Valera in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Valera sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 1065 mm of rain over about 87 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels humid.

Spring is Valera's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Valera 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 Valera's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 24°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 16°C
Rainfall: 1065 mm; 87 wet days
Avg wind: 2 km/h
Travel score: 3.7; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

← Winter Valera year-round climate Summer →

Spring Summer Fall Winter

Temperature in Valera in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C.

A typical spring day in Valera reaches about 24°C and drops to 16°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

Valera 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	23° / 15°	124	22.6	11.5	4.9
Feb	24° / 15°	150	21.9	11.7	4.7
Mar	24° / 16°	268	27.9	11.9	4.0
Apr	24° / 17°	410	28.9	12.2	3.6
May	24° / 17°	387	29.9	12.4	3.6
Jun	24° / 17°	257	28	12.5	3.8
Jul	24° / 16°	240	28.6	12.5	3.8
Aug	25° / 16°	267	29.2	12.3	3.8
Sep	25° / 16°	310	28.8	12.1	3.6
Oct	24° / 16°	354	30.6	11.8	3.5
Nov	24° / 16°	302	29.1	11.6	3.6
Dec	24° / 15°	188	25.9	11.5	4.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Valera gets around 1065 mm of rain over 87 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 2 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 4.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Valera?

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.

3.7

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

3.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Valera.

What to pack for Valera in Spring

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

In spring, Valera sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 87 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Valera in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Valera peaks around March 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

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

Air quality in Valera 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 Valera is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 14 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)	17	29	43	29	23	21	20	17	16	15	15	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	17	Moderate
Feb	29	Moderate
Mar	43	Poor
Apr	29	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Valera?

Valera sits at 9.3°N, 70.6°W, 524 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Escuque, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Valera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valera has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 459 m around an average of 583 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,312 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,662 m.

The land around Valera is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

459 m

trees 50%

16 km

2,312 m

trees 72%

80 km

4,662 m

trees 55%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← Winter Valera year-round climate Summer →

Spring weather nearby: Escuque 8.0 km · Motatán 8.0 km · Pampanito 15 km · Trujillo 19 km · Pampán 20 km · El Dividive 23 km · Sabana de Mendoza 23 km · Boconó 39 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 Valera (9.3178°, -70.6036°, elevation 524 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.