Monthly climate in Caracas, Venezuela

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Caracas features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (60 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1513 mm (59.6 inches) and receives 211 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Caracas enjoys an average of 3840 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 30 minutes to 12 hours 42 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Caracas, Venezuela §

The warmest months in Caracas are May, June and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 23 °C (73 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Caracas experiences 325 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Caracas, Venezuela.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 32°C
(90°F)
33°C
(92°F)
34°C
(94°F)
36°C
(97°F)
35°C
(96°F)
34°C
(94°F)
33°C
(92°F)
32°C
(90°F)
33°C
(91°F)
31°C
(88°F)
31°C
(88°F)
33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)
32°C
(90°F)
32°C
(90°F)
33°C
(91°F)
33°C
(91°F)
32°C
(90°F)
32°C
(89°F)
31°C
(88°F)
31°C
(88°F)
31°C
(88°F)
30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(87°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)
29°C
(85°F)
30°C
(85°F)
30°C
(87°F)
30°C
(86°F)
29°C
(85°F)
29°C
(85°F)
29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(85°F)
29°C
(84°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(73°F)
23°C
(74°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(76°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(75°F)
23°C
(74°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)
19°C
(67°F)
20°C
(68°F)
21°C
(69°F)
21°C
(71°F)
21°C
(70°F)
21°C
(70°F)
21°C
(70°F)
21°C
(70°F)
21°C
(70°F)
21°C
(69°F)
20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(64°F)
18°C
(64°F)
18°C
(65°F)
19°C
(67°F)
20°C
(68°F)
20°C
(68°F)
20°C
(68°F)
20°C
(68°F)
20°C
(68°F)
20°C
(68°F)
19°C
(67°F)
18°C
(65°F)
Minimum 15°C
(60°F)
17°C
(62°F)
17°C
(63°F)
19°C
(66°F)
18°C
(65°F)
19°C
(67°F)
20°C
(67°F)
19°C
(66°F)
19°C
(66°F)
19°C
(67°F)
18°C
(65°F)
17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Caracas, Venezuela §

Caracas usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 26 rainy days and 229 mm (9.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Caracas are January, February and December. On average, 32 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Caracas, Venezuela.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 30 (1.2) 24 (0.9) 59 (2.3) 109 (4.3) 117 (4.6) 125 (4.9) 133 (5.2) 217 (8.5) 221 (8.7) 249 (9.8) 186 (7.3) 42 (1.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 7 9 14 16 19 23 25 26 28 23 13

Monthly sunshine hours in Caracas, Venezuela §

The sunniest months in Caracas are March, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Caracas: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Caracas, Venezuela.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 270 309 337 317 328 309 348 339 323 313 312 330
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 34m 11h 47m 12h 3m 12h 21m 12h 35m 12h 42m 12h 38m 12h 26m 12h 9m 11h 52m 11h 37m 11h 30m

Solar UV radiation in Caracas, Venezuela §

Caracas experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Caracas UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Caracas, Venezuela.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 12 13 15 14 14 14 13 13 14 14 12 11