Arauca Weather in May
Arauca in May
The short of it: Arauca in May averages a high of 31 °C (89 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 240 mm (9.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 23° · rain 240 mm · daylight 12 h 26 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Arauca an average May high of 31°, a low of 23° and some 240 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 240 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 26 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Arauca runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Guasdualito, 18 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Arauca, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 117 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GuasdualitoApure | 18 km N | 32° | 23° | 249 mm |
| ArauquitaArauca Department | 74 km W | 32° | 23° | 240 mm |
| Santa BárbaraBarinas | 93 km NNW | 32° | 23° | 263 mm |
| Puerto RondónArauca Department | 97 km SSW | 31° | 23° | 250 mm |
| Cravo NorteArauca Department | 106 km SE | 31° | 23° | 272 mm |
| FortulArauca Department | 117 km WSW | 31° | 21° | 291 mm |
| SocopóBarinas | 128 km N | 33° | 24° | 254 mm |
| TameArauca Department | 128 km WSW | 31° | 21° | 319 mm |