Upata weather in May

In May, Upata sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 103 mm of rain across 15.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Upata's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Upata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
103 mm
15.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:25 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Upata is city in Bolívar, Venezuela.

Density
933/km²
people per km²
Founded
1762

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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Upata reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°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 Upata

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.

Upata 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° / 21°36911.64.9
Feb31° / 21°245.911.74.8
Mar32° / 22°24511.94.2
Apr33° / 22°467.912.23.6
May32° / 23°10315.212.43.5
Jun30° / 22°1402212.53.4
Jul30° / 22°16224.612.43.3
Aug31° / 22°15422.512.33.4
Sep32° / 22°10315.9123.4
Oct32° / 23°941611.83.3
Nov31° / 22°9416.911.63.5
Dec30° / 22°6314.511.54.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32674
42674
52674
62674
72674
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Upata gets around 103 mm of rain over 15.2 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 48% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
237
337
438
539
640
741
841
942
1043
1144
1245
1345
1446
1547
1647
1748
1849
1950
2051
2152
2253
2355
2456
2557
2658
2759
2860
2961
3062
3163

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1136027
2135928
3135829
4125830
5125632
6115633
7115534
8105535
995437
1095338
1195239
1285240
1385141
1485042
1584943
1674844
1774845
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2064648
2164549
2264450
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2454352
2554253
2644155
2744056
2843957
2933958
3033859
3133760

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
112calm
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511calm
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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 5:28 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:285:45
212.35:285:45
312.35:285:45
412.35:285:45
512.35:275:45
612.35:275:46
712.35:275:46
812.35:265:46
912.35:265:46
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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 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Upata

In seasonPeak

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

Upata's rainy season runs May–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 Upata?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Upata.

What to pack for Upata in May

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

In May, Upata sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Upata 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 Upata peaks around March 21 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 21UV 15Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Upata 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 Upata is worst in April — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 2024 µg/m³Nov 1811 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Upata?

Upata sits at 8.0°N, 62.4°W, 364 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Guayana, 45 km away.

TembladorCiudad PiarTucupitaCiudad BolívarTumeremo

Topography around Upata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Upata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m around an average of 385 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 722 m.

The land around Upata is covered by trees (50%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (47%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
236 m
16 km
454 m
80 km
722 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Ciudad Guayana 45 km · Barrancas 79 km · Guasipati 82 km · Temblador 113 km · Ciudad Piar 119 km · Tucupita 123 km · Ciudad Bolívar 126 km · Tumeremo 127 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 Upata (8.0162°, -62.4056°, elevation 364 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).