Soledad weather in May

In May, Soledad sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 114 mm of rain across 14.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. 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 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 Soledad's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Soledad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:29 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Soledad reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Soledad

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.

Soledad weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°102.811.64.2
Feb33° / 23°81.611.73.9
Mar35° / 24°101.811.93.2
Apr35° / 25°415.212.22.6
May34° / 25°11414.912.42.7
Jun32° / 24°16722.312.52.9
Jul31° / 24°18925.512.42.9
Aug32° / 24°18424.312.32.9
Sep33° / 24°11618123.0
Oct33° / 24°8815.211.83.0
Nov33° / 24°6413.811.63.2
Dec32° / 24°318.211.53.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23268
33169
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Soledad gets around 114 mm of rain over 14.9 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 47% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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637
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2152
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3163

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1846406
2845417
3743427
4742438
5741448
6640459
76394610
86384610
95374711
105364811
115354812
125344913
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183295315
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Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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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 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 5:33 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:335:50
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312.35:325:50
412.35:325:50
512.35:325:50
612.35:315:50
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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 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Soledad

In seasonPeak

In May, Soledad sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Soledad's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Soledad?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Soledad.

What to pack for Soledad in May

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

In May, Soledad sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Soledad in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Soledad peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 14Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Soledad 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 Soledad is worst in April — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1626 µg/m³Nov 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Soledad?

Soledad sits at 8.2°N, 63.6°W, 31 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Bolívar, 5.0 km away.

Ciudad GuayanaSan José de GuanipaEl TigreUpataTembladorPariaguán

Topography around Soledad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Soledad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 38 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 768 m.

The land around Soledad is covered by grassland (40%), water (23%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
129 m
80 km
768 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Ciudad Bolívar 5.0 km · Ciudad Piar 83 km · Ciudad Guayana 104 km · San José de Guanipa 104 km · El Tigre 111 km · Upata 129 km · Temblador 138 km · Pariaguán 147 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 Soledad (8.1621°, -63.5654°, elevation 31 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).