El Tigre in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), El Tigre sees average daytime highs around 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 144 mm of rain over about 22 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 34°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is El Tigre's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see El Tigre's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
34°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
144 mm
22 wet days
Avg wind
17 km/h
Travel score
3.1
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in El Tigre in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 34°C.

A typical spring day in El Tigre reaches about 34°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in El Tigre

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
92
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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 Tigre 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°92.611.54.4
Feb33° / 22°61.511.74.1
Mar34° / 22°142.411.93.5
Apr34° / 23°375.612.22.9
May33° / 23°9313.712.43.0
Jun31° / 23°12620.612.53.2
Jul31° / 23°12723.212.53.2
Aug31° / 23°13322.812.33.1
Sep32° / 23°10218.712.13.1
Oct33° / 23°8415.611.83.0
Nov33° / 23°6413.611.63.2
Dec32° / 22°267.511.54.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

El Tigre gets around 144 mm of rain over 22 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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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.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 17 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for El Tigre

In seasonPeak

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

El Tigre'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 Tigre?

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.

3.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in El Tigre. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for El Tigre in Spring

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

In spring, El Tigre sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in El Tigre 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 Tigre peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 15Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in El Tigre 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 Tigre is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1430 µg/m³Jan 1019 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Tigre?

El Tigre sits at 8.9°N, 64.3°W, 297 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is San José de Guanipa, 10 km away.

Aragua de BarcelonaSoledadPunta de MataCiudad Bolívar

Topography around El Tigre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Tigre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 287 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 435 m.

The land around El Tigre is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
165 m
80 km
435 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Spring weather nearby: San José de Guanipa 10 km · Cantaura 48 km · Pariaguán 51 km · Anaco 64 km · Aragua de Barcelona 89 km · Soledad 111 km · Punta de Mata 114 km · Ciudad Bolívar 115 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 El Tigre (8.889°, -64.2527°, elevation 297 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.