Sabana de Mendoza weather in May

In May, Sabana de Mendoza sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 435 mm of rain across 30.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 1% 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 Sabana de Mendoza's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sabana de Mendoza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
435 mm
30.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:56 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
92%
12th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
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 Sabana de Mendoza reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Sabana de Mendoza

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.

Sabana de Mendoza weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°982211.54.0
Feb30° / 21°11520.711.73.8
Mar30° / 22°21526.511.93.2
Apr30° / 23°38028.812.22.7
May30° / 23°43530.112.42.6
Jun30° / 23°2902812.52.6
Jul30° / 22°2422812.52.7
Aug31° / 23°26828.912.32.5
Sep31° / 23°32329.112.12.4
Oct30° / 22°38530.511.82.6
Nov29° / 22°31728.911.62.9
Dec29° / 21°19125.511.53.5

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3397
4397
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sabana de Mendoza gets around 435 mm of rain over 30.1 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 97% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
196
296
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596
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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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1955
2955
3955
4946
5946
6946
7937
8928
9928
10928
11919
12919
13919
14919
15919
16919
17919
18919
19928
20928
21937
22946
23946
24955
25955
26964
27964
28973
29973
30973
31982

Wind in May

Winds average 3 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 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
13calm
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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 6:00 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:006:20
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412.45:596:20
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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 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 4.74 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is May a good time to visit Sabana de Mendoza?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sabana de Mendoza.

What to pack for Sabana de Mendoza in May

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

In May, Sabana de Mendoza sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sabana de Mendoza in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sabana de Mendoza peaks around February 22 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 highFeb 22UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Sabana de Mendoza 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 Sabana de Mendoza 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).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2129 µg/m³Dec 1613 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sabana de Mendoza?

Sabana de Mendoza sits at 9.4°N, 70.8°W, 106 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is El Dividive, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Sabana de Mendoza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sabana de Mendoza has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m around an average of 127 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,697 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,665 m.

The land around Sabana de Mendoza is covered by grassland (56%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
295 m
16 km
1,697 m
80 km
4,665 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: El Dividive 6.0 km · Escuque 19 km · Motatán 21 km · Valera 23 km · Pampanito 30 km · Pampán 33 km · Trujillo 38 km · Caja Seca 46 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 Sabana de Mendoza (9.4349°, -70.775°, elevation 106 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).