Climate and average weather in Porlamar
In Porlamar, the weather is oppressive, warm, wet, and partly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near warm levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around November.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Porlamar typically varies from 24°C to 28°C, and is rarely below 23°C or above 28°C. September is the hottest month of the year, while February is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Porlamar for warm-weather activities is from early January to late June.
- Hottest
- Sep
- 28°
- Coldest
- Feb
- 24°
- Wettest
- Nov
- 66 mm
- Driest
- Apr
- 8 mm
- Rain / yr
- 403 mm
- 112 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.4–12.6 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 22 m
- 11.0°N
- Clearest
- Feb
- 32% cloud
Porlamar is city and major seaport in the state of Nueva Esparta in the Margarita Island, Venezuela.
- Founded
- 1553
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Porlamar weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early January to late June.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Porlamar, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Porlamar stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is September, with an average high of 28°C and low of 26°C; the coolest is February, with an average low of 24°C and high of 25°C.
Days typically run about 1°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 24 |
| Feb | 25 | 24 |
| Mar | 25 | 24 |
| Apr | 25 | 25 |
| May | 26 | 25 |
| Jun | 26 | 25 |
| Jul | 26 | 25 |
| Aug | 27 | 26 |
| Sep | 28 | 26 |
| Oct | 27 | 26 |
| Nov | 27 | 26 |
| Dec | 26 | 25 |
Average hourly temperature in Porlamar
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on September afternoons, near 28°C, and coldest before dawn in February, near 24°C.
Porlamar weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25° / 24° | 35 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 7.1 |
| Feb | 25° / 24° | 18 | 6.4 | 11.6 | 7.8 |
| Mar | 25° / 24° | 14 | 3.7 | 11.9 | 8.2 |
| Apr | 25° / 25° | 8 | 2.1 | 12.2 | 8.0 |
| May | 26° / 25° | 13 | 3.7 | 12.5 | 7.6 |
| Jun | 26° / 25° | 27 | 8.2 | 12.6 | 6.8 |
| Jul | 26° / 25° | 43 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 6.5 |
| Aug | 27° / 26° | 42 | 12 | 12.4 | 6.4 |
| Sep | 28° / 26° | 36 | 10.2 | 12.1 | 6.3 |
| Oct | 27° / 26° | 42 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 6.2 |
| Nov | 27° / 26° | 66 | 15.5 | 11.5 | 5.8 |
| Dec | 26° / 25° | 60 | 15.1 | 11.4 | 6.2 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Porlamar gets about 403 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 7.2 months, from around Jun 21 to Jan 25, peaking in November at about 53% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Apr 4.
November is the wettest month by volume, with 66 mm over about 16 wet days; April is the driest, with 8 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 37 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 39 | 35 | 38 | 51 | 49 |
| Rain days | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 12 |
| Feb | 24 | 6 |
| Mar | 12 | 4 |
| Apr | 7 | 2 |
| May | 12 | 4 |
| Jun | 27 | 8 |
| Jul | 38 | 12 |
| Aug | 39 | 12 |
| Sep | 35 | 10 |
| Oct | 38 | 12 |
| Nov | 51 | 16 |
| Dec | 49 | 15 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Porlamar collects about 403 mm of rain across 112 wet days — roughly 34 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. November is the wettest month with 66 mm, while April is the driest at just 8 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 42% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 35 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 43 | 42 | 36 | 42 | 66 | 60 |
| Rain days | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 12 |
| Feb | 18 | 6 |
| Mar | 14 | 4 |
| Apr | 8 | 2 |
| May | 13 | 4 |
| Jun | 27 | 8 |
| Jul | 43 | 12 |
| Aug | 42 | 12 |
| Sep | 36 | 10 |
| Oct | 42 | 12 |
| Nov | 66 | 16 |
| Dec | 60 | 15 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Porlamar, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around November 27 and lasts for 4.2 months, ending around April 4. The clearest month is January, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 83% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around April 5 and lasts for 3.4 months, ending around July 16. The cloudiest month is June, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 56% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 83 | 83 | 70 | 52 | 45 | 44 | 58 | 59 | 50 | 49 | 54 | 70 |
| Cloudier (%) | 17 | 17 | 30 | 48 | 55 | 56 | 42 | 41 | 50 | 51 | 46 | 30 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 83 | 17 |
