Climate and average weather in Upata
In Upata, the weather is humid, hot, wet, and mostly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near hot levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around July.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Upata typically varies from 21°C to 33°C, and is rarely below 20°C or above 35°C. April is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Upata for warm-weather activities are from early January to late March and early December to late December.
- Hottest
- Apr
- 33°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 22°
- Wettest
- Jul
- 162 mm
- Driest
- Mar
- 24 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1041 mm
- 175 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.5–12.5 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 364 m
- 8.0°N
- Clearest
- Jan
- 63% cloud
Upata is city in Bolívar, Venezuela.
- Density
- 933/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1762
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Upata weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early January to late March.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Upata, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Upata stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is April, with an average high of 33°C and low of 22°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 22°C and high of 30°C.
Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | 21 |
| Feb | 31 | 21 |
| Mar | 32 | 22 |
| Apr | 33 | 22 |
| May | 32 | 23 |
| Jun | 30 | 22 |
| Jul | 30 | 22 |
| Aug | 31 | 22 |
| Sep | 32 | 22 |
| Oct | 32 | 23 |
| Nov | 31 | 22 |
| Dec | 30 | 22 |
How hot and cold Upata really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Upata feels like about 36°C (around October 10). About 321 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in October.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 32 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 32 |
| Air high (°C) | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| Air low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 30 | 21 | 21 |
| Feb | 32 | 31 | 21 | 21 |
| Mar | 34 | 32 | 22 | 22 |
| Apr | 35 | 33 | 22 | 22 |
| May | 34 | 32 | 23 | 23 |
| Jun | 33 | 30 | 22 | 22 |
| Jul | 33 | 30 | 22 | 22 |
| Aug | 34 | 31 | 22 | 22 |
| Sep | 35 | 32 | 22 | 22 |
| Oct | 36 | 32 | 23 | 23 |
| Nov | 34 | 31 | 22 | 22 |
| Dec | 32 | 30 | 22 | 22 |
Average hourly temperature in Upata
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on April afternoons, near 33°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 22°C.
Upata weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30° / 21° | 36 | 9 | 11.6 | 4.9 |
| Feb | 31° / 21° | 24 | 5.9 | 11.7 | 4.8 |
| Mar | 32° / 22° | 24 | 5 | 11.9 | 4.2 |
| Apr | 33° / 22° | 46 | 7.9 | 12.2 | 3.6 |
| May | 32° / 23° | 103 | 15.2 | 12.4 | 3.5 |
| Jun | 30° / 22° | 140 | 22 | 12.5 | 3.4 |
| Jul | 30° / 22° | 162 | 24.6 | 12.4 | 3.3 |
| Aug | 31° / 22° | 154 | 22.5 | 12.3 | 3.4 |
| Sep | 32° / 22° | 103 | 15.9 | 12 | 3.4 |
| Oct | 32° / 23° | 94 | 16 | 11.8 | 3.3 |
| Nov | 31° / 22° | 94 | 16.9 | 11.6 | 3.5 |
| Dec | 30° / 22° | 63 | 14.5 | 11.5 | 4.3 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Upata gets about 1041 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 7.0 months, from around May 17 to Dec 14, peaking in July at about 80% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Mar 15.
