Tucupido weather in May

In May, Tucupido sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 142 mm of rain across 16.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Tucupido's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tucupido's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
142 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:37 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tucupido reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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

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.

Tucupido weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°61.511.53.5
Feb35° / 23°31.111.73.0
Mar36° / 24°11211.92.5
Apr36° / 25°557.612.22.1
May34° / 25°14216.112.42.3
Jun32° / 24°18221.412.52.7
Jul32° / 23°19125.312.52.7
Aug32° / 23°18925.612.32.6
Sep32° / 24°13422.112.12.7
Oct33° / 24°11018.411.82.9
Nov33° / 24°6813.511.63.1
Dec34° / 24°21511.53.6

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 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32476
42476
52377
62377
72377
82278
92278
102278
112278
122179
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tucupido gets around 142 mm of rain over 16.1 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 51% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
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441
542
643
744
845
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1549
1650
1750
1851
1952
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2457
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2861
2962
3062
3163

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1742455
2741456
3840466
4840467
5739477
6738477
7737488
8736498
9636499
10635509
11634519
126345010
135335210
145335111
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174315411
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Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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99calm
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139calm
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159calm
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179calm
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269calm
279calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:41 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:416:00
212.35:406:00
312.35:406:00
412.35:406:00
512.45:396:00
612.45:396:00
712.45:396:01
812.45:386:01
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1212.45:376:01
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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 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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295.3Bright
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tucupido

In seasonPeak

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

Tucupido's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Tucupido?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tucupido.

What to pack for Tucupido in May

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

In May, Tucupido sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 21UV 14Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Tucupido 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 Tucupido is worst in April — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1127 µg/m³Jan 1210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tucupido?

Tucupido sits at 9.3°N, 65.8°W, 134 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Valle de La Pascua, 27 km away.

Altagracia de OritucoClarinesAragua de BarcelonaSan José de BarloventoRío Chico

Topography around Tucupido

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tucupido has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 122 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,050 m.

The land around Tucupido is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
146 m
80 km
1,050 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Valle de La Pascua 27 km · Zaraza 50 km · Chaguaramas 53 km · Altagracia de Orituco 93 km · Clarines 100 km · Aragua de Barcelona 105 km · San José de Barlovento 117 km · Río Chico 118 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 Tucupido (9.273°, -65.7715°, elevation 134 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).