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Best time to visit Maracaibo

December is the best time to visit Maracaibo for general sightseeing, with average highs of 31 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to March.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking December comfort 63/100
A beach holiday January sea 27 °C
The least cloud January 35 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 3 mm
Warmth March 33 °C
Cooler weather November 30 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 December 63 31 °C 6 86
2 January 61 32 °C 2 91
3 February 59 33 °C 1 88
4 March 58 33 °C 3 87
5 April 53 32 °C 10 74
6 July 51 32 °C 12 69
7 June 49 32 °C 14 64
8 November 47 30 °C 19 67
9 October 44 30 °C 26 63
10 August 44 32 °C 17 61
11 May 43 31 °C 19 65
12 September 41 31 °C 21 60

For a beach holiday

January scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 32 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 27 °C 32 °C 35 % 91
February 26 °C 33 °C 39 % 88
March 27 °C 33 °C 54 % 87
April 27 °C 32 °C 80 % 74
May 28 °C 31 °C 88 % 65
June 29 °C 32 °C 82 % 64
July 28 °C 32 °C 79 % 69
August 29 °C 32 °C 80 % 61
September 30 °C 31 °C 84 % 60
October 30 °C 30 °C 83 % 63
November 29 °C 30 °C 75 % 67
December 28 °C 31 °C 53 % 86

When to think twice

September scores lowest with about 21 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 31.9 °C 7 mm 35 %
February 32.6 °C 3 mm 39 %
March 32.8 °C 18 mm 54 %
April 32.2 °C 61 mm 80 %
May 31.4 °C 151 mm 88 %
June 31.7 °C 100 mm 82 %
July 32.2 °C 68 mm 79 %
August 32.0 °C 119 mm 80 %
September 31.4 °C 166 mm 84 %
October 30.4 °C 203 mm 83 %
November 29.9 °C 140 mm 75 %
December 30.7 °C 32 mm 53 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.