Barinas weather by month & the best time to visit

🇻🇪 Venezuela · regional city · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

The best time to visit Barinas is December — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 84/100), with January close behind. Barinas averages about 2,071 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 37 mm of rain in December.

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Sun hours / year

2,071

Sunniest month

December

Peak score

84/100

Rain / year

1,337 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

397k

Elevation

185 m

When is the best time to visit Barinas?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Barinas is December, then January. The dullest month is March (57/100, 50 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Barinas?

Barinas gets a moderate 2,071 hours of sunshine a year. December (84/100) is noticeably better than March (57). It ranks #17 of 19 destinations in Venezuela for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,611 hours. The year's 1,337 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Cúcuta Colombia · 264 km · best in Nov · 1,616 h sun/yr
• Bucaramanga Colombia · 367 km · best in Jan · 2,312 h sun/yr
• Valledupar Colombia · 390 km · best in Jan · 2,523 h sun/yr
• Maiquetía Venezuela · 417 km · best in Mar · 2,699 h sun/yr
• Willemstad Curaçao · 420 km · best in Mar · 3,038 h sun/yr
• Oranjestad Aruba · 433 km · best in Mar · 3,176 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Valera Venezuela · 90 km · 2,112 h sun/yr · best in Dec
• El Vigía Venezuela · 160 km · 1,894 h sun/yr · best in Dec
• Arauca Colombia · 181 km · 2,273 h sun/yr · best in Dec
• Barquisimeto Venezuela · 184 km · 2,492 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Saravena Colombia · 259 km · 2,064 h sun/yr · best in Jan