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Best time to visit Puerto La Cruz

January is the best time to visit Puerto La Cruz for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly January 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 January comfort 74/100
A beach holiday February sea 24 °C
The least cloud January 36 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 14 mm
Warmth September 30 °C
Cooler weather January 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 74 28 °C 5 96
2 February 72 28 °C 3 99
3 March 70 29 °C 5 95
4 December 62 28 °C 12 80
5 April 60 29 °C 11 82
6 July 51 28 °C 27 75
7 June 50 29 °C 25 74
8 November 50 29 °C 21 72
9 August 49 29 °C 28 73
10 May 48 29 °C 20 73
11 October 47 29 °C 25 70
12 September 47 30 °C 26 70

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 24 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 25 °C 28 °C 36 % 96
February 24 °C 28 °C 37 % 99
March 24 °C 29 °C 47 % 95
April 25 °C 29 °C 63 % 82
May 26 °C 29 °C 70 % 73
June 26 °C 29 °C 72 % 74
July 26 °C 28 °C 67 % 75
August 27 °C 29 °C 68 % 73
September 28 °C 30 °C 68 % 70
October 28 °C 29 °C 67 % 70
November 28 °C 29 °C 61 % 72
December 26 °C 28 °C 46 % 80

When to think twice

September scores lowest with about 26 wet days and highs near 30 °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 27.9 °C 24 mm 36 %
February 28.4 °C 14 mm 37 %
March 29.0 °C 31 mm 47 %
April 29.3 °C 81 mm 63 %
May 29.3 °C 203 mm 70 %
June 28.5 °C 317 mm 72 %
July 28.2 °C 329 mm 67 %
August 28.8 °C 337 mm 68 %
September 29.6 °C 255 mm 68 %
October 29.5 °C 213 mm 67 %
November 28.7 °C 181 mm 61 %
December 28.1 °C 72 mm 46 %

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.