Trujillo weather in May

In May, Trujillo sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 387 mm of rain across 29.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 1% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Trujillo's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Trujillo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
387 mm
29.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:55 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
94%
12th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Trujillo is state capital of Trujillo State, Venezuela.

Density
173/km²
people per km²
Founded
1557

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 Trujillo reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°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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112417
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Trujillo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 15°12422.611.54.9
Feb24° / 15°15021.911.74.7
Mar24° / 16°26827.911.94.0
Apr24° / 17°41028.912.23.6
May24° / 17°38729.912.43.6
Jun24° / 17°2572812.53.8
Jul24° / 16°24028.612.53.8
Aug25° / 16°26729.212.33.8
Sep25° / 16°31028.812.13.6
Oct24° / 16°35430.611.83.5
Nov24° / 16°30229.111.63.6
Dec24° / 15°18825.911.54.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8298
9298
10298
11298
12298
13397
14397
15397
16397
17397
18397
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20496
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22496
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27694
28694
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31694

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Trujillo gets around 387 mm of rain over 29.9 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 96% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
196
296
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496
596
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797
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1097
1197
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1597
1696
1796
1896
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2096
2196
2296
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2595
2695
2795
2895
2995
3094
3194

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
138611
238611
338512
438512
538512
628513
728513
828513
928414
1028414
1128414
1228315
1338215
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1948214
2048313
2148313
2248412
2348412
2448511
2548610
2648610
274879
284879
294888
304888
314897

Wind in May

Winds average 3 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

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 5:59 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:596:19
212.35:596:19
312.35:586:19
412.35:586:19
512.45:586:19
612.45:586:19
712.45:576:19
812.45:576:20
912.45:576:20
1012.45:566:20
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1512.45:556:21
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2012.55:556:22
2112.55:546:22
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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 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 4.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.7Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Trujillo?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Trujillo.

What to pack for Trujillo in May

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

In May, Trujillo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Trujillo in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Trujillo peaks around March 12 at about 15 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 12UV 15Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Trujillo 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 Trujillo is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1741 µg/m³Dec 1214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar43Poor
Apr29Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Trujillo?

Trujillo sits at 9.4°N, 70.4°W, 795 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Pampanito, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Trujillo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Trujillo has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,023 m around an average of 1,078 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,006 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,671 m.

The land around Trujillo is covered by trees (58%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,023 m
16 km
3,006 m
80 km
4,671 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Pampanito 9.0 km · Pampán 10 km · Motatán 17 km · Valera 19 km · Boconó 24 km · Escuque 27 km · El Dividive 35 km · Sabana de Mendoza 38 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 Trujillo (9.3659°, -70.4366°, elevation 795 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).