.45:516:17
512.45:516:17
612.45:516:17
712.55:506:18
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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 5.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 5.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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176.0Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Puerto Cumarebo

In seasonPeak

None of Puerto Cumarebo's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Puerto Cumarebo sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Puerto Cumarebo's rainy season runs September–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Puerto Cumarebo?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Puerto Cumarebo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Puerto Cumarebo in May

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

In May, Puerto Cumarebo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Puerto Cumarebo 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 16 km away) is warmest in October at about 28°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr26Warm
May27Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Puerto Cumarebo 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 Puerto Cumarebo peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 19UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Puerto Cumarebo 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 Puerto Cumarebo is worst in June — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1430 µg/m³Jan 910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Cumarebo?

Puerto Cumarebo sits at 11.5°N, 69.4°W, 29 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is La Vela de Coro, 23 km away.

WillemstadBandaribaPunto FijoJudibanaPunta Cardón

Topography around Puerto Cumarebo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Cumarebo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 509 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,492 m.

The land around Puerto Cumarebo is covered by water (40%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, water (42%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
204 m
16 km
509 m
80 km
1,492 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: La Vela de Coro 23 km · Coro 36 km · Pueblo Nuevo 81 km · Willemstad 87 km · Bandariba 88 km · Punto Fijo 95 km · Judibana 95 km · Punta Cardón 96 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 Puerto Cumarebo (11.4861°, -69.3532°, elevation 29 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).