Tabay weather in May

In May, Tabay sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 297 mm of rain across 30.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Tabay's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tabay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
12th coldest
Rainfall
297 mm
30.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:59 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
96%
12th clearest
Wind
2 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Tabay is human settlement in Venezuela.

Density
123/km²
people per km²

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 17°C through the month.

A typical May day in Tabay reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 19°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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101711
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131811
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Tabay weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 19928.211.62.9
Feb16° / 22726.911.72.8
Mar17° / 10°34130.711.92.7
Apr17° / 10°38729.712.22.7
May17° / 11°29730.412.42.8
Jun17° / 10°19628.312.52.9
Jul17° / 10°18529.712.52.8
Aug17° / 10°2033012.32.8
Sep17° / 10°22428.812.12.9
Oct17° / 10°28530.311.82.8
Nov17° / 10°28929.511.62.8
Dec16° / 24529.111.52.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
2199
3199
40100
50100
60100
70100
80100
90100
100100
110100
120100
130100
14199
15199
16199
17199
18199
19199
20199
21199
22199
23199
24397
25397
26397
27397
28397
29397
30496
31496

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tabay gets around 297 mm of rain over 30.4 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 98% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
199
299
399
499
599
699
799
899
999
1099
1199
1298
1398
1498
1598
1698
1797
1897
1997
2097
2197
2297
2397
2497
2597
2697
2797
2897
2997
3097
3196

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18973
19973
20973
21973
22973
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31991

Wind in May

Winds average 2 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 2 km/h on the calmest days to 2 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
12calm
22calm
32calm
42calm
52calm
62calm
72calm
82calm
92calm
102calm
112calm
122calm
132calm
142calm
152calm
162calm
172calm
182calm
192calm
202calm
212calm
222calm
232calm
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312calm

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 6:03 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:036:21
212.36:026:21
312.36:026:21
412.36:026:21
512.36:016:21
612.36:016:21
712.36:016:21
812.36:006:21
912.46:006:21
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1812.45:586:23
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2712.45:586:25
2812.55:586:25
2912.55:586:25
3012.55:586:25
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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 4.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 4.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
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84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
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204.5Bright
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224.6Bright
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274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tabay?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tabay.

What to pack for Tabay in May

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

In May, Tabay sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Tabay 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 Tabay peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Tabay 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 Tabay is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1930 µg/m³Nov 1415 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tabay?

Tabay sits at 8.6°N, 71.1°W, 1,696 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Merida, 12 km away.

Topography around Tabay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tabay has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,156 m around an average of 1,987 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,759 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,841 m.

The land around Tabay is covered by trees (67%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,156 m
16 km
3,759 m
80 km
4,841 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Merida 12 km · Ejido 20 km · Lagunillas 37 km · La Azulita 41 km · Tucaní 43 km · Socopó 53 km · Timotes 54 km · Nueva Bolivia 57 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 Tabay (8.6317°, -71.0783°, elevation 1,696 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).