Cariaco weather in July

In July, Cariaco sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 137 mm of rain across 23.1 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Cariaco's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cariaco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
137 mm
23.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:33 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
67%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical July day in Cariaco reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Cariaco

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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 July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Cariaco weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 21°4613.211.55.6
Feb29° / 21°3310.411.75.6
Mar29° / 22°429.311.95.4
Apr30° / 23°519.412.24.7
May31° / 23°7312.712.54.2
Jun30° / 23°10718.512.63.8
Jul30° / 23°13723.112.63.5
Aug31° / 23°18024.412.33.2
Sep31° / 23°1562212.13.2
Oct31° / 23°13821.811.83.3
Nov30° / 23°13421.111.53.7
Dec29° / 22°7817.411.44.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43466
53565
63565
73664
83664
93763
103763
113763
123763
133862
143961
154060
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184258
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204357
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Cariaco gets around 137 mm of rain over 23.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 74% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
169
270
371
472
572
673
773
874
974
1074
1175
1275
1375
1475
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1674
1774
1874
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18920
28920
38920
47930
57930
67930
76940
86940
96940
105950
115950
125950
135950
145950
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204960
214960
224960
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254951
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274951
283961
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303961
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Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
39calm
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59calm
69calm
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109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:296:06
212.65:306:06
312.65:306:06
412.65:306:06
512.65:306:06
612.65:316:06
712.65:316:06
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Cariaco

In seasonPeak

In July, Cariaco sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Cariaco's rainy season runs June–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is July a good time to visit Cariaco?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cariaco.

What to pack for Cariaco in July

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

In July, Cariaco sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Cariaco in July

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in September at about 28°C and coldest in February near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb24Warm
Mar24Warm
Apr25Warm
May25Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Cariaco in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cariaco peaks around March 22 at about 14 (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 22UV 14Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Cariaco in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Cariaco is worst in June — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1228 µg/m³Jan 111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cariaco?

Cariaco sits at 10.5°N, 63.6°W, 16 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Casanay, 15 km away.

Topography around Cariaco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cariaco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 839 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,571 m.

The land around Cariaco is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
200 m
16 km
839 m
80 km
2,571 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
July weather nearby: Casanay 15 km · Carúpano 38 km · Cumanacoa 49 km · Porlamar 62 km · Pampatar 62 km · Caripito 66 km · Cumaná 69 km · La Asunción 69 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 Cariaco (10.4968°, -63.5529°, 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).