Maturín weather in December

In December, Maturín sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 67 mm of rain across 18.6 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-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 24% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Maturín's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maturín's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
18.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
5:56 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
60%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Maturín is city in Monagas, Venezuela.

Density
1,391/km²
people per km²
Founded
1760

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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Maturín reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than 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 Maturín

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.

Maturín weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°3913.611.54.8
Feb30° / 22°291111.74.6
Mar32° / 23°28911.94.2
Apr33° / 23°419.912.23.5
May32° / 24°8517.912.43.1
Jun31° / 23°13425.412.62.9
Jul31° / 23°12726.812.52.9
Aug32° / 23°12125.112.32.8
Sep32° / 23°9721.212.12.8
Oct32° / 23°8420.111.83.0
Nov31° / 23°9621.911.63.2
Dec30° / 22°6718.611.44.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24555
34555
44654
54753
64753
74852
85050
95050
105050
115149
125149
135149
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155149
165248
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Maturín gets around 67 mm of rain over 18.6 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 60% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
170
269
368
467
566
665
764
863
962
1061
1160
1259
1359
1458
1558
1657
1757
1857
1957
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2157
2257
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2658
2758
2857
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3056
3156

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14933
24933
34933
45923
55923
66922
77912
88902
99892
1010882
1111881
1212871
1313861
1413861
1514851
1615841
1716831
1817830
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2018820
2119810
2220800
2321790
2422780
2523770
2624760
2725750
2826740
2927730
3028720
3130700

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:485:17
211.55:495:17
311.55:495:17
411.55:505:17
511.55:505:18
611.55:515:18
711.55:515:18
811.45:525:19
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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 4.18 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.3Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Maturín

In seasonPeak

In December, Maturín sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Maturín's rainy season runs May–December, 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 Maturín?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Maturín for sightseeing.

What to pack for Maturín in December

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

In December, Maturín sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Maturín in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maturín peaks around March 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 20UV 14Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Maturín 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 Maturín is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1230 µg/m³Jan 116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maturín?

Maturín sits at 9.7°N, 63.2°W, 71 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Caripito, 42 km away.

CasanayCariacoCumanacoaTembladorCarúpano

Topography around Maturín

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maturín has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,220 m.

The land around Maturín is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
106 m
80 km
2,220 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Caripito 42 km · Punta de Mata 47 km · Caicara 48 km · Casanay 88 km · Cariaco 93 km · Cumanacoa 98 km · Temblador 101 km · Carúpano 103 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 Maturín (9.7457°, -63.1832°, elevation 71 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).