Tucupita in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Tucupita sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 211 mm of rain over about 49 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels oppressive.
Winter is Tucupita's best season of the year 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
- 30°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 23°C
- Rainfall
- 211 mm
- 49 wet days
- Avg wind
- 9 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.4
- best season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Tucupita in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.
A typical winter day in Tucupita reaches about 30°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Tucupita
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.
The story in winter is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Tucupita 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.
| 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 Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Tucupita gets around 211 mm of rain over 49 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 9 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min in early December to 11 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.6 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Tucupita?
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.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Tucupita for sightseeing.
What to pack for Tucupita in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Tucupita sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 49 days see rain.
UV index in Tucupita in Winter
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 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 Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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 |
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.
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.