Caicara in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Caicara sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 340 mm of rain over about 72 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 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 31°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 340 mm; 72 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 2.9; weakest season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Caicara in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.

A typical summer day in Caicara reaches about 31°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

How summer really feels in Caicara

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Caicara 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 22°	23	7.5	11.5	4.9
Feb	31° / 22°	17	6.4	11.7	4.6
Mar	32° / 23°	19	6.1	11.9	4.0
Apr	33° / 23°	32	8.1	12.2	3.4
May	33° / 24°	75	15.5	12.4	3.1
Jun	31° / 23°	117	24.3	12.6	2.9
Jul	31° / 23°	113	24.7	12.5	3.0
Aug	32° / 23°	110	23.2	12.3	2.9
Sep	33° / 23°	88	19	12.1	2.9
Oct	33° / 23°	66	16.8	11.8	3.0
Nov	32° / 23°	66	16.7	11.6	3.4
Dec	31° / 23°	44	12.8	11.4	4.3

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Caicara gets around 340 mm of rain over 72 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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.

Wind in Summer

Winds average 8 km/h across summer.

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.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Caicara

In seasonPeak

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

Caicara's rainy season runs May–November, 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 Caicara?

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 Caicara.

What to pack for Caicara in Summer

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

In summer, Caicara sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 72 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Caicara 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 Caicara peaks around March 21 at about 15 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	13	15	14	13	11	11	12	13	12	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Caicara 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 Caicara is worst in June — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	22	25	26	32	33	35	33	33	27	27	24	23
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	26	Moderate
Apr	32	Moderate
May	33	Moderate
Jun	35	Poor
Jul	33	Moderate
Aug	33	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	27	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	23	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Caicara?

Caicara sits at 9.8°N, 63.6°W, 187 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Punta de Mata, 14 km away.

Topography around Caicara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caicara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 170 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 380 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,569 m.

The land around Caicara is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (46%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

137 m

grassland 52%

16 km

380 m

trees 49%

80 km

2,569 m

trees 51%

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Summer weather nearby: Punta de Mata 14 km · Maturín 48 km · Cumanacoa 59 km · Caripito 65 km · Cariaco 76 km · Casanay 79 km · Cumaná 95 km · Cantaura 100 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 Caicara (9.8176°, -63.6133°, elevation 187 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.