Capital of Venezuela
Caracas
Photo: Olga Berrios · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- America/Caracas
- Country
- Venezuela
- Population
- 3,000,000
- Elevation
- 887 m
- Airports
- CCS
- 18 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 12,610 km
- 15 hrs 35 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Caracas, month by month
- Jan26°
- Feb27°
- Mar28°
- Apr28°
- May29°
- Jun28°
- Jul27°
- Aug28°
- Sept28°
- Oct28°
- Nov27°
- Dec27°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going all year, on these averages.
Mean highs run from 26°C in January to 29°C in May, with about 842 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for CaracasModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
The model's grid cell sits about 306 m lower than the town, so real temperatures there run a little cooler than these.
Airports
No airport with scheduled flights is listed for Caracas itself; these are the nearest.
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBCaracas
12,610 km
15 hrs 35 mins · Estimate
From AUHCaracas
12,580 km
15 hrs 35 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- America/Caracas
- Country
- Venezuela
- Currency
- Venezuelan Bolívar VESToday's indicative rate: VES 100 ≈ USD 0.113Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type A and B120 V · 60 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 171ambulance, fire and police911general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +58 · On the right
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