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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Zaraza Venezuela

In Zaraza, the wet season is hot and overcast; the dry season is sweltering, windy, and mostly cloudy; and it is oppressive year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 69°F to 98°F and is rarely below 66°F or above 102°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best times of year to visit Zaraza for hot-weather activities are from early June to late August and from early December to early March.

Climate in Zaraza

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Zaraza weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 2.5 months, from February 18 to May 2, with an average daily high temperature above 97°F. The hottest month of the year in Zaraza is April, with an average high of 98°F and low of 74°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.9 months, from June 15 to September 11, with an average daily high temperature below 91°F. The coldest month of the year in Zaraza is August, with an average low of 71°F and high of 90°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Zaraza

Average High and Low Temperature in ZarazahotcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FJan 1294°FJan 1294°FMar 2798°FMar 2798°F69°F69°F73°F73°FFeb 1897°FFeb 1897°FMay 297°FMay 297°FJun 1591°FJun 1591°FSep 1191°FSep 1191°F71°F71°F74°F74°F72°F72°F71°F71°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 95°F96°F98°F98°F95°F91°F90°F90°F91°F92°F92°F93°F
Temp. 81°F82°F84°F85°F83°F81°F79°F79°F80°F80°F80°F81°F
Low 69°F70°F72°F74°F74°F72°F71°F71°F71°F71°F71°F70°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Zaraza

Average Hourly Temperature in ZarazaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcomfortablewarmwarmwarmhotsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Dimbokro, Côte d’Ivoire (4,152 miles away); Gwasero, Nigeria (4,688 miles); and Bialong, Philippines (11,119 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Zaraza (view comparison).

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In Zaraza, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Zaraza begins around June 5 and lasts for 3.3 months, ending around September 14.

The clearest month of the year in Zaraza is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 41% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 14 and lasts for 8.7 months, ending around June 5.

The cloudiest month of the year in Zaraza is April, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 78% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Zaraza

Cloud Cover Categories in ZarazaclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 1142%Jul 1142%Apr 2621%Apr 2621%Jun 532%Jun 532%Sep 1432%Sep 1432%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 66%68%72%78%75%64%59%65%69%72%73%71%
Clearer 34%32%28%22%25%36%41%35%31%28%27%29%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Zaraza varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.0 months, from May 15 to November 14, with a greater than 33% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Zaraza is July, with an average of 19.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.0 months, from November 14 to May 15. The month with the fewest wet days in Zaraza is March, with an average of 1.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Zaraza is July, with an average of 19.2 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 64% on July 29.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Zaraza

Daily Chance of Precipitation in ZarazawetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 2964%Jul 2964%Mar 132%Mar 132%May 1533%May 1533%Nov 1433%Nov 1433%rain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 1.2d1.2d1.2d4.5d10.4d15.7d19.2d18.8d15.0d12.5d9.6d4.4d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Zaraza experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.0 months, from March 29 to December 28, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Zaraza is July, with an average rainfall of 6.2 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from December 28 to March 29. The month with the least rain in Zaraza is February, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Zaraza

Average Monthly Rainfall in ZarazarainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inJul 296.5 inJul 296.5 inJan 230.2 inJan 230.2 inMar 20.2 inMar 20.2 inDec 280.5 inDec 280.5 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.2″0.2″0.2″1.2″2.9″4.7″6.2″6.1″4.6″3.4″2.3″0.9″

The length of the day in Zaraza does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 40 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 35 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 12 hours, 40 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Zaraza

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in ZarazaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 1912 hr, 6 minMar 1912 hr, 40 minJun 2012 hr, 40 minJun 2012 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2211 hr, 35 minDec 2111 hr, 35 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 11.6h11.8h12.1h12.3h12.6h12.7h12.6h12.4h12.2h11.9h11.7h11.6h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:00 AM on May 27, and the latest sunrise is 43 minutes later at 6:43 AM on January 28. The earliest sunset is at 5:56 PM on November 15, and the latest sunset is 49 minutes later at 6:45 PM on July 12.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Zaraza during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Zaraza

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in ZarazaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMay 276:00 AMMay 276:00 AM6:45 PMJul 126:45 PMJul 12Nov 155:56 PMNov 155:56 PM6:43 AMJan 286:43 AMJan 28daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Zaraza

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in ZarazaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050506060606070707080000010101010202020203030303040404040505050506060607070805790NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Zaraza

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Zaraza experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 9.0 months, from April 4 to January 3, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 86% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Zaraza is August, with 30.8 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Zaraza is February, with 23.9 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Zaraza

Humidity Comfort Levels in ZarazamuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 181%Feb 181%100%Aug 18100%Aug 18Apr 486%Apr 486%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 25.7d23.9d25.8d26.6d29.5d29.4d30.7d30.8d29.8d30.6d29.4d28.4d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Zaraza experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.9 months, from December 20 to May 17, with average wind speeds of more than 8.2 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Zaraza is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.0 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.1 months, from May 17 to December 20. The calmest month of the year in Zaraza is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Zaraza

Average Wind Speed in ZarazawindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphMar 1711.1 mphMar 1711.1 mphSep 135.3 mphSep 135.3 mphDec 208.2 mphDec 208.2 mphMay 178.2 mphMay 178.2 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 9.210.311.010.08.37.26.35.55.45.66.58.0

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Zaraza varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 1.5 months, from February 10 to March 26, with a peak percentage of 53% on March 5. The wind is most often from the east for 10 months, from March 26 to February 10, with a peak percentage of 55% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Zaraza

Wind Direction in ZarazaENEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNoweastnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Zaraza throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Zaraza for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid June to late September and from early December to mid March, with a peak score in the second week of January.

Tourism Score in Zaraza

Tourism Score in Zarazabest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.14.13.23.2NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Zaraza for hot-weather activities are from early June to late August and from early December to early March, with a peak score in the second week of January.

Beach/Pool Score in Zaraza

Beach/Pool Score in Zarazabest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.05.04.04.04.94.9NowNowtemperaturetemperature precipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Zaraza are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Zaraza

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in ZarazaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcomfortablewarmhotsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days in Zaraza

Growing Degree Days in ZarazaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F2,000°F2,000°F4,000°F4,000°F6,000°F6,000°F8,000°F8,000°F10,000°F10,000°FJan 490°FJan 490°FDec 3110,742°FDec 3110,742°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.0 months, from February 15 to April 14, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Zaraza is March, with an average of 6.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from August 28 to December 9, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Zaraza is October, with an average of 5.2 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Zaraza

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in ZarazabrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhMar 146.9 kWhMar 146.9 kWhOct 205.2 kWhOct 205.2 kWhAug 285.5 kWhAug 285.5 kWhDec 95.5 kWhDec 95.5 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 6.16.66.86.55.95.75.75.55.45.25.35.6

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Zaraza are 9.350 deg latitude, -65.325 deg longitude, and 262 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Zaraza contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 177 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 187 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (276 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (3,599 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Zaraza is covered by grassland (67%), trees (16%), and shrubs (12%), within 10 miles by grassland (56%) and trees (24%), and within 50 miles by grassland (60%) and trees (25%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Zaraza, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Zaraza.

At a distance of 109 kilometers from Zaraza, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Zaraza according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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