Climate averages 1991–2020
Upata weather
in December.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Upata: daytime highs average 29.3°C and nights cool to about 21.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 63 mm of rain on roughly 15 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 40 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ciudad Guayana (45 km away). In December its highs average 29.3°C, about as warm as Upata, with 48 mm of rain.
Among the 65 cities listed in Venezuela, Upata ranks joint 32nd of 65 for the warmest December highs and 46th of 65 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 65 cities is 29.1°C; Upata is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 29.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 63 mm to 36 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Upata climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.6°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 36 | 9.0 | 11.712 h |
| February | 30.5°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 24 | 6.0 | 11.912 h |
| March | 31.9°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 23 | 5.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 32.4°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 46 | 7.9 | 12.312 h |
| May | 31.1°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 103 | 15.1 | 12.512 h |
| June | 29.4°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 140 | 22.0 | 12.613 h |
| July | 29.0°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 162 | 24.6 | 12.513 h |
| August | 29.6°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 154 | 22.5 | 12.412 h |
| September | 31.1°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 103 | 15.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.6°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 94 | 15.9 | 12.012 h |
| November | 30.4°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 94 | 16.9 | 11.812 h |
| December, selected | 29.3°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 63 | 14.5 | 11.712 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Ciudad Guayana in DecemberVenezuela · 45 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 22.6°C · 48 mm rain
- Tucupita in DecemberVenezuela · 123 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 22.7°C · 108 mm rain
- Ciudad Bolívar in DecemberVenezuela · 126 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 23.3°C · 37 mm rain
- Maturín in DecemberVenezuela · 210 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 22.3°C · 68 mm rain
- San José de Guanipa in DecemberVenezuela · 216 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 22.2°C · 26 mm rain
- El Tigre in DecemberVenezuela · 225 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 22.1°C · 26 mm rain
- Anaco in DecemberVenezuela · 275 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 22.8°C · 23 mm rain
- Carúpano in DecemberVenezuela · 309 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 23.5°C · 76 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Upata) is explained once on the Upata year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.