July is the wettest month by volume, with 162 mm over about 25 wet days; March is the driest, with 24 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 30 | 21 | 17 | 27 | 49 | 73 | 79 | 73 | 54 | 51 | 56 | 47 |
| Rain days | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | 9 |
| Feb | 21 | 6 |
| Mar | 17 | 5 |
| Apr | 27 | 8 |
| May | 49 | 15 |
| Jun | 73 | 22 |
| Jul | 79 | 25 |
| Aug | 73 | 23 |
| Sep | 54 | 16 |
| Oct | 51 | 16 |
| Nov | 56 | 17 |
| Dec | 47 | 15 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Upata collects about 1041 mm of rain across 175 wet days — roughly 87 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. July is the wettest month with 162 mm, while March is the driest at just 24 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 44% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 36 | 24 | 24 | 46 | 103 | 140 | 162 | 154 | 103 | 94 | 94 | 63 |
| Rain days | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 9 |
| Feb | 24 | 6 |
| Mar | 24 | 5 |
| Apr | 46 | 8 |
| May | 103 | 15 |
| Jun | 140 | 22 |
| Jul | 162 | 25 |
| Aug | 154 | 23 |
| Sep | 103 | 16 |
| Oct | 94 | 16 |
| Nov | 94 | 17 |
| Dec | 63 | 15 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Upata, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around December 13 and lasts for 3.5 months, ending around March 29. The clearest month is January, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 47% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around March 30 and lasts for 4.7 months, ending around August 18. The cloudiest month is June, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 77% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 47 | 43 | 36 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 33 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 36 |
| Cloudier (%) | 53 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 73 | 67 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 64 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | 53 |
| Feb | 43 | 57 |
| Mar | 36 | 64 |
| Apr | 27 | 73 |
| May | 24 | 76 |
| Jun | 23 | 77 |
| Jul | 27 | 73 |
| Aug | 33 | 67 |
| Sep | 40 | 60 |
| Oct | 36 | 64 |
| Nov | 32 | 68 |
| Dec | 36 | 64 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 8, brings about 12 h 30 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 11 h 30 min — a swing of roughly 1 hour.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.5 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:02 | 6:02 | 5:51 | 5:35 | 5:25 | 5:26 | 5:32 | 5:36 | 5:33 | 5:30 | 5:36 | 5:50 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:36 | 5:46 | 5:48 | 5:45 | 5:47 | 5:54 | 5:58 | 5:52 | 5:35 | 5:19 | 5:14 | 5:22 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.6 | 6:02 | 5:36 |
| Feb | 11.7 | 6:02 | 5:46 |
| Mar | 11.9 | 5:51 | 5:48 |
| Apr | 12.2 | 5:35 | 5:45 |
| May | 12.4 | 5:25 | 5:47 |
| Jun | 12.5 | 5:26 | 5:54 |
| Jul | 12.4 | 5:32 | 5:58 |
| Aug | 12.3 | 5:36 | 5:52 |
| Sep | 12.0 | 5:33 | 5:35 |
| Oct | 11.8 | 5:30 | 5:19 |
| Nov | 11.6 | 5:36 | 5:14 |
| Dec | 11.5 | 5:50 | 5:22 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Upata averages about 3 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 2 and 7 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 2.8 months, from around Aug 13 to Nov 6. The sunniest month is September, with roughly 6 sunny days (gloomy).
The greyest month is June, down near 2 sunny days — about 70% fewer than the September peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Sky | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | Gloomy |
| Feb | 3 | Gloomy |
| Mar | 4 | Gloomy |
| Apr | 3 | Gloomy |
| May | 3 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 2 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 2 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 4 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 6 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 5 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 3 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 3 | Gloomy |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
Upata is humid all year round — on a typical day the air feels at least humid, and there is no real dry season to wait for.
The stickiest month is January, when it feels muggy, oppressive or miserable about 80% of the time. Even in March, the mildest month, the air is dry or comfortable only 1% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 20 | 31 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Muggy (%) | 71 | 65 | 62 | 63 | 48 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 32 | 38 | 37 | 59 |
| Oppressive (%) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 44 | 72 | 79 | 80 | 66 | 60 | 63 | 35 |
| Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 20 | 71 | 9 |
| Feb | 1 | 31 | 65 | 3 |
| Mar | 1 | 34 | 62 | 3 |
| Apr | 1 | 22 | 63 | 15 |
| May | 0 | 8 | 48 | 44 |
| Jun | 0 | 1 | 27 | 72 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 | 21 | 79 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 | 20 | 80 |
| Sep | 0 | 2 | 32 | 66 |
| Oct | 0 | 2 | 38 | 60 |
| Nov | 0 | 0 | 37 | 63 |
| Dec | 0 | 6 | 59 | 35 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Upata is typically calm, near 10 km/h, and varies moderately with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 5.9 months, from around Dec 1 to May 30. The windiest month is February, averaging about 13 km/h (light breeze).
