Merida in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Merida sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 716 mm of rain over about 83 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Spring is Merida's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. Merida 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 Merida's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 20°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 12°C
Rainfall: 716 mm; 83 wet days
Avg wind: 3 km/h
Travel score: 3.5; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Merida in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C.

A typical spring day in Merida reaches about 20°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

Merida 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	19° / 11°	108	22.8	11.6	4.3
Feb	19° / 11°	126	22.8	11.7	4.0
Mar	20° / 12°	215	27.7	11.9	3.6
Apr	20° / 13°	277	27.8	12.2	3.4
May	20° / 13°	224	27.8	12.4	3.6
Jun	20° / 12°	151	24.3	12.5	3.8
Jul	20° / 12°	147	26.1	12.4	3.7
Aug	20° / 12°	146	25.5	12.3	3.8
Sep	20° / 12°	143	24.8	12.1	3.8
Oct	20° / 12°	200	27.8	11.8	3.6
Nov	20° / 12°	203	27.4	11.6	3.5
Dec	19° / 11°	140	24	11.5	4.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Merida gets around 716 mm of rain over 83 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 3 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 4.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Merida?

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.

3.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

1.8

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Merida.

What to pack for Merida in Spring

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

In spring, Merida sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 83 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Merida in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Merida peaks around February 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 11 (extreme).

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)	14	16	16	15	14	14	13	14	14	14	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Merida 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 Merida is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 15 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)	16	22	34	29	23	21	19	18	17	17	16	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	34	Moderate
Apr	29	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Merida?

Merida sits at 8.6°N, 71.2°W, 1,389 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Ejido, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Merida

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Merida has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 936 m around an average of 1,512 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,036 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,842 m.

The land around Merida is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km

936 m

trees 52%

16 km

4,036 m

trees 51%

80 km

4,842 m

trees 49%

treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring weather nearby: Ejido 9.0 km · Tabay 12 km · Lagunillas 26 km · La Azulita 34 km · Tucaní 45 km · El Vigía 54 km · Socopó 54 km · Santa Cruz de Mora 56 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 Merida (8.579°, -71.1692°, elevation 1,389 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.