Maiquetía weather by month & the best time to visit
🇻🇪 Venezuela · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Maiquetía is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with February and January close behind. Maiquetía averages about 2,699 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 14 mm of rain in March.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,699
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 92/100
- Rain / year
- 842 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 53k
- Elevation
- 56 m
When is the best time to visit Maiquetía?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Maiquetía is March, then February and January. The dullest month is August (73/100, 120 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Maiquetía?
Maiquetía gets a lot of sun: around 2,699 hours a year. March (92/100) is noticeably better than August (73). It ranks #6 of 19 destinations in Venezuela for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,611 hours. The year's 842 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 | 87 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 42 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| February | 89 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 30 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 92 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 14 mm | 12 | 27° / 81°F |
| April | 87 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 41 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| May | 82 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 71 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 79 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 87 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 76 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 101 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 73 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 120 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 79 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 89 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 77 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 96 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 81 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 77 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 81 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 74 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Maiquetía by month
The sea off Maiquetía is warmest in September at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in January at 27°C / 81°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
- Kralendijk Caribbean Netherlands · 220 km · best in Mar · 3,038 h sun/yr
- Willemstad Curaçao · 278 km · best in Mar · 3,038 h sun/yr
- Isla Margarita Venezuela · 332 km · best in Feb · 2,632 h sun/yr
- Oranjestad Aruba · 391 km · best in Mar · 3,176 h sun/yr
- Saint George's Grenada · 589 km · best in Feb · 3,005 h sun/yr
- Port of Spain Trinidad & Tobago · 618 km · best in Mar · 2,546 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Gran Roque Island Venezuela · 154 km · 3,250 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Barquisimeto Venezuela · 266 km · 2,492 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Coro Venezuela · 307 km · 2,867 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Cumaná Venezuela · 313 km · 3,026 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Maiquetía compares month by month: Maiquetía vs Isla Margarita · Maiquetía vs Willemstad · Maiquetía vs Kralendijk · all comparisons
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