Carora weather in December

In December, Carora sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Carora's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:24 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
58%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Carora is city in Venezuela.

Founded
1569

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 Carora reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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

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.

Carora weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°40.911.53.9
Feb34° / 21°81.311.73.5
Mar35° / 22°18311.93.1
Apr34° / 23°336.412.22.7
May35° / 24°386.212.52.5
Jun35° / 24°162.712.62.7
Jul35° / 23°141.912.52.7
Aug36° / 24°21412.32.2
Sep36° / 24°417.412.12.0
Oct35° / 23°6611.311.82.4
Nov34° / 22°579.611.53.0
Dec34° / 22°14311.43.7

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 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
34060
44060
54060
64357
74357
84456
94654
104753
114852
124951
135050
145149
155248
165347
175446
185545
195545
205644
215743
225842
235941
245941
256040
266139
276139
286337
296337
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Carora gets around 14 mm of rain over 3 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 9% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
120
219
318
417
516
616
715
814
913
1012
1111
1210
139
148
157
167
176
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196
206
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225
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265
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315

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12246311
22256310
32266210
42276110
5229609
6330589
7331588
8333568
9434557
10436537
11438526
12440515
13542495
14544474
15546463
16647443
17649432
18651412
19652402
20753391
21754381
22854371
23855361
24955351
251055341
261056331
271155331
281255321
291255321
301355311
311357300

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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:175:44
211.46:175:44
311.46:185:44
411.46:185:44
511.46:195:45
611.46:195:45
711.46:205:45
811.46:205:46
911.46:215:46
1011.46:215:46
1111.46:225:47
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1311.46:235:48
1411.46:235:48
1511.46:245:48
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1711.46:255:49
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1911.46:265:50
2011.46:265:51
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2311.46:285:52
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2511.46:295:53
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2711.46:295:54
2811.46:305:54
2911.46:305:55
3011.46:315:55
3111.46:315:56

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in August across the year — December's 5.07 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Carora?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Carora in December

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

In December, Carora sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Carora in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Carora peaks around March 17 at about 14 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 17UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Carora 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 Carora is worst in May — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 2326 µg/m³Jan 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Carora?

Carora sits at 10.2°N, 70.1°W, 420 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is El Tocuyo, 53 km away.

CabudarePampánLos RastrojosPampanito

Topography around Carora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m around an average of 429 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,396 m.

The land around Carora is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and shrubs (40%) within 3 km, shrubs (62%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
160 m
16 km
526 m
80 km
3,396 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: El Tocuyo 53 km · Quíbor 57 km · Sanare 66 km · Barquisimeto 80 km · Cabudare 91 km · Pampán 92 km · Los Rastrojos 93 km · Pampanito 96 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 Carora (10.1728°, -70.081°, elevation 420 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).