Tovar weather in May

In May, Tovar sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 109 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
109 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:02 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
93%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Tovar is town in Venezuela.

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 24°C through the month.

A typical May day in Tovar reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Tovar weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 13°549.911.66.7
Feb23° / 14°6710.711.76.4
Mar23° / 15°13416.611.95.6
Apr23° / 15°17117.112.25.2
May24° / 16°10913.712.45.9
Jun24° / 15°438.912.56.4
Jul24° / 15°276.512.46.8
Aug25° / 15°23512.36.9
Sep25° / 15°476.6126.7
Oct24° / 15°12913.711.85.8
Nov23° / 15°13816.611.65.4
Dec23° / 14°8411.711.56.3

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 3% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tovar gets around 109 mm of rain over 13.7 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 43% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
253
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652
751
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1839
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2138
2237
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2736
2836
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3134

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1126226
2136126
3136126
4136225
5136225
6136225
7136324
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9136423
10136423
11126622
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24167113
25177112
26187012
27187012
28197011
29206911
30226810
3123689

Wind in May

Winds average 4 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
24calm
34calm
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84calm
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124calm
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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 6:06 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:066:23
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512.36:046:23
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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 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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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 Tovar?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Tovar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tovar in May

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

In May, Tovar sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tovar 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 Tovar peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 14Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Tovar 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 Tovar is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2034 µg/m³Dec 1718 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tovar?

Tovar sits at 8.3°N, 71.8°W, 934 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Bailadores, 12 km away.

Topography around Tovar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tovar has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,162 m around an average of 1,233 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,315 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,745 m.

The land around Tovar is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,162 m
16 km
3,315 m
80 km
4,745 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Bailadores 12 km · Santa Cruz de Mora 15 km · El Vigía 33 km · La Grita 34 km · Coloncito 37 km · Lagunillas 44 km · La Azulita 54 km · La Fría 56 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 Tovar (8.3301°, -71.7528°, elevation 934 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).