Punto Fijo weather in May

In May, Punto Fijo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 28 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-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 17% 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 Punto Fijo's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Punto Fijo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:51 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
29 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Punto Fijo 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 Punto Fijo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°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 on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Punto Fijo

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.

Punto Fijo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°31.111.47.5
Feb28° / 24°20.411.67.7
Mar29° / 25°30.611.97.1
Apr29° / 25°102.112.36.0
May30° / 26°283.912.55.3
Jun31° / 26°91.312.75.5
Jul30° / 26°60.812.65.7
Aug31° / 27°14312.45.2
Sep31° / 27°508.412.14.5
Oct30° / 26°7412.911.74.4
Nov30° / 26°6310.611.55.0
Dec29° / 25°184.111.36.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 74%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42278
52278
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72278
82278
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102278
112278
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132377
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212773
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293664
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313862

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Punto Fijo gets around 28 mm of rain over 3.9 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 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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29
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3110

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18218
28218
38020
47921
57822
67723
77525
87327
97228
107030
116931
126832
136733
146634
156535
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186337
196337
206337
216337
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Wind in May

Winds average 29 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 29 km/h on the calmest days to 30 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
129windy
229windy
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429windy
529windy
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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 5:56 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:566:20
212.45:556:20
312.45:556:21
412.45:556:21
512.45:546:21
612.55:546:21
712.55:536:21
812.55:536:21
912.55:536:22
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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 6.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 6.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Punto Fijo

In seasonPeak

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

Punto Fijo sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
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Is May a good time to visit Punto Fijo?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Punto Fijo in May

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

In May, Punto Fijo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Punto Fijo in May

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in October at about 28°C and coldest in February near 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb24Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr25Warm
May26Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Punto Fijo 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 Punto Fijo peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Punto Fijo 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 Punto Fijo is worst in June — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1532 µg/m³Dec 2311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Punto Fijo?

Punto Fijo sits at 11.7°N, 70.2°W, 24 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Punta Cardón, 4.0 km away.

SavanetaDabajuro

Topography around Punto Fijo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Punto Fijo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,472 m.

The land around Punto Fijo is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and water (20%) within 3 km, water (50%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and water (58%) and shrubs (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
56 m
80 km
1,472 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Punta Cardón 4.0 km · Judibana 8.0 km · Santa Cruz de los Taques 16 km · Pueblo Nuevo 41 km · Coro 65 km · La Vela de Coro 74 km · Savaneta 89 km · Dabajuro 91 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 Punto Fijo (11.6915°, -70.1992°, elevation 24 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).