| Feb | 83 | 17 |
| Mar | 70 | 30 |
| Apr | 52 | 48 |
| May | 45 | 55 |
| Jun | 44 | 56 |
| Jul | 58 | 42 |
| Aug | 59 | 41 |
| Sep | 50 | 50 |
| Oct | 49 | 51 |
| Nov | 54 | 46 |
| Dec | 70 | 30 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around May 24, brings about 12 h 36 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 11 h 24 min — a swing of roughly 1 h 12 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.4 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:12 | 6:11 | 5:57 | 5:38 | 5:27 | 5:27 | 5:34 | 5:39 | 5:38 | 5:38 | 5:46 | 6:01 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:37 | 5:49 | 5:53 | 5:53 | 5:57 | 6:05 | 6:09 | 6:01 | 5:42 | 5:23 | 5:15 | 5:22 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.4 | 6:12 | 5:37 |
| Feb | 11.6 | 6:11 | 5:49 |
| Mar | 11.9 | 5:57 | 5:53 |
| Apr | 12.2 | 5:38 | 5:53 |
| May | 12.5 | 5:27 | 5:57 |
| Jun | 12.6 | 5:27 | 6:05 |
| Jul | 12.6 | 5:34 | 6:09 |
| Aug | 12.4 | 5:39 | 6:01 |
| Sep | 12.1 | 5:38 | 5:42 |
| Oct | 11.8 | 5:38 | 5:23 |
| Nov | 11.5 | 5:46 | 5:15 |
| Dec | 11.4 | 6:01 | 5:22 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Porlamar averages about 13 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 8 and 22 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.0 months, from around Dec 4 to Apr 3. The sunniest month is February, with roughly 21 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is June, down near 9 sunny days — about 59% fewer than the February peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 21 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | Bright |
| Feb | 19 | Bright |
| Mar | 17 | Bright |
| Apr | 11 | Mixed |
| May | 10 | Mixed |
| Jun | 9 | Mixed |
| Jul | 13 | Mixed |
| Aug | 14 | Mixed |
| Sep | 10 | Mixed |
| Oct | 10 | Mixed |
| Nov | 11 | Mixed |
| Dec | 16 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
Porlamar is humid all year round — on a typical day the air feels at least humid, and there is no real dry season to wait for.
The stickiest month is January, when it feels muggy, oppressive or miserable about 100% of the time. Even in January, the mildest month, the air is dry or comfortable only 0% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muggy (%) | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oppressive (%) | 95 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 73 | 78 | 79 | 54 | 28 | 31 | 66 | 95 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 46 | 72 | 69 | 34 | 4 |
| Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | 95 | 0 |
| Feb | 8 | 92 | 0 |
| Mar | 6 | 93 | 1 |
| Apr | 1 | 92 | 7 |
| May | 0 | 73 | 27 |
| Jun | 0 | 78 | 22 |
| Jul | 0 | 79 | 21 |
| Aug | 0 | 54 | 46 |
| Sep | 0 | 28 | 72 |
| Oct | 0 | 31 | 69 |
| Nov | 0 | 66 | 34 |
| Dec | 2 | 95 | 4 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Porlamar is typically breezy, near 25 km/h, and varies moderately with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 6.8 months, from around Dec 7 to Jul 1. The windiest month is April, averaging about 28 km/h (breezy).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Jul 2 to Dec 6, with August the calmest month at about 21 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Feels | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | breezy |
| Feb | 28 | breezy |
| Mar | 28 | breezy |
| Apr | 28 | breezy |
| May | 27 | breezy |
| Jun | 26 | breezy |
| Jul | 23 | breezy |
| Aug | 21 | breezy |
| Sep | 21 | breezy |
| Oct | 23 | breezy |
| Nov | 24 | breezy |
| Dec | 25 | breezy |
Best time to visit Porlamar
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Porlamar throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid June, Porlamar is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Porlamar for general outdoor tourist activities is from early January to late June, with a peak score in the last week of March.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.2 |
| Rating | good | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | good | good | good | good | good | good | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.1 | good |
| Feb | 7.8 | ideal |
| Mar | 8.2 | ideal |
| Apr | 8.0 | ideal |
| May | 7.5 | ideal |
| Jun | 6.8 | good |
| Jul | 6.5 | good |
| Aug | 6.4 | good |
| Sep | 6.3 | good |
| Oct | 6.2 | good |
| Nov | 5.8 | good |
| Dec | 6.2 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Porlamar for hot-weather activities is from late December to early November, with a peak score in the last week of March.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Porlamar, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
Porlamar packs about the same all year — highs hold near 28°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker.
