Barrancas in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Barrancas sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 387 mm of rain over about 45 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 30°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Barrancas's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Barrancas's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 32°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 387 mm; 45 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 3.1; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Barrancas in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 30°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Barrancas reaches about 32°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Barrancas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Barrancas weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 23°	13	2.8	11.5	4.2
Feb	34° / 24°	15	2.8	11.7	3.6
Mar	34° / 25°	47	6.1	11.9	3.2
Apr	32° / 25°	133	15.6	12.2	3.0
May	31° / 24°	208	23.1	12.4	3.0
Jun	30° / 23°	209	24.5	12.5	3.2
Jul	30° / 23°	186	24.4	12.5	3.3
Aug	30° / 23°	176	24.6	12.3	3.2
Sep	31° / 23°	142	23.6	12.1	2.9
Oct	31° / 24°	121	20.5	11.8	3.1
Nov	32° / 24°	74	15	11.6	3.5
Dec	32° / 23°	35	7.1	11.5	4.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Barrancas gets around 387 mm of rain over 45 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.6 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Barrancas

In seasonPeak

In spring, Barrancas overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Barrancas's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Barrancas?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.1

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Barrancas.

What to pack for Barrancas in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Barrancas sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 45 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Barrancas in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Barrancas peaks around February 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Barrancas in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Barrancas is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	16	25	40	32	27	25	22	19	19	18	17	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	40	Poor
Apr	32	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Barrancas?

Barrancas sits at 8.8°N, 70.1°W, 201 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Boconoito, 17 km away.

Topography around Barrancas

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Barrancas.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barrancas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m around an average of 231 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 442 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,470 m.

The land around Barrancas is covered by grassland (65%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km

305 m

grassland 65%

16 km

442 m

grassland 60%

80 km

4,470 m

grassland 57%

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Spring weather nearby: Boconoito 17 km · Obispos 18 km · Sabaneta 20 km · Barinas 21 km · Alto Barinas 23 km · Barinitas 33 km · Guanare 51 km · Boconó 56 km

Venezuela travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 0% of US; price level, 2011
GDP per capita: $3,495; 2025
Happiness: 5.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 12.6; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 39; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 520
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Barrancas (8.7696°, -70.1109°, elevation 201 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.