San Antonio del Táchira weather in May

In May, San Antonio del Táchira sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 110 mm of rain across 11.1 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 2% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is San Antonio del Táchira's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Antonio del Táchira's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
110 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:05 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
91%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

San Antonio del Táchira is city in the Andean state of Táchira, Venezuela.

Density
325/km²
people per km²
Founded
1724

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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in San Antonio del Táchira reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°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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22820
32820
42820
52820
62820
72820
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122820
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292820
302820
312820

San Antonio del Táchira 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°295.611.67.0
Feb28° / 18°325.611.76.7
Mar28° / 19°7810.111.96.0
Apr28° / 19°12713.212.25.3
May28° / 20°11011.112.45.4
Jun28° / 20°345.112.46.1
Jul28° / 20°193.912.46.0
Aug29° / 20°263.912.35.7
Sep29° / 20°496125.2
Oct29° / 19°10211.911.84.9
Nov28° / 19°13214.611.65.2
Dec28° / 18°618.911.66.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8595
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
14595
15595
16595
17595
18694
19694
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25694
26694
27694
28892
29892
30892
31892

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

San Antonio del Táchira gets around 110 mm of rain over 11.1 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 34% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
444
544
643
743
842
941
1040
1139
1237
1336
1435
1534
1632
1731
1830
1930
2029
2129
2229
2328
2428
2528
2628
2727
2827
2926
3026
3125

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 33% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
175340
275241
375241
475241
575142
675142
785141
885141
985141
1085240
1185339
1285438
1385537
1495536
1595635
1695734
1795833
18105832
19105931
20106030
21115930
22116029
23116128
24116227
25116227
26116326
27116425
28126424
29126523
30126622
31126721

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
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195calm
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215calm
225calm
235calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:096:25
212.36:096:25
312.36:086:25
412.36:086:25
512.36:086:25
612.36:076:25
712.36:076:26
812.36:076:26
912.36:076:26
1012.36:066:26
1112.36:066:26
1212.36:066:26
1312.36:066:26
1412.36:066:26
1512.46:066:27
1612.46:056:27
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1912.46:056:27
2012.46:056:27
2112.46:056:28
2212.46:056:28
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2512.46:056:28
2612.46:056:29
2712.46:056:29
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2912.46:056:29
3012.46:056:29
3112.46:056:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.31 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 4.96 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
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184.3Bright
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204.4Bright
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244.4Bright
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304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit San Antonio del Táchira?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit San Antonio del Táchira for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for San Antonio del Táchira in May

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

In May, San Antonio del Táchira sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in San Antonio del Táchira 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 San Antonio del Táchira peaks around February 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highFeb 17UV 14Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in San Antonio del Táchira 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 San Antonio del Táchira is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1833 µg/m³Dec 1319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San Antonio del Táchira?

San Antonio del Táchira sits at 7.8°N, 72.4°W, 610 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Villa del Rosario, 4.0 km away.

Topography around San Antonio del Táchira

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Antonio del Táchira.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Antonio del Táchira has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 468 m around an average of 487 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,837 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,239 m.

The land around San Antonio del Táchira is covered by grassland (56%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and trees (43%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
468 m
16 km
1,837 m
80 km
4,239 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Villa del Rosario 4.0 km · Los Patios 7.0 km · Ureña 12 km · Cúcuta 13 km · Capacho Nuevo 15 km · Rubio 16 km · El Zulia 22 km · San Cristóbal 24 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 San Antonio del Táchira (7.8112°, -72.4444°, elevation 610 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).