La Villa del Rosario weather in December

In December, La Villa del Rosario sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 30 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is La Villa del Rosario's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Villa del Rosario's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
10th warmest
Overnight low
25°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:33 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
55%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

La Villa del Rosario is city in Venezuela.

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 34°C through the month.

A typical December day in La Villa del Rosario reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in La Villa del Rosario

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
31
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 Villa del Rosario 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
Jan35° / 25°81.711.53.1
Feb36° / 25°81.711.72.6
Mar36° / 26°235.211.92.2
Apr36° / 26°6513.312.21.9
May35° / 26°13521.212.51.8
Jun35° / 26°10619.312.61.9
Jul35° / 26°10419.712.51.9
Aug35° / 26°11121.612.31.7
Sep35° / 26°11021.812.11.7
Oct34° / 25°15124.111.81.9
Nov34° / 25°13119.411.52.3
Dec34° / 25°307.111.43.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34555
44555
54555
64654
74753
84753
94852
104852
114951
125050
135149
145248
155347
165446
175644
185743
195842
206040
216139
226238
236337
246535
256634
266634
276832
286832
296931
307030
317129

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

La Villa del Rosario gets around 30 mm of rain over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
141
239
338
437
535
634
733
832
930
1029
1128
1227
1325
1424
1523
1621
1720
1819
1918
2017
2117
2216
2315
2414
2514
2613
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2812
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3011
3110

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10117316
20127315
30147214
40157213
50167212
60187111
70197110
8021709
9022699
10123688
11124687
12125677
13126676
14127675
15128665
16129664
17229654
18230653
19231643
20231652
21232642
22233632
23234622
24235612
25236611
26238591
27239581
28241561
29242551
30244531
31245521

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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49calm
59calm
69calm
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109calm
119calm
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139calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 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 6:26 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:265:52
211.46:265:52
311.46:275:53
411.46:275:53
511.46:285:53
611.46:285:54
711.46:295:54
811.46:295:54
911.46:305:55
1011.46:305:55
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1311.46:325:56
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1711.46:345:58
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1911.46:355:59
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2711.46:396:03
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2911.46:396:04
3011.46:406:04
3111.46:406:05

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for La Villa del Rosario

In seasonPeak

None of La Villa del Rosario'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 Villa del Rosario'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 December a good time to visit La Villa del Rosario?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Villa del Rosario. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for La Villa del Rosario in December

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

In December, La Villa del Rosario sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in La Villa del Rosario 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 La Villa del Rosario peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in La Villa del Rosario 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 Villa del Rosario is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1031 µg/m³Dec 2312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is La Villa del Rosario?

La Villa del Rosario sits at 10.3°N, 72.3°W, 83 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Machiques, 39 km away.

MaracaiboFonsecaSanta Cruz de Mara

Topography around La Villa del Rosario

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Villa del Rosario has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,662 m.

The land around La Villa del Rosario is covered by grassland (63%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, grassland (81%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
140 m
80 km
3,662 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Machiques 39 km · La Concepción 61 km · Concepción 69 km · Chiquinquirá 74 km · Villanueva 79 km · Maracaibo 84 km · Fonseca 85 km · Santa Cruz de Mara 86 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 Villa del Rosario (10.3258°, -72.3134°, elevation 83 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).