Ciudad Bolívar in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Ciudad Bolívar sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 60 mm of rain over about 13 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels muggy.

Winter is Ciudad Bolívar's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Bolívar's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
33°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
60 mm
13 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
4.0
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Ciudad Bolívar in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C.

A typical winter day in Ciudad Bolívar reaches about 33°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Ciudad Bolívar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
90
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ciudad Bolívar weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°133.111.64.3
Feb33° / 23°101.811.73.8
Mar35° / 24°122.311.93.1
Apr35° / 25°50612.22.6
May34° / 25°13915.312.42.7
Jun32° / 24°20123.212.52.8
Jul31° / 23°23325.912.42.9
Aug31° / 23°22124.912.32.8
Sep32° / 24°13818.8123.1
Oct33° / 24°10415.811.83.1
Nov33° / 24°7413.911.63.3
Dec32° / 23°378.311.54.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Ciudad Bolívar gets around 60 mm of rain over 13 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 14 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early December to 11 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Ciudad Bolívar

In seasonPeak

None of Ciudad Bolívar's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Ciudad Bolívar's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is winter a good time to visit Ciudad Bolívar?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Ciudad Bolívar for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ciudad Bolívar in Winter

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

In winter, Ciudad Bolívar sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ciudad Bolívar in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter 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 Ciudad Bolívar peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 14Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Ciudad Bolívar in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ciudad Bolívar is worst in April — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1626 µg/m³Nov 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad Bolívar?

Ciudad Bolívar sits at 8.1°N, 63.5°W, 73 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Soledad, 5.0 km away.

Ciudad GuayanaSan José de GuanipaEl TigreUpataTembladorLa Paragua

Topography around Ciudad Bolívar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Bolívar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 768 m.

The land around Ciudad Bolívar is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
140 m
80 km
768 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Soledad 5.0 km · Ciudad Piar 79 km · Ciudad Guayana 103 km · San José de Guanipa 109 km · El Tigre 115 km · Upata 126 km · Temblador 139 km · La Paragua 145 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 Ciudad Bolívar (8.1237°, -63.5469°, elevation 73 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.