Caracas weather in May
May in Caracas: hot, rainy, with muggy air — fine if you can take 18 rainy days.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#7 of 12 months in Caracas · #937 of 1413 destinations to visit in May · comfort 74/100 (tier B)
- Days
- 29°C
- Nights
- 21°C
- Wet days
- 18
- Sun
- 10.5 h
- Humidity
- 77%
- Daylight
- 13 h

Traveller notes on Caracas in May
Other months in Caracas
Detailed July-specific weather trip reports for Caracas are limited on the forum, with one visitor's July trip report simply describing loving the city despite taking real safety precautions throughout the stay. Posters discussing the nearby May-June stretch describe the weather then as glorious, with beautiful conditions and few tourists, a pattern that broadly extends into July given Caracas's valley setting and relatively stable year-round mountain climate. Posters describe the city's location in the Cerro Ávila valley, with mountains close by and the Caribbean coast a short drive away, as keeping conditions milder than Venezuela's hotter lowland cities. Posters generally rate July as warm and pleasant for a Caracas visit weather-wise, with safety planning the more pressing consideration than the climate itself.
Forum posters describe Caracas as genuinely not hot at all - often described as pretty cool, sometimes outright cold - a real surprise for a Venezuelan city given its tropical latitude, explained by the city's elevated valley setting. Posters flag areas at even higher elevation near Caracas as chillier still than the city center itself. Posters are consistent that the city's weather patterns can feel genuinely temperamental, shifting more than visitors might expect from a single tropical city. One January visitor specifically reported great weather during their stay, consistent with January generally sitting in Venezuela's cooler, drier season rather than its hot, wet stretch.
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Caracas climate normals — May
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Caracas in May
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Shoulder seasonan ordinary month(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Caracas's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Fair weatherCaracas's weather peaks December–February, best around January.
Best weatherFair weatherToughest weather
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Caracas — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
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Caracas in May — FAQ
- Is May a good time to visit Caracas?
- May in Caracas: hot, rainy, with muggy air — fine if you can take 18 rainy days. It ranks #7 of 12 months for Caracas on SeasonMap's comfort score (74/100).
- What is the weather like in Caracas in May?
- In May, Caracas averages a daily high of 28.9°C and a low of 20.8°C, with about 118.9 mm of rain over roughly 18 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Caracas in May?
- Caracas has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 55 in May.
Within 300 km: Kralendijk's Sea turtle nesting around 1 May – 15 Dec.