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When to go to Maracaibo
Twelve months of averages for Maracaibo, and what they say about when to go.
When to go
What the averages say
Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Zulia at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
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- Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): January to December.
- Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): September to December.
- The warmest month is July (36°C) and the coolest November (32°C). The wettest is October (134 mm) and the driest February (5 mm); about 678 mm of rain falls in a year.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanHot
- FebHot
- MarHot
- AprHot
- MayHot
- JunHot
- JulHot
- AugHot
- SeptHot
- OctHot
- NovHot
- DecHot
Month by month
Every month in Maracaibo
The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33°C | 23°C | 7 mm | 67% | 29% | 5.5 | 23°C | Hot |
| February | 34°C | 23°C | 5 mm | 63% | 29% | 6 | 24°C | Hot |
| March | 34°C | 23°C | 21 mm | 63% | 48% | 5.9 | 27°C | Hot |
| April | 35°C | 24°C | 44 mm | 65% | 70% | 5.5 | 31°C | Hot |
| May | 35°C | 25°C | 100 mm | 69% | 75% | 5.3 | 35°C | Hot |
| June | 35°C | 25°C | 58 mm | 67% | 67% | 5.6 | 37°C | Hot |
| July | 36°C | 25°C | 43 mm | 65% | 63% | 5.8 | 39°C | Hot |
| August | 36°C | 25°C | 60 mm | 66% | 65% | 5.8 | 39°C | Hot |
| September | 35°C | 25°C | 89 mm | 71% | 69% | 5.6 | 37°C | Hot |
| October | 33°C | 24°C | 134 mm | 77% | 73% | 5.1 | 34°C | Hot |
| November | 32°C | 24°C | 83 mm | 78% | 64% | 4.9 | 29°C | Hot |
| December | 33°C | 23°C | 34 mm | 73% | 41% | 5.1 | 25°C | Hot |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
- Valledupar181 kmGood for going: January to December
- Mérida234 kmGood for going: June to September and November to April
- Barquisimeto255 kmGood for going: April to February
- Barinas271 kmGood for going: October to December
- Oranjestad271 kmGood for going: January to December
- Santa Marta290 kmGood for going: November to September
- Cúcuta320 kmGood for going: April to July and October to January
- Willemstad340 kmGood for going: January to December
Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Zulia at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)