Barrancas in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Barrancas sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 371 mm of rain over about 71 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer 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
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
24°C
Rainfall
371 mm
71 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
2.9
weakest season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Barrancas in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.

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

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How summer really feels in Barrancas

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

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Barrancas weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°4312.911.54.5
Feb31° / 23°267.911.74.5
Mar32° / 23°195.511.94.1
Apr33° / 24°306.812.23.4
May33° / 25°7614.212.43.1
Jun31° / 24°12823.312.52.9
Jul31° / 24°12825.312.52.9
Aug32° / 24°11522.312.32.8
Sep33° / 25°6915.512.12.8
Oct34° / 25°6615.511.82.8
Nov32° / 24°8319.211.63.1
Dec31° / 23°7417.911.53.8

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Barrancas gets around 371 mm of rain over 71 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 8 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min in early June to 12 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Barrancas

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is summer a good time to visit Barrancas?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Barrancas.

What to pack for Barrancas in Summer

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

In summer, Barrancas sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 71 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Barrancas in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer 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 March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 20UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Barrancas in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Barrancas is worst in April — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 2325 µg/m³Nov 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Barrancas?

Barrancas sits at 8.7°N, 62.2°W, 16 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Tucupita, 43 km away.

GuasipatiMaturínCiudad BolívarSoledad

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 only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 726 m.

The land around Barrancas is covered by grassland (40%) and water (30%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
726 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Summer weather nearby: Tucupita 43 km · Temblador 60 km · Ciudad Guayana 62 km · Upata 79 km · Guasipati 140 km · Maturín 159 km · Ciudad Bolívar 162 km · Soledad 162 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
Roman Catholic 48%Protestant 32%none 14%believer 4%

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 (8.6989°, -62.1966°, elevation 16 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.