Tucupita in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Tucupita sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 170 mm of rain over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Tucupita's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Tucupita 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 Tucupita's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 32°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 170 mm; 33 wet days
Avg wind: 11 km/h
Travel score: 4.0; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Tucupita in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical spring day in Tucupita reaches about 32°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Tucupita

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 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

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

Tucupita 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° / 23°	64	16.1	11.5	4.6
Feb	30° / 23°	38	10.8	11.7	4.8
Mar	31° / 23°	32	8	11.9	4.6
Apr	32° / 24°	42	8.7	12.2	4.0
May	32° / 24°	96	16.5	12.4	3.4
Jun	31° / 24°	158	24.8	12.5	3.0
Jul	31° / 24°	157	27.6	12.5	2.8
Aug	31° / 24°	140	25.1	12.3	2.8
Sep	32° / 24°	89	19	12.1	3.0
Oct	32° / 24°	96	20.2	11.8	3.0
Nov	31° / 24°	129	23	11.6	3.1
Dec	30° / 23°	108	22.1	11.5	3.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Tucupita gets around 170 mm of rain over 33 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 11 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 30 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 5.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Tucupita?

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.

4.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Tucupita for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tucupita in Spring

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

In spring, Tucupita sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 33 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tucupita 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 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.

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

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

Air quality in Tucupita 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 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	17	20	25	25	25	19	14	12	13	12	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	25	Moderate
May	25	Moderate
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	12	Good

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.

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

trees 35%

16 km

31 m

wetland 45%

80 km

589 m

trees 50%

treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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Spring 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

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.