Isla Margarita weather by month & the best time to visit

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

The best time to visit Isla Margarita is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with March and April close behind. Isla Margarita averages about 2,632 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 25 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

2,632

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

90/100

Rain / year

1,156 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Sea at warmest

30°C / 86°F

Population

815k

Elevation

11 m

When is the best time to visit Isla Margarita?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Isla Margarita is February, then March and April. The dullest month is July (67/100, 171 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Isla Margarita?

Isla Margarita gets a lot of sun: around 2,632 hours a year. February (90/100) is noticeably better than July (67). It ranks #7 of 19 destinations in Venezuela for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,611 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 40% of the annual 1,156 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

Sea temperature in Isla Margarita by month

The sea off Isla Margarita is warmest in September at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in March at 26°C / 79°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

• Saint George's Grenada · 267 km · best in Feb · 3,005 h sun/yr
• Port of Spain Trinidad & Tobago · 289 km · best in Mar · 2,546 h sun/yr
• Maiquetía Venezuela · 332 km · best in Mar · 2,699 h sun/yr
• Kingstown St. Vincent & Grenadines · 395 km · best in Feb · 3,040 h sun/yr
• Vieux Fort St. Lucia · 453 km · best in Feb · 3,039 h sun/yr
• Kralendijk Caribbean Netherlands · 488 km · best in Mar · 3,038 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Isla de Coche Venezuela · 13 km · 2,632 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Cumaná Venezuela · 54 km · 3,026 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Carúpano Venezuela · 82 km · 2,632 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Maturín Venezuela · 157 km · 2,433 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• El Tigre Venezuela · 220 km · 2,611 h sun/yr · best in Jan

Head-to-head

How Isla Margarita compares month by month: Isla Margarita vs Maiquetía · Isla Margarita vs Port of Spain · Isla Margarita vs Saint George's · all comparisons