Upata weather in December

In December, Upata sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 63 mm of rain across 14.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-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 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Upata's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Upata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
5:50 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

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.

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 Upata reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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 Upata

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 22 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
22
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.

Upata weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°36911.64.9
Feb31° / 21°245.911.74.8
Mar32° / 22°24511.94.2
Apr33° / 22°467.912.23.6
May32° / 23°10315.212.43.5
Jun30° / 22°1402212.53.4
Jul30° / 22°16224.612.43.3
Aug31° / 22°15422.512.33.4
Sep32° / 22°10315.9123.4
Oct32° / 23°941611.83.3
Nov31° / 22°9416.911.63.5
Dec30° / 22°6314.511.54.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43169
53169
63169
73169
83268
93367
103367
113466
123466
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203763
213862
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254060
264159
274159
284258
294357
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Upata gets around 63 mm of rain over 14.5 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 47% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
155
255
354
454
554
654
753
853
952
1052
1151
1250
1350
1449
1548
1647
1746
1845
1944
2043
2142
2242
2342
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2541
2640
2740
2839
2938
3037
3137

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
104456
214554
314554
414653
514752
624850
724949
835048
935146
1045145
1145343
1255342
1355540
1465638
1565836
1665935
1766133
1876231
1976429
2076528
2176627
2276825
2386824
2486923
2587022
2687121
2787220
2897219
2997318
30107317
31107416

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:425:16
211.65:435:17
311.65:435:17
411.65:445:17
511.65:445:18
611.65:455:18
711.65:455:18
811.55:465:19
911.55:465:19
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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 4.47 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.47 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.5Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Upata

In seasonPeak

None of Upata's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Upata's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Upata?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Upata for sightseeing.

What to pack for Upata in December

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

In December, Upata sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Upata 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 21UV 15Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Upata 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 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).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 2024 µg/m³Nov 1811 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

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.

TembladorCiudad PiarTucupitaCiudad BolívarTumeremo

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.

3 km
236 m
16 km
454 m
80 km
722 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Ciudad Guayana 45 km · Barrancas 79 km · Guasipati 82 km · Temblador 113 km · Ciudad Piar 119 km · Tucupita 123 km · Ciudad Bolívar 126 km · Tumeremo 127 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 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).