Tucupita weather in December

In December, Tucupita sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 108 mm of rain across 22.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Tucupita's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tucupita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
108 mm
22.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
5:50 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Tucupita is city of the Tucupita Municipality in the state of Delta Amacuro, eastern Venezuela.

Density
15,118/km²
people per km²
Founded
1848

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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Tucupita reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Tucupita

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.

Tucupita weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°6416.111.54.6
Feb30° / 23°3810.811.74.8
Mar31° / 23°32811.94.6
Apr32° / 24°428.712.24.0
May32° / 24°9616.512.43.4
Jun31° / 24°15824.812.53.0
Jul31° / 24°15727.612.52.8
Aug31° / 24°14025.112.32.8
Sep32° / 24°891912.13.0
Oct32° / 24°9620.211.83.0
Nov31° / 24°1292311.63.1
Dec30° / 23°10822.111.53.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43664
53664
63664
73763
83763
93862
103862
113862
123961
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143961
154060
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295149
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315347

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tucupita gets around 108 mm of rain over 22.1 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 71% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
179
279
378
478
577
677
776
876
975
1074
1173
1273
1372
1471
1571
1670
1770
1869
1969
2068
2168
2268
2367
2467
2567
2667
2766
2866
2965
3065
3164

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
107327
207426
307525
407624
507723
617722
717821
817920
918019
1028018
1128216
1228315
1328414
1428513
1538512
1638611
1738611
1838710
193889
204888
214888
224897
235896
245896
255905
265905
276904
286904
296913
307903
317912

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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118calm
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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 5:43 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:435:13
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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 4.26 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.3Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Tucupita?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tucupita.

What to pack for Tucupita in December

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

In December, Tucupita sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Tucupita 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 Tucupita peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 19UV 14Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Tucupita 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 Tucupita is worst in April — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 2325 µg/m³Nov 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tucupita?

Tucupita sits at 9.1°N, 62.1°W, 1 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Barrancas, 43 km away.

Ciudad GuayanaUpataPoint FortinMaturínSan FernandoMon Repos

Topography around Tucupita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tucupita has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 589 m.

The land around Tucupita is covered by trees (35%), grassland (21%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, wetland (45%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (50%), wetland (24%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
31 m
80 km
589 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Barrancas 43 km · Temblador 65 km · Ciudad Guayana 102 km · Upata 123 km · Point Fortin 130 km · Maturín 145 km · San Fernando 150 km · Mon Repos 151 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 Tucupita (9.0626°, -62.0521°, elevation 1 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).