Santa Elena de Uairén weather by month & the best time to visit

🇻🇪 Venezuela · small town · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

The best time to visit Santa Elena de Uairén is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 88/100), with January and March close behind. Santa Elena de Uairén averages about 2,569 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 32 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

2,569

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

88/100

Rain / year

1,528 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

30k

Elevation

898 m

When is the best time to visit Santa Elena de Uairén?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Santa Elena de Uairén is February, then January and March. The dullest month is May (67/100, 258 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Santa Elena de Uairén?

Santa Elena de Uairén gets a lot of sun: around 2,569 hours a year. February (88/100) is noticeably better than May (67). It ranks #11 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 June, carries about 51% of the annual 1,528 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Boa Vista Brazil · 197 km · best in Sep · 2,322 h sun/yr
• Georgetown Guyana · 386 km · best in Sep · 2,001 h sun/yr
• Port of Spain Trinidad & Tobago · 672 km · best in Mar · 2,546 h sun/yr
• Isla Margarita Venezuela · 772 km · best in Feb · 2,632 h sun/yr
• Saint George's Grenada · 831 km · best in Feb · 3,005 h sun/yr
• Manaus Brazil · 853 km · best in Aug · 1,928 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Kaieteur Falls Guyana · 196 km · 2,120 h sun/yr · best in Mar
• Lethem Guyana · 200 km · 2,454 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Canaima Venezuela · 266 km · 2,564 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Ogle Guyana · 419 km · 2,001 h sun/yr · best in Mar