Socopó in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Socopó sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 408 mm of rain over about 43 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Socopó's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Socopó's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 30°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 21°C
Rainfall: 408 mm; 43 wet days
Avg wind: 4 km/h
Travel score: 4.1; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Socopó in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical spring day in Socopó reaches about 30°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Socopó

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Socopó 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	30° / 20°	11	3.1	11.6	5.5
Feb	31° / 21°	19	3.9	11.7	5.1
Mar	31° / 21°	61	8.8	11.9	4.4
Apr	30° / 21°	151	15.8	12.2	3.9
May	30° / 21°	196	18.4	12.4	3.9
Jun	29° / 21°	239	21.3	12.5	3.9
Jul	28° / 20°	271	22	12.4	3.9
Aug	29° / 21°	239	23.2	12.3	3.6
Sep	30° / 21°	145	20.3	12	3.7
Oct	30° / 21°	105	14.9	11.8	4.1
Nov	30° / 21°	86	10.7	11.6	4.6
Dec	30° / 20°	24	4.9	11.5	5.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Socopó gets around 408 mm of rain over 43 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 4 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 24 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 4.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Socopó

In seasonPeak

In spring, Socopó overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Socopó's monsoon runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Socopó?

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.

4.1

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.7

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Socopó for sightseeing.

What to pack for Socopó in Spring

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

In spring, Socopó sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 43 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Socopó in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Socopó peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (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)	12	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Socopó 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 Socopó is worst in March — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.2× 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)	14	22	38	31	24	22	20	17	17	16	15	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	38	Poor
Apr	31	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Socopó?

Socopó sits at 8.2°N, 70.8°W, 240 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Bolivia, 31 km away.

Topography around Socopó

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Socopó has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 483 m around an average of 295 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,712 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,723 m.

The land around Socopó is covered by grassland (37%), trees (35%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (46%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

483 m

grassland 37%

16 km

1,712 m

trees 52%

80 km

4,723 m

grassland 61%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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Spring weather nearby: Ciudad Bolivia 31 km · Tabay 53 km · Merida 54 km · Ejido 58 km · Santa Bárbara 61 km · Lagunillas 69 km · Barinitas 74 km · Alto Barinas 77 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 Socopó (8.2306°, -70.822°, elevation 240 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.