Calabozo climate
Calabozo is warmest in March, with average highs of 35 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 23 °C. June is the wettest month (237 mm) and February the driest (4.0 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Calabozo averages 1,405 mm of rain and 365 days above 25 °C.
Venezuela · population 168,605 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month March 35 °C
- Coldest month July 23 °C
- Driest month February 4 mm
- Wettest month June 237 mm
- Least cloud January 42 % cloud
- Hottest on record March 39 °C
- Coldest on record November 20 °C
What to expectCalabozo through the year
Calabozo has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 29 °C in July to 35 °C in March, a swing of 4.2 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 365 days a year reach 25 °C, 277 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in March.
Rain is strongly seasonal. June averages 237 mm against 4 mm in February — 59 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.5 °C | 5 mm | 42 % |
| February | 34.4 °C | 4 mm | 46 % |
| March | 35.2 °C | 17 mm | 56 % |
| April | 33.8 °C | 106 mm | 77 % |
| May | 31.4 °C | 210 mm | 83 % |
| June | 29.7 °C | 237 mm | 81 % |
| July | 29.4 °C | 232 mm | 77 % |
| August | 29.7 °C | 205 mm | 75 % |
| September | 30.4 °C | 148 mm | 74 % |
| October | 30.8 °C | 131 mm | 73 % |
| November | 31.1 °C | 87 mm | 66 % |
| December | 32.5 °C | 21 mm | 53 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.5 °C | 24.2 °C | 28.6 °C | 37.6 °C | 21.6 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| February | 34.4 °C | 24.5 °C | 29.2 °C | 39.0 °C | 21.1 °C | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| March | 35.2 °C | 25.1 °C | 29.9 °C | 39.3 °C | 21.7 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| April | 33.8 °C | 25.3 °C | 29.2 °C | 38.3 °C | 22.2 °C | 30 | 28 | 0 |
| May | 31.4 °C | 24.5 °C | 27.5 °C | 38.1 °C | 21.8 °C | 31 | 23 | 0 |
| June | 29.7 °C | 23.6 °C | 26.2 °C | 36.1 °C | 21.3 °C | 30 | 13 | 0 |
| July | 29.4 °C | 23.1 °C | 25.8 °C | 32.7 °C | 20.9 °C | 31 | 10 | 0 |
| August | 29.7 °C | 23.2 °C | 26.0 °C | 32.2 °C | 21.3 °C | 31 | 14 | 0 |
| September | 30.4 °C | 23.6 °C | 26.6 °C | 34.1 °C | 21.6 °C | 30 | 20 | 0 |
| October | 30.8 °C | 23.8 °C | 26.9 °C | 34.1 °C | 21.0 °C | 31 | 24 | 0 |
| November | 31.1 °C | 24.1 °C | 27.2 °C | 35.5 °C | 20.4 °C | 30 | 25 | 0 |
| December | 32.5 °C | 24.3 °C | 28.0 °C | 36.2 °C | 20.9 °C | 31 | 30 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 42 % | 54 % | 17 km/h |
| February | 4 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 46 % | 51 % | 18 km/h |
| March | 17 mm | 3 | 12 h/day | 56 % | 50 % | 18 km/h |
| April | 106 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 77 % | 60 % | 14 km/h |
| May | 210 mm | 21 | 13 h/day | 83 % | 74 % | 12 km/h |
| June | 237 mm | 24 | 13 h/day | 81 % | 82 % | 11 km/h |
| July | 232 mm | 26 | 13 h/day | 77 % | 83 % | 10.0 km/h |
| August | 205 mm | 26 | 12 h/day | 75 % | 84 % | 9.5 km/h |
| September | 148 mm | 22 | 12 h/day | 74 % | 82 % | 9.4 km/h |
| October | 131 mm | 21 | 12 h/day | 73 % | 81 % | 10 km/h |
| November | 87 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 66 % | 76 % | 12 km/h |
| December | 21 mm | 5 | 12 h/day | 53 % | 62 % | 15 km/h |
How Calabozo compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calabozo | 35 °C | 23 °C | 1,405 mm | 365 |
| San Juan de los Morros · Venezuela | 33 °C | 21 °C | 1,208 mm | 363 |
| San Fernando de Apure · Venezuela | 35 °C | 23 °C | 1,695 mm | 365 |
| Turmero · Venezuela | 30 °C | 20 °C | 1,384 mm | 362 |
| Maracay · Venezuela | 29 °C | 21 °C | 1,369 mm | 356 |
| Cúa · Venezuela | 32 °C | 21 °C | 1,105 mm | 365 |
| Ocumare del Tuy · Venezuela | 32 °C | 21 °C | 1,835 mm | 365 |
Where Calabozo ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in South America in January | 1st of 50 | 34 °C |
| The warmest places in South America in February | 2nd of 50 | 34 °C |
| The warmest places in South America in March | 2nd of 50 | 35 °C |
| The warmest places in South America in April | 7th of 50 | 34 °C |
| The warmest places in South America in December | 7th of 50 | 32 °C |
| The driest places in South America in January | 11th of 50 | 5.0 mm |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Calabozo.
QuestionsCommon questions about Calabozo’s climate
When is the best time to visit Calabozo?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, March is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Calabozo get?
In March, the warmest month, daily highs average 35 °C. About 277 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 23 °C in July, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Calabozo?
June, averaging 237 mm over 24 days with rain. The driest month is February with 4 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,405 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Calabozo rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 8.924°, -67.429° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.