Tía Juana in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Tía Juana sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 126 mm of rain over about 30 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Winter is Tía Juana's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. Tía Juana 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 Tía Juana's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
32°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
126 mm
30 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
4.0
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Tía Juana in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.

A typical winter day in Tía Juana reaches about 32°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Tía Juana

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
90
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Tía Juana weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 25°277.311.54.4
Feb33° / 25°317.511.74.0
Mar32° / 26°7814.111.93.4
Apr32° / 26°17324.312.22.6
May31° / 26°26929.112.52.3
Jun32° / 26°22227.612.62.3
Jul32° / 26°19228.912.52.2
Aug32° / 26°22630.112.32.0
Sep32° / 26°23929.412.12.0
Oct31° / 26°23930.411.82.2
Nov31° / 25°17326.311.52.7
Dec32° / 25°6814.911.43.7

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Tía Juana gets around 126 mm of rain over 30 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 7 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min in early December to 11 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Tía Juana?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Tía Juana for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tía Juana in Winter

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

In winter, Tía Juana sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tía Juana in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tía Juana peaks around February 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highFeb 22UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Tía Juana in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tía Juana is worst in May — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMay 2229 µg/m³Dec 2311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tía Juana?

Tía Juana sits at 10.3°N, 71.4°W, -3 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Ojeda, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Tía Juana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tía Juana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,077 m.

The land around Tía Juana is covered by grassland (47%) and water (27%) within 3 km, water (47%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and water (36%), grassland (34%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
2,077 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Ciudad Ojeda 8.0 km · Lagunillas 18 km · Cabimas 18 km · Santa Rita 35 km · Chiquinquirá 37 km · Concepción 39 km · Maracaibo 50 km · Los Puertos de Altagracia 54 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 Tía Juana (10.2593°, -71.3634°, elevation -3 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.