Weather in Caracas

On this site the months that score closest to a 22°C day, lighter rain, and moderate humidity are January, February, and March. Caracas is in Venezuela at 10.5°N. The 2001–2020 NASA POWER daily record describes a mild oceanic climate.

May is the warmest month (average 25.6°C, high 29.4°C) and January is the coolest (average 23.5°C, low 20.1°C). Rain is rainy season runs from July to August, inside an annual total of 841 mm. The wettest month is August at 120 mm; the driest is March at 14 mm.

Rainfall pattern

The rainy season in Caracas starts in July and ends in August (July and August). August is the core of it at 120 mm. March is the other extreme, with 14 mm.

A rainy day here is a day with at least 1 mm in the NASA POWER series. August averages 21 such days; March averages 4.

Temperature through the year

Monthly average highs run from 27.0°C in January to 29.4°C in May. Nights follow the same curve: 20.1°C in January and 21.8°C in May.

Mean high across all twelve months is 28.2°C and mean low is 21.3°C. These are 20-year grid averages, so a city station can read a few degrees warmer or cooler.

What stands out month by month

January is the coolest month, with lows around 20.1°C and highs near 27.0°C. Rainfall is 42 mm. March is the driest month, averaging only 14 mm across 4 rainy days. Highs sit near 28.5°C.

May is the warmest month. Afternoon highs average 29.4°C and nights settle near 21.8°C, with 71 mm of rain. By August the rainy season is ending. Caracas still sees about 120 mm, but the next month is usually leaner.

Best months to visit Caracas

The three months with the highest comfort score are January, February, and March: January (23.5°C average, 42 mm, 81% humidity); February (23.7°C average, 30 mm, 79% humidity); March (24.4°C average, 14 mm, 77% humidity). They fall in calendar order. The score rewards averages near 22°C, lower rainfall, and humidity near 60%. It is a climate score, not a festival or price calendar.

If you want the rainy season itself — fewer crowds, greener landscape, heavier rain — aim at July–August instead of the score.

How Caracas compares inside Venezuela

Valencia is about 128 km away: Caracas is 2.0°C cooler than Valencia in its hottest month and 51 mm wetter over the year than Valencia. Valencia’s wettest month is August (114 mm) versus August here.

Barquisimeto is about 275 km away: Caracas is 0.7°C cooler than Barquisimeto in its hottest month and a similar annual rainfall (803 mm in Barquisimeto). Barquisimeto’s wettest month is May (100 mm) versus August here.

Maracaibo is about 518 km away: Caracas is 5.7°C cooler than Maracaibo in its hottest month and 163 mm wetter over the year than Maracaibo. Maracaibo’s wettest month is October (133 mm) versus August here.