El Dorado in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), El Dorado sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 261 mm of rain over about 36 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is El Dorado's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see El Dorado's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 33°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 261 mm; 36 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 3.4; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in El Dorado in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical spring day in El Dorado reaches about 33°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in El Dorado

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

El Dorado weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) 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°	45	10.7	11.7	4.5
Feb	31° / 23°	25	7	11.8	4.4
Mar	33° / 23°	28	6.4	12	3.8
Apr	33° / 24°	65	9.4	12.1	3.3
May	32° / 23°	168	19.7	12.3	3.0
Jun	30° / 23°	223	24.9	12.4	3.0
Jul	30° / 22°	239	27.1	12.4	2.9
Aug	31° / 23°	220	24.8	12.2	3.0
Sep	32° / 23°	139	17.8	12	3.2
Oct	33° / 23°	120	16.7	11.9	3.1
Nov	32° / 23°	109	18.3	11.7	3.2
Dec	31° / 23°	77	15.3	11.6	4.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

El Dorado gets around 261 mm of rain over 36 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 9 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 24 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for El Dorado

In seasonPeak

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

El Dorado'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 spring a good time to visit El Dorado?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.8

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in El Dorado.

What to pack for El Dorado in Spring

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

In spring, El Dorado sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 36 days see rain.

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UV index in El Dorado in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Dorado peaks around March 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 11 (extreme).

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	15	14	12	12	12	13	12	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in El Dorado in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in El Dorado is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	16	19	20	19	17	15	13	13	13	12	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	12	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is El Dorado?

El Dorado sits at 6.7°N, 61.6°W, 95 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Tumeremo, 66 km away.

Topography around El Dorado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Dorado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,430 m.

The land around El Dorado is covered by trees (70%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km

89 m

trees 70%

16 km

174 m

trees 93%

80 km

1,430 m

trees 91%

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Spring weather nearby: Tumeremo 66 km · Guasipati 89 km · Upata 168 km · La Paragua 188 km · Ciudad Piar 203 km · Ciudad Guayana 213 km · Barrancas 229 km · Santa Elena de Uairén 242 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 El Dorado (6.7158°, -61.6374°, elevation 95 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.