Canaima weather by month & the best time to visit
🇻🇪 Venezuela · small town · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Canaima is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with December and February close behind. Canaima averages about 2,564 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 47 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,564
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 1,541 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Population
- 19k
- Elevation
- 399 m
When is the best time to visit Canaima?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Canaima is January, then December and February. The dullest month is May (66/100, 202 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Canaima?
Canaima gets a lot of sun: around 2,564 hours a year. January (85/100) is noticeably better than May (66). It ranks #12 of 19 destinations in Venezuela for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,611 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 46% of the annual 1,541 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 85 | 31° / 88°F | 21° / 70°F | 47 mm | 10 |
| February | 78 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 37 mm | 10 |
| March | 68 | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 50 mm | 11 |
| April | 68 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 98 mm | 11 |
| May | 66 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 202 mm | 10 |
| June | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 21° / 70°F | 286 mm | 10 |
| July | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 21° / 70°F | 218 mm | 10 |
| August | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 209 mm | 11 |
| September | 72 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 122 mm | 12 |
| October | 77 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 94 mm | 11 |
| November | 76 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 100 mm | 10 |
| December | 80 | 31° / 88°F | 21° / 70°F | 78 mm | 9 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Boa Vista Brazil · 446 km · best in Sep · 2,322 h sun/yr
- Georgetown Guyana · 509 km · best in Sep · 2,001 h sun/yr
- Port of Spain Trinidad & Tobago · 513 km · best in Mar · 2,546 h sun/yr
- Isla Margarita Venezuela · 535 km · best in Feb · 2,632 h sun/yr
- Saint George's Grenada · 652 km · best in Feb · 3,005 h sun/yr
- Maiquetía Venezuela · 666 km · best in Mar · 2,699 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ciudad Guayana Venezuela · 229 km · 2,423 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Santa Elena de Uairén Venezuela · 266 km · 2,569 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- El Tigre Venezuela · 334 km · 2,611 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Kaieteur Falls Guyana · 390 km · 2,120 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Maturín Venezuela · 392 km · 2,433 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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