Weather in Valencia

On this site the months that score closest to a 22°C day, lighter rain, and moderate humidity are January, February, and March. Valencia is in Venezuela at 10.2°N. The 2001–2020 NASA POWER daily record describes a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split.

April is the warmest month (average 27.6°C, high 33.5°C) and August is the coolest (average 25.4°C, low 21.3°C). Rain is the monsoon runs from May to October, inside an annual total of 791 mm. The wettest month is August at 114 mm; the driest is February at 7 mm.

When the score favours a visit

The three months with the highest comfort score are January, February, and March: January (25.7°C average, 17 mm, 70% humidity); February (26.6°C average, 7 mm, 66% humidity); March (27.4°C average, 11 mm, 64% 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 monsoon itself — fewer crowds, greener landscape, heavier rain — aim at May–October instead of the score.

Temperature through the year

Monthly average highs run from 29.4°C in August to 33.5°C in April. Nights follow the same curve: 21.3°C in August and 21.7°C in April.

Across the year the mean afternoon high is 31.2°C. If you want the smallest day–night shock, look at months where the high and low sit close together; April nights still hold 21.7°C.

Rainfall pattern

The monsoon in Valencia starts in May and ends in October (May, June, July, August, September, and October). August is the core of it at 114 mm. February is the other extreme, with 7 mm.

Humidity peaks near 80%. That usually lines up with the wetter months rather than the hottest ones.

What stands out month by month

February is the driest month, averaging only 7 mm across 2 rainy days. Highs sit near 33.2°C. Peak heat arrives in April: 33.5°C by day, 21.7°C at night, and 67% humidity.

The year bottoms out in August. Plan for 21.3°C at night and 29.4°C in the afternoon.

Valencia and other cities in Venezuela

Caracas is about 128 km away: Valencia is 2.0°C warmer than Caracas in its hottest month and 51 mm drier over the year than Caracas. Caracas’s wettest month is August (120 mm) versus August here.

Barquisimeto is about 149 km away: Valencia is 1.3°C warmer 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 398 km away: Valencia is 3.7°C cooler than Maracaibo in its hottest month and 113 mm wetter over the year than Maracaibo. Maracaibo’s wettest month is October (133 mm) versus August here.