La Paragua weather in December

In December, La Paragua sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 47 mm of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is La Paragua's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Paragua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:51 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

La Paragua is city in Bolívar, Venezuela.

Density
282/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in La Paragua reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in La Paragua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 15 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
15
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

La Paragua weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°154.311.65.8
Feb31° / 22°82.211.85.5
Mar32° / 23°193.2124.7
Apr32° / 23°678.512.14.0
May31° / 23°17418.812.33.6
Jun29° / 22°24225.112.43.3
Jul29° / 22°26427.612.43.3
Aug30° / 22°2452712.23.2
Sep30° / 23°14322.2123.4
Oct31° / 23°11218.711.83.7
Nov30° / 23°9616.311.74.1
Dec29° / 22°479.811.65.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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23664
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

La Paragua gets around 47 mm of rain over 9.8 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 32% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2031
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2329
2429
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2727
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3123

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
102773
202971
303070
403169
503268
613366
713366
813465
913663
1013762
1123860
1223959
1324157
1424256
1534453
1634651
1734750
1834948
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2045244
2145442
2245640
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2866232
2966331
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Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 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 5:44 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:445:22
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.7 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for La Paragua

In seasonPeak

None of La Paragua's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

La Paragua'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 December a good time to visit La Paragua?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit La Paragua for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for La Paragua in December

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

In December, La Paragua sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in La Paragua in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in La Paragua peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 15Dec 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in La Paragua 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 La Paragua is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1522 µg/m³Sep 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is La Paragua?

La Paragua sits at 6.8°N, 63.3°W, 281 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Piar, 69 km away.

Ciudad BolívarSoledadUpataGuasipatiCiudad GuayanaEl DoradoTumeremo

Topography around La Paragua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Paragua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 277 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 877 m.

The land around La Paragua is covered by grassland (41%) and water (27%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
240 m
80 km
877 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Ciudad Piar 69 km · Ciudad Bolívar 145 km · Soledad 150 km · Upata 167 km · Guasipati 174 km · Ciudad Guayana 185 km · El Dorado 188 km · Tumeremo 208 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 La Paragua (6.8333°, -63.3333°, elevation 281 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).