Encontrados weather in December

In December, Encontrados sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 191 mm of rain across 23.8 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-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 9% of the time in December, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Encontrados's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Encontrados's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 191 mm; 23.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:31 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.05 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Encontrados is city in Zulia, Venezuela.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical December day in Encontrados 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 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	31	24
6	31	24
7	31	24
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

How December really feels in Encontrados

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Encontrados weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 23°	90	16.4	11.5	4.1
Feb	31° / 24°	86	13.5	11.7	4.0
Mar	32° / 24°	143	18.7	11.9	3.3
Apr	32° / 24°	299	26.3	12.2	2.4
May	32° / 24°	416	30	12.4	2.1
Jun	31° / 24°	384	28.8	12.5	2.2
Jul	31° / 24°	391	29.8	12.5	2.3
Aug	32° / 24°	347	29.1	12.3	2.2
Sep	32° / 24°	325	28.2	12.1	2.1
Oct	32° / 24°	370	29.9	11.8	2.1
Nov	31° / 24°	334	28.5	11.6	2.4
Dec	30° / 23°	191	23.8	11.5	3.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	19	19	20	19	20	20	22	22	22	23	25	25	26	27	28	29	30	32	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	41	42	44	44	45
Cloudier (%)	81	81	80	81	80	80	78	78	78	77	75	75	74	73	72	71	70	68	66	65	64	63	62	61	60	59	59	58	56	56	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	20	80
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	23	77
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	26	74
14	27	73
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	30	70
18	32	68
19	34	66
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	42	58
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	45	55

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Encontrados gets around 191 mm of rain over 23.8 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 77% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	88	87	86	85	85	84	83	82	81	81	80	80	79	78	78	77	76	76	75	74	74	73	72	72	71	70	69	68	67	66	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	87
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	84
7	83
8	82
9	81
10	81
11	80
12	80
13	79
14	78
15	78
16	77
17	76
18	76
19	75
20	74
21	74
22	73
23	72
24	72
25	71
26	70
27	69
28	68
29	67
30	66
31	65

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the miserable band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	24	25	26	27	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	33	34	35	36	37	38	38	39	40	41	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50
Miserable (%)	76	75	74	73	73	72	71	70	69	68	67	67	66	65	64	63	62	62	61	60	59	59	58	57	56	55	54	53	52	51	50

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	24	76
2	25	75
3	26	74
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	32	68
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	39	61
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	47	53
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	50	50

Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
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10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
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14	4	calm
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16	4	calm
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30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 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 6:23 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:06 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38
Sunset (PM)	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:23	5:54
2	11.5	6:24	5:54
3	11.5	6:24	5:55
4	11.5	6:25	5:55
5	11.5	6:25	5:55
6	11.5	6:26	5:55
7	11.5	6:26	5:56
8	11.5	6:27	5:56
9	11.5	6:27	5:57
10	11.5	6:28	5:57
11	11.5	6:28	5:57
12	11.5	6:29	5:58
13	11.5	6:29	5:58
14	11.5	6:30	5:58
15	11.5	6:30	5:59
16	11.5	6:31	5:59
17	11.5	6:31	6:00
18	11.5	6:32	6:00
19	11.5	6:32	6:01
20	11.5	6:33	6:01
21	11.5	6:33	6:02
22	11.5	6:34	6:02
23	11.5	6:34	6:03
24	11.5	6:35	6:03
25	11.5	6:35	6:03
26	11.5	6:36	6:04
27	11.5	6:36	6:04
28	11.5	6:36	6:05
29	11.5	6:37	6:05
30	11.5	6:37	6:06
31	11.5	6:38	6:06

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.05 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.15 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.05 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Bright
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.0	Bright
4	4.0	Bright
5	4.0	Moderate
6	4.0	Moderate
7	4.0	Bright
8	4.0	Bright
9	4.0	Bright
10	4.0	Bright
11	4.0	Bright
12	4.0	Bright
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.0	Bright
15	4.0	Bright
16	4.0	Bright
17	4.0	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.1	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Encontrados?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Encontrados.

What to pack for Encontrados in December

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

In December, Encontrados sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Encontrados 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 Encontrados peaks around March 15 at about 13 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	13	13	12	11	12	11	12	12	11	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Encontrados 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 Encontrados is worst in March — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 17 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)	18	28	42	35	33	27	24	22	20	19	18	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	28	Moderate
Mar	42	Poor
Apr	35	Poor
May	33	Moderate
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Encontrados?

Encontrados sits at 9.1°N, 72.2°W, 6 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is San Carlos del Zulia, 34 km away.

Topography around Encontrados

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Encontrados has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 649 m.

The land around Encontrados is covered by grassland (69%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

15 m

grassland 69%

16 km

42 m

grassland 62%

80 km

649 m

grassland 47%

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← November Encontrados year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: San Carlos del Zulia 34 km · Casigua El Cubo 47 km · Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo 70 km · Puerto Santander 80 km · El Vigía 81 km · Coloncito 83 km · La Fría 94 km · La Azulita 95 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 Encontrados (9.0598°, -72.2346°, elevation 6 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	31	24
6	31	24
7	31	24
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	20	80
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	23	77
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	26	74
14	27	73
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	30	70
18	32	68
19	34	66
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	42	58
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	87
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	84
7	83
8	82
9	81
10	81
11	80
12	80
13	79
14	78
15	78
16	77
17	76
18	76
19	75
20	74
21	74
22	73
23	72
24	72
25	71
26	70
27	69
28	68
29	67
30	66
31	65

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	24	76
2	25	75
3	26	74
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	32	68
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	39	61
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	47	53
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	50	50

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	31	24
6	31	24
7	31	24
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	20	80
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	23	77
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	26	74
14	27	73
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	30	70
18	32	68
19	34	66
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	42	58
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	87
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	84
7	83
8	82
9	81
10	81
11	80
12	80
13	79
14	78
15	78
16	77
17	76
18	76
19	75
20	74
21	74
22	73
23	72
24	72
25	71
26	70
27	69
28	68
29	67
30	66
31	65

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	24	76
2	25	75
3	26	74
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	32	68
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	39	61
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	47	53
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	50	50

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	31	24
6	31	24
7	31	24
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	20	80
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	23	77
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	26	74
14	27	73
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	30	70
18	32	68
19	34	66
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	42	58
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	87
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	84
7	83
8	82
9	81
10	81
11	80
12	80
13	79
14	78
15	78
16	77
17	76
18	76
19	75
20	74
21	74
22	73
23	72
24	72
25	71
26	70
27	69
28	68
29	67
30	66
31	65

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	24	76
2	25	75
3	26	74
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	32	68
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	39	61
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	47	53
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	50	50