Biruaca weather in December

In December, Biruaca sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 20 mm of rain across 4.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Biruaca's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Biruaca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
4.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:10 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
57%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Biruaca is human settlement in Venezuela.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical December day in Biruaca reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Biruaca

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Biruaca weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 25°7111.63.4
Feb35° / 25°50.911.72.8
Mar36° / 26°213.211.92.2
Apr35° / 26°11413.212.22.2
May33° / 25°24622.612.42.5
Jun31° / 24°26525.812.42.6
Jul31° / 23°27227.712.42.6
Aug31° / 24°24627.112.32.5
Sep32° / 24°19524.4122.5
Oct33° / 24°15522.211.82.6
Nov33° / 24°8113.711.63.2
Dec34° / 25°204.411.63.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34753
44753
54852
64852
74951
84951
94951
104951
115050
125050
135050
145149
155149
165347
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185446
195446
205545
215545
225644
235644
245743
255743
265842
275941
286040
296040
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Biruaca gets around 20 mm of rain over 4.4 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 14% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
224
323
422
522
621
720
819
918
1017
1117
1216
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1414
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1612
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278
288
297
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316

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10118729
20120718
30222697
40223696
50225676
60327655
70328645
80430624
90431614
100533584
110534583
120636553
130737533
140739513
150841492
160842472
170944452
1801046432
1901047402
2011149382
2111250362
2211351341
2311353321
2411454301
2511554291
2611655271
2711755261
2811955241
2912055231
3022155211
3122255201

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:035:37
211.66:035:37
311.66:035:38
411.66:045:38
511.66:045:38
611.66:055:39
711.66:055:39
811.66:065:39
911.66:065:40
1011.66:075:40
1111.66:075:41
1211.66:085:41
1311.56:085:41
1411.56:095:42
1511.56:095:42
1611.56:105:43
1711.56:105:43
1811.56:115:43
1911.56:115:44
2011.56:125:44
2111.56:125:45
2211.56:135:45
2311.56:135:46
2411.56:145:46
2511.56:145:47
2611.56:155:47
2711.56:155:48
2811.56:155:48
2911.56:165:49
3011.56:165:49
3111.56:175:50

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.2Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Biruaca

In seasonPeak

None of Biruaca's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Biruaca's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Biruaca?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Biruaca. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Biruaca in December

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

In December, Biruaca sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Biruaca in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Biruaca peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 15UV 13Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Biruaca in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Biruaca is worst in April — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1534 µg/m³Dec 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr36Poor
May23Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Biruaca?

Biruaca sits at 7.8°N, 67.5°W, 51 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is San Fernando de Apure, 7.0 km away.

CalabozoCaicara del OrinocoEl SombreroPuerto CarreñoGuanarito

Topography around Biruaca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Biruaca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m.

The land around Biruaca is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
27 m
80 km
49 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: San Fernando de Apure 7.0 km · Camaguán 31 km · Achaguas 78 km · Calabozo 120 km · Caicara del Orinoco 150 km · El Sombrero 179 km · Puerto Carreño 184 km · Guanarito 209 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 Biruaca (7.8448°, -67.5168°, elevation 51 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).