Gran Roque Island weather by month & the best time to visit
🇻🇪 Venezuela · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Gran Roque Island is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with February and April close behind. Gran Roque Island averages about 3,250 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 9 mm of rain in March.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,250
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 97/100
- Rain / year
- 743 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Gran Roque Island?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Gran Roque Island is March, then February and April. The dullest month is August (80/100, 103 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Gran Roque Island?
Gran Roque Island is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,250 hours of sunshine a year. March (97/100) is noticeably better than August (80). Gran Roque Island is the sunniest of the 19 destinations tracked in Venezuela. The year's 743 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 92 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 37 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 95 | 26° / 79°F | 26° / 79°F | 20 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 97 | 26° / 79°F | 26° / 79°F | 9 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 94 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 25 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 89 | 27° / 81°F | 27° / 81°F | 49 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 85 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 74 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 82 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 89 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 80 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 103 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 84 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 80 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 80 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 99 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 81 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 95 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 87 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 63 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Gran Roque Island by month
The sea off Gran Roque Island is warmest in October at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 28°C / 82°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Maiquetía Venezuela · 154 km · best in Mar · 2,699 h sun/yr
- Kralendijk Caribbean Netherlands · 175 km · best in Mar · 3,038 h sun/yr
- Willemstad Curaçao · 251 km · best in Mar · 3,038 h sun/yr
- Isla Margarita Venezuela · 316 km · best in Feb · 2,632 h sun/yr
- Oranjestad Aruba · 369 km · best in Mar · 3,176 h sun/yr
- Saint George's Grenada · 531 km · best in Feb · 3,005 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Isla de Coche Venezuela · 320 km · 2,632 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Cumaná Venezuela · 323 km · 3,026 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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