Tucacas weather in May

In May, Tucacas sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 129 mm of rain across 20.2 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tucacas's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tucacas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
129 mm
20.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:45 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Tucacas is city 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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Tucacas reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Tucacas

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.

Tucacas weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°4411.211.46.5
Feb28° / 24°328.211.66.7
Mar28° / 24°379.811.96.3
Apr29° / 25°7113.112.25.0
May29° / 26°12920.212.53.9
Jun29° / 26°15723.312.63.6
Jul29° / 25°15324.612.63.6
Aug30° / 26°12423.312.43.5
Sep30° / 26°11422.212.13.3
Oct30° / 26°15326.211.83.2
Nov29° / 25°17325.511.53.4
Dec28° / 25°9118.811.45.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
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41684
51585
61585
71585
81585
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101684
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tucacas gets around 129 mm of rain over 20.2 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 64% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
156
257
358
459
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661
762
862
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1063
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1663
1763
1863
1964
2064
2165
2265
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3073
3174

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12278
22179
32080
41981
51882
61783
71684
81585
91486
101387
111387
121288
131189
141189
151090
161090
17991
18991
19892
20892
21892
22892
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31892

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812calm
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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 36 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 5:49 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:496:12
212.45:496:12
312.45:486:12
412.45:486:12
512.45:486:12
612.45:476:12
712.45:476:13
812.45:476:13
912.45:466:13
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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 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 5.68 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 Tucacas?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tucacas.

What to pack for Tucacas in May

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

In May, Tucacas sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tucacas 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 24 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 Tucacas in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tucacas peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 23UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Tucacas 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 Tucacas is worst in June — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1233 µg/m³Dec 2413 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tucacas?

Tucacas sits at 10.8°N, 68.3°W, 4 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Morón, 36 km away.

Topography around Tucacas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tucacas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 504 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,966 m.

The land around Tucacas is covered by water (37%) within 3 km, water (38%), trees (29%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
504 m
80 km
1,966 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Morón 36 km · Yumare 44 km · Puerto Cabello 49 km · Montalbán 64 km · San Felipe 68 km · Bejuma 69 km · Miranda 71 km · Cocorote 72 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 Tucacas (10.7901°, -68.3256°, elevation 4 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).