Zaraza weather in February

In February, Zaraza sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Zaraza's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zaraza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:15 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
55%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
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 February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month.

A typical February day in Zaraza reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 1°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Zaraza

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Zaraza weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-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 February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46238
56238
66238
76238
86139
96139
106139
116139
126139
135941
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165842
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Zaraza gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.2 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
35
45
55
65
75
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94
104
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285

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1134596
2134596
3134587
4134587
5134587
6134587
7134587
8234577
9234577
10234577
11234586
12234586
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15233605
16133615
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20131635
21131635
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Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
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411calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:175:53
211.66:175:53
311.66:175:53
411.66:175:54
511.66:175:54
611.66:175:54
711.66:175:55
811.66:165:55
911.66:165:55
1011.76:165:55
1111.76:165:56
1211.76:165:56
1311.76:165:56
1411.76:155:56
1511.76:155:57
1611.76:155:57
1711.76:155:57
1811.76:145:57
1911.76:145:57
2011.76:145:58
2111.76:135:58
2211.76:135:58
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2711.86:115:59
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.64 kWh/m².

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 — February's 5.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Zaraza

In seasonPeak

None of Zaraza's seasonal hazards are active in February. 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 February a good time to visit Zaraza?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

February 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 February

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

In February, Zaraza sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zaraza in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks 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 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 February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February 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
February 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).