Best time to visit Venezuela

Venezuela in this dataset covers 4 cities with distinct NASA POWER grid cells (plus nearby cities that share a cell). Annual rainfall among those cities runs from 678 mm in Maracaibo to 841 mm in Caracas. The monthly-average temperature swing is 1.9–2.5°C depending on the city.

Venezuela is not one climate: the cities here include a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split; a mild oceanic climate.

Regional contrasts in Venezuela

The hottest peak in the sample is Maracaibo in August (31.3°C). The coldest monthly average is Caracas in January (23.5°C). Caracas takes the most rain (841 mm a year, wettest in August); Maracaibo takes the least (678 mm).

Warmest-month averages in the set range from 25.6°C to 31.3°C. Use the city pages for the month-by-month table; this page is the contrast between places.

Best months by region

Drier cities: typical hottest-month average 29.5°C and about 734 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Maracaibo (January, February, and March); Valencia (January, February, and March).

In-between rainfall: typical hottest-month average 26.0°C and about 822 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Barquisimeto (January, February, and March); Caracas (January, February, and March).

Barquisimeto in Venezuela

Barquisimeto sits at 10.06°, -69.36°. It is a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split. March is the warmest month at 26.3°C (high 32.8°C); July is the coolest at 24.4°C (low 20.3°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 1.9°C.

The monsoon runs from May to August. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are January, February, and March. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,240,714. The wettest month is May (100 mm, 16 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is February (10 mm).

Caracas in Venezuela

Caracas sits at 10.49°, -66.88°. It is a mild oceanic climate. May is the warmest month at 25.6°C (high 29.4°C); January is the coolest at 23.5°C (low 20.1°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 2.1°C.

The rainy season runs from July to August. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are January, February, and March. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 3,000,000. The wettest month is August (120 mm, 21 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is March (14 mm).

Maracaibo in Venezuela

Maracaibo sits at 10.64°, -71.61°. It is a mild oceanic climate. August is the warmest month at 31.3°C (high 36.7°C); December is the coolest at 28.8°C (low 24.1°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 2.5°C.

The rainy season runs from September to November. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are January, February, and March. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,752,602. The wettest month is October (133 mm, 17 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is February (5 mm).

Valencia in Venezuela

Valencia sits at 10.16°, -68.00°. It is a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split. April is the warmest month at 27.6°C (high 33.5°C); August is the coolest at 25.4°C (low 21.3°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 2.2°C.

The monsoon runs from May to October. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are January, February, and March. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,619,470. The wettest month is August (114 mm, 19 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is February (7 mm).