Tacarigua weather in May

In May, Tacarigua sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 164 mm of rain across 21.6 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 4% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tacarigua's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tacarigua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
164 mm
21.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:44 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
86%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
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 Tacarigua reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Tacarigua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 19 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
19
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.

Tacarigua weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°133.911.55.6
Feb31° / 20°123.211.75.0
Mar32° / 21°245.411.94.3
Apr31° / 22°9614.412.23.7
May30° / 21°16421.612.53.6
Jun28° / 21°17324.112.63.6
Jul28° / 20°19827.212.53.7
Aug28° / 20°17227.712.33.7
Sep28° / 20°14426.412.13.4
Oct29° / 21°13824.111.83.6
Nov29° / 21°1042011.54.0
Dec30° / 20°379.611.45.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21090
31090
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51090
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tacarigua gets around 164 mm of rain over 21.6 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 69% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
160
261
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1195634
2195535
3195337
4195238
5195139
6195040
7185041
8184942
9184843
10184744
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Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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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 30 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 5:48 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:486:09
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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 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tacarigua

In seasonPeak

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

Tacarigua's rainy season runs April–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Tacarigua?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tacarigua.

What to pack for Tacarigua in May

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

In May, Tacarigua sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tacarigua in May

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 60 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr26Warm
May27Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Tacarigua 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 Tacarigua peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 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 16UV 14Dec 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Tacarigua 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 Tacarigua is worst in June — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1031 µg/m³Dec 1815 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tacarigua?

Tacarigua sits at 10.1°N, 67.9°W, 427 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Valencia, 12 km away.

Topography around Tacarigua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tacarigua has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 273 m around an average of 444 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 948 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,418 m.

The land around Tacarigua is covered by trees (43%) and shrubs (27%) within 3 km, trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
273 m
16 km
948 m
80 km
2,418 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Valencia 12 km · Güigüe 16 km · Guacara 16 km · San Joaquín 24 km · Mariara 32 km · Bejuma 38 km · El Limón 40 km · Maracay 40 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 Tacarigua (10.0862°, -67.9198°, elevation 427 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. 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).