Zaraza weather in December

In December, Zaraza sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 28 mm of rain across 6.4 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 24% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Zaraza's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zaraza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
4th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:04 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
59%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Zaraza is city in Venezuela.

Density
30/km²
people per km²
Founded
1646

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 Zaraza reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with 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 Zaraza

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.

Zaraza 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
Jan35° / 23°71.911.53.1
Feb36° / 24°51.211.72.6
Mar36° / 24°152.511.92.1
Apr37° / 25°536.712.21.8
May35° / 25°13415.112.42.0
Jun33° / 24°16420.412.52.5
Jul32° / 24°18724.412.52.5
Aug32° / 24°19324.812.32.5
Sep33° / 24°13921.712.12.5
Oct34° / 24°11818.911.82.5
Nov34° / 24°7614.811.62.7
Dec34° / 24°286.411.53.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
34951
44951
55050
65050
74951
84951
95050
104951
115050
125050
135050
145050
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185149
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265644
275743
285842
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305941
316040

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Zaraza gets around 28 mm of rain over 6.4 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 21% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
134
233
333
432
531
630
729
828
927
1026
1125
1224
1323
1422
1521
1620
1719
1818
1917
2017
2116
2215
2315
2414
2514
2613
2713
2812
2912
3011
3111

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1121744
2123724
3124723
4125713
5126703
6228682
7229672
8230662
9331642
10333631
11434611
12435601
13437581
14538561
15540541
16542521
17644501
18645481
19647461
20649440
21750430
22752410
23853390
24854380
25955360
261056340
271057330
281158310
291258300
301259290
311360270

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:56 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:565:26
211.55:575:26
311.55:575:26
411.55:585:27
511.55:585:27
611.55:595:27
711.55:595:28
811.56:005:28
911.56:005:28
1011.56:015:29
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2911.56:105:37
3011.56:105:38
3111.56:115:38

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.91 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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44.9Bright
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265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Zaraza

In seasonPeak

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

Zaraza'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 Zaraza?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zaraza in December

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

In December, Zaraza sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zaraza 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 Zaraza peaks around March 21 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 21UV 14Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Zaraza 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 Zaraza is worst in April — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2228 µg/m³Jan 1112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zaraza?

Zaraza sits at 9.4°N, 65.3°W, 80 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Tucupido, 50 km away.

Puerto PírituPariaguánAnacoChaguaramas

Topography around Zaraza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zaraza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,075 m.

The land around Zaraza is covered by grassland (37%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
86 m
80 km
1,075 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Tucupido 50 km · Aragua de Barcelona 56 km · Clarines 68 km · Valle de La Pascua 76 km · Puerto Píritu 85 km · Pariaguán 88 km · Anaco 95 km · Chaguaramas 102 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 Zaraza (9.3503°, -65.3245°, elevation 80 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).