Maracaibo weather by month & the best time to visit
🇻🇪 Venezuela · major coastal city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Maracaibo is December — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with January and November close behind. Maracaibo averages about 2,738 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 34 mm of rain in December.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,738
- Sunniest month
- December
- Peak score
- 89/100
- Rain / year
- 678 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 33°C / 91°F
- Population
- 2.1M
- Elevation
- 68 m
When is the best time to visit Maracaibo?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Maracaibo is December, then January and November. The dullest month is August (50/100, 60 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Maracaibo?
Maracaibo gets a lot of sun: around 2,738 hours a year. December (89/100) is noticeably better than August (50). It ranks #5 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 October, carries about 45% of the annual 678 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 84 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 7 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 75 | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 5 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 73 | 34° / 93°F | 23° / 73°F | 21 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 61 | 35° / 95°F | 24° / 75°F | 44 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 54 | 35° / 95°F | 24° / 75°F | 100 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 59 | 35° / 95°F | 25° / 77°F | 58 mm | 11 | 33° / 91°F |
| July | 52 | 36° / 97°F | 25° / 77°F | 43 mm | 11 | 33° / 91°F |
| August | 50 | 36° / 97°F | 25° / 77°F | 60 mm | 11 | 33° / 91°F |
| September | 63 | 34° / 93°F | 25° / 77°F | 89 mm | 11 | 33° / 91°F |
| October | 63 | 33° / 91°F | 24° / 75°F | 134 mm | 10 | 33° / 91°F |
| November | 80 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 83 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 89 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 34 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Maracaibo by month
The sea off Maracaibo is warmest in June at around 33°C / 91°F, and coolest in January at 30°C / 86°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
- Valledupar Colombia · 167 km · best in Jan · 2,523 h sun/yr
- Riohacha Colombia · 169 km · best in Jan · 2,757 h sun/yr
- Santa Marta Colombia · 280 km · best in Jan · 2,935 h sun/yr
- Oranjestad Aruba · 286 km · best in Mar · 3,176 h sun/yr
- Cúcuta Colombia · 305 km · best in Nov · 1,616 h sun/yr
- Barranquilla Colombia · 335 km · best in Jan · 2,640 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Valera Venezuela · 185 km · 2,112 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- El Vigía Venezuela · 215 km · 1,894 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Paraguaná Venezuela · 219 km · 3,065 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Coro Venezuela · 243 km · 2,867 h sun/yr · best in Mar
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