The calmer part of the year runs from around May 31 to Nov 30, with August the calmest month at about 7 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| Feels | calm | light breeze | light breeze | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | calm |
| Feb | 13 | light breeze |
| Mar | 13 | light breeze |
| Apr | 12 | calm |
| May | 11 | calm |
| Jun | 9 | calm |
| Jul | 8 | calm |
| Aug | 7 | calm |
| Sep | 8 | calm |
| Oct | 8 | calm |
| Nov | 9 | calm |
| Dec | 11 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Upata
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Upata's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Upata
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Upata throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid March, Upata is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Upata for general outdoor tourist activities is from early December to late March, with a peak score in the second week of January.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| Rating | fair | fair | fair | fair | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | fair | fair |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.9 | fair |
| Feb | 4.8 | fair |
| Mar | 4.2 | fair |
| Apr | 3.6 | fair |
| May | 3.5 | poor |
| Jun | 3.4 | poor |
| Jul | 3.3 | poor |
| Aug | 3.3 | poor |
| Sep | 3.4 | poor |
| Oct | 3.3 | poor |
| Nov | 3.5 | fair |
| Dec | 4.3 | fair |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Upata for hot-weather activities is from early December to mid May, with a peak score in the second week of February.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Upata, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
Upata packs about the same all year — highs hold near 33°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, sun protection and rain gear.
In April, Upata sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Upata by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Upata peaks around March 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 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Extreme |
| Feb | 13 | Extreme |
| Mar | 15 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 13 | Extreme |
| Jun | 12 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 10 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Upata
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in March the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 8.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 5.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Feb | 8 | 6 |
| Mar | 8 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| May | 8 | 6 |
| Jun | 8 | 6 |
| Jul | 8 | 6 |
| Aug | 8 | 6 |
| Sep | 8 | 6 |
| Oct | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Nov | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Dec | 7 | 5 |
Air quality in Upata by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Upata is worst in April — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 11 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 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Moderate | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Moderate |
| Feb | 16 | Moderate |
| Mar | 19 | Moderate |
| Apr | 24 | Moderate |
| May | 23 | Moderate |
| Jun | 22 | Moderate |
| Jul | 17 | Moderate |
| Aug | 13 | Moderate |
| Sep | 12 | Good |
| Oct | 13 | Moderate |
| Nov | 11 | Good |
| Dec | 12 | Good |
Growing season
Upata is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Upata banks about 6,045 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around April.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 485 | 449 | 522 | 525 | 530 | 487 | 493 | 504 | 512 | 539 | 505 | 495 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 485 |
| Feb | 449 |
| Mar | 522 |
| Apr | 525 |
| May | 530 |
| Jun | 487 |
| Jul | 493 |
| Aug | 504 |
| Sep | 512 |
| Oct | 539 |
| Nov | 505 |
| Dec | 495 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Upata receives about 5.2 kWh/m² a day of solar energy — bright — and it stays remarkably steady, holding between 4.5 and 5.8 kWh/m² all year. For solar panels, output here is a flat line, not a seasonal wave.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.7 | Bright |
| Feb | 5.1 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.6 | Bright |
| Apr | 5.6 | Bright |
| May | 5.2 | Bright |
| Jun | 4.8 | Bright |
| Jul | 4.9 | Bright |
| Aug | 5.3 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.8 | Bright |
| Oct | 5.6 | Bright |
| Nov | 4.9 | Bright |
| Dec | 4.5 | Bright |
Where is Upata?
Upata sits at 8.0°N, 62.4°W, 364 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Guayana, 45 km away.
Topography around Upata
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Upata.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Upata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m around an average of 385 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 722 m.
The land around Upata is covered by trees (50%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (47%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (37%) 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 Upata (8.0162°, -62.4056°, elevation 364 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).