Encontrados in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Encontrados sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 858 mm of rain over about 75 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 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels miserable.

Spring is Encontrados's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Encontrados has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Encontrados's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 32°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 858 mm; 75 wet days
Avg wind: 4 km/h
Travel score: 2.6; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Encontrados in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.

A typical spring day in Encontrados reaches about 32°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Encontrados

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

52 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

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.

Encontrados 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	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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Encontrados gets around 858 mm of rain over 75 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 4 km/h across spring.

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.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Encontrados?

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.

2.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Encontrados.

What to pack for Encontrados in Spring

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

In spring, Encontrados sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 75 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Encontrados in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring 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 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 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 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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Spring 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.