Pariaguán weather in December

In December, Pariaguán sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 24 mm of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Pariaguán's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pariaguán's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Pariaguán is city in Venezuela.

Founded
1744

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 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Pariaguán reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°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 Pariaguán

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.

Pariaguán weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°71.811.53.8
Feb34° / 23°51.311.73.4
Mar35° / 24°172.411.92.8
Apr35° / 24°537.212.22.4
May34° / 24°12415.412.42.7
Jun32° / 23°15920.612.53.0
Jul31° / 23°16624.312.53.0
Aug31° / 23°16524.612.32.9
Sep32° / 23°11820.712.12.9
Oct33° / 23°9917.411.82.9
Nov33° / 24°7314.511.63.0
Dec33° / 23°246.311.53.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34159
44357
54456
64456
74456
84456
94555
104654
114654
124654
134654
144654
154753
164753
174753
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204852
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224852
235050
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255149
265248
275347
285446
295446
305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Pariaguán gets around 24 mm of rain over 6.3 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 21% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
136
235
333
432
531
630
729
828
927
1026
1125
1224
1323
1422
1521
1620
1719
1818
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2016
2116
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3010
3110

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 84% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1044254
2044353
3054451
4064549
5074647
6074745
7084843
8094941
90105139
100115138
110125236
120135334
130135532
141145431
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161155628
171165627
181165825
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211185922
221196020
231206019
241206118
251216117
261226116
271236115
282246014
292256013
302266012
312276011

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 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 5:53 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:535:24
211.55:535:25
311.55:545:25
411.55:545:25
511.55:555:25
611.55:555:26
711.55:565:26
811.55:565:26
911.55:575:27
1011.55:575:27
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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 4.76 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Pariaguán

In seasonPeak

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

Pariaguán's rainy season runs May–October, 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 Pariaguán?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pariaguán in December

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

In December, Pariaguán sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pariaguán 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 Pariaguán peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 14Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Pariaguán 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 Pariaguán is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1430 µg/m³Jan 1019 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pariaguán?

Pariaguán sits at 8.8°N, 64.7°W, 276 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is El Tigre, 51 km away.

ZarazaTucupidoClarines

Topography around Pariaguán

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pariaguán has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 248 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m.

The land around Pariaguán is covered by grassland (40%), trees (33%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and trees (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
197 m
80 km
307 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: El Tigre 51 km · San José de Guanipa 60 km · Cantaura 64 km · Aragua de Barcelona 69 km · Anaco 71 km · Zaraza 88 km · Tucupido 126 km · Clarines 132 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 Pariaguán (8.8436°, -64.7105°, elevation 276 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).