Valle de La Pascua weather in December

In December, Valle de La Pascua sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 18 mm of rain across 4.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Valle de La Pascua's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Valle de La Pascua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
4.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:06 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
56%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Valle de La Pascua is town in Venezuela.

Founded
1785

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 34°C through the month.

A typical December day in Valle de La Pascua reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Valle de La Pascua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 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
31
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.

Valle de La Pascua weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°51.211.53.6
Feb35° / 23°30.911.73.1
Mar36° / 24°121.911.92.5
Apr36° / 25°617.812.22.2
May34° / 25°14716.912.42.4
Jun32° / 24°19121.612.52.7
Jul31° / 23°19425.212.52.7
Aug32° / 23°19525.812.32.7
Sep32° / 23°14022.112.12.7
Oct33° / 24°1151911.82.9
Nov33° / 24°6612.511.63.2
Dec34° / 23°184.311.53.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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316535

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Valle de La Pascua gets around 18 mm of rain over 4.3 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 14% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1129682
2131671
3133651
4234631
5236611
6338581
7339571
8440551
9442540
10543520
11645500
12646480
13748450
14749430
15851410
16853390
17954370
18956350
19958330
201059310
211061290
221161280
231163260
241264240
251265230
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271367200
281368190
291468180
301469170
311569160

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:595:29
211.55:595:29
311.56:005:29
411.56:005:30
511.56:015:30
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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 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Valle de La Pascua

In seasonPeak

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

Valle de La Pascua's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Valle de La Pascua?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Valle de La Pascua. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Valle de La Pascua in December

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

In December, Valle de La Pascua sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Valle de La Pascua 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 Valle de La Pascua peaks around March 22 at about 13 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 22UV 13Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Valle de La Pascua 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 Valle de La Pascua is worst in April — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1127 µg/m³Jan 1210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Valle de La Pascua?

Valle de La Pascua sits at 9.2°N, 66.0°W, 189 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Tucupido, 27 km away.

El SombreroSan José de BarloventoClarinesRío Chico

Topography around Valle de La Pascua

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Valle de La Pascua.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valle de La Pascua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 178 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 833 m.

The land around Valle de La Pascua is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
118 m
80 km
833 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Tucupido 27 km · Chaguaramas 30 km · Zaraza 76 km · Altagracia de Orituco 83 km · El Sombrero 117 km · San José de Barlovento 121 km · Clarines 123 km · Río Chico 123 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 Valle de La Pascua (9.2155°, -66.0073°, elevation 189 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).