In September, Porlamar sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Porlamar
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 28°C and coldest in February near 24°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | Warm |
| Feb | 24 | Warm |
| Mar | 24 | Warm |
| Apr | 25 | Warm |
| May | 26 | Warm |
| Jun | 26 | Warm |
| Jul | 26 | Warm |
| Aug | 27 | Warm |
| Sep | 28 | Warm |
| Oct | 28 | Warm |
| Nov | 27 | Warm |
| Dec | 26 | Warm |
UV index (midday) in Porlamar by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Porlamar peaks around March 23 at about 14 (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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | Extreme |
| Feb | 13 | Extreme |
| Mar | 14 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 13 | Extreme |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 10 | Very high |
| Dec | 9 | Very high |
Average hourly UV index in Porlamar
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in March the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 7 | 7 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 5 | 6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | 5 |
| Feb | 8 | 6 |
| Mar | 8 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| May | 8 | 6.5 |
| Jun | 8 | 6 |
| Jul | 8 | 5.5 |
| Aug | 8 | 6 |
| Sep | 8 | 6 |
| Oct | 7.5 | 6 |
| Nov | 7 | 5 |
| Dec | 7 | 4.5 |
Air quality in Porlamar by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Porlamar is worst in June — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 12 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) | 12 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
| Level | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Good |
| Feb | 15 | Moderate |
| Mar | 16 | Moderate |
| Apr | 21 | Moderate |
| May | 24 | Moderate |
| Jun | 30 | Moderate |
| Jul | 23 | Moderate |
| Aug | 18 | Moderate |
| Sep | 13 | Moderate |
| Oct | 15 | Moderate |
| Nov | 12 | Good |
| Dec | 12 | Good |
Growing season
Porlamar is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Porlamar banks about 5,700 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around September.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 455 | 405 | 452 | 452 | 484 | 472 | 489 | 507 | 505 | 518 | 485 | 476 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 455 |
| Feb | 405 |
| Mar | 452 |
| Apr | 452 |
| May | 484 |
| Jun | 472 |
| Jul | 489 |
| Aug | 507 |
| Sep | 505 |
| Oct | 518 |
| Nov | 485 |
| Dec | 476 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Porlamar receives about 6.2 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — intense — with a clear seasonal swing between 5.2 and 6.8 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 7.7 months, from around Feb 16 to Oct 8. The brightest month is April, averaging about 6.8 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 5.2 kWh/m² — roughly 23% less than the April peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| Level | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.5 | Bright |
| Feb | 6.1 | Intense |
| Mar | 6.7 | Intense |
| Apr | 6.8 | Intense |
| May | 6.6 | Intense |
| Jun | 6.3 | Intense |
| Jul | 6.3 | Intense |
| Aug | 6.4 | Intense |
| Sep | 6.5 | Intense |
| Oct | 6.0 | Intense |
| Nov | 5.4 | Bright |
| Dec | 5.2 | Bright |
Where is Porlamar?
Porlamar sits at 11.0°N, 63.9°W, 22 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is La Asunción, 8.0 km away.
Topography around Porlamar
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Porlamar.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Porlamar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 904 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,362 m.
The land around Porlamar is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and water (22%) within 3 km, water (51%) within 16 km, and water (75%) within 80 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 Porlamar (10.9577°, -63.8697°, elevation 22 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).