Caracas weather in December

December in Caracas: hot, a little rain, with clean air — an excellent time to visit.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Caracas🇻🇪 Venezuela · Caribbean Colombia & Venezuela · City84
  1. 88Jan
  2. 87Feb
  3. 83Mar
  4. 73Apr
  5. 74May
  6. 75Jun
  7. 76Jul
  8. 68Aug
  9. 64Sep
  10. 62Oct
  11. 68Nov
  12. 84Dec

#3 of 12 months in Caracas · #320 of 1413 destinations to visit in December · comfort 84/100 (tier A)

Days
27°C
Nights
20°C
Wet days
13
Sun
10.6 h
Humidity
82%
Daylight
12 h
Caracas, Venezuela
Photo: Su Velaides · Pexels

Traveller notes on Caracas in December

Other months in Caracas

Detailed July-specific weather trip reports for Caracas are limited on the forum, with one visitor's July trip report simply describing loving the city despite taking real safety precautions throughout the stay. Posters discussing the nearby May-June stretch describe the weather then as glorious, with beautiful conditions and few tourists, a pattern that broadly extends into July given Caracas's valley setting and relatively stable year-round mountain climate. Posters describe the city's location in the Cerro Ávila valley, with mountains close by and the Caribbean coast a short drive away, as keeping conditions milder than Venezuela's hotter lowland cities. Posters generally rate July as warm and pleasant for a Caracas visit weather-wise, with safety planning the more pressing consideration than the climate itself.
Tripadvisor community · July · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters describe Caracas as genuinely not hot at all - often described as pretty cool, sometimes outright cold - a real surprise for a Venezuelan city given its tropical latitude, explained by the city's elevated valley setting. Posters flag areas at even higher elevation near Caracas as chillier still than the city center itself. Posters are consistent that the city's weather patterns can feel genuinely temperamental, shifting more than visitors might expect from a single tropical city. One January visitor specifically reported great weather during their stay, consistent with January generally sitting in Venezuela's cooler, drier season rather than its hot, wet stretch.
Tripadvisor community · January · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Caracas climate normals — December

Daytime high27°C / 80°F🥵 hot
Nighttime low20°C / 68°F
Feels like (high)29°C / 84°F
Sea temperature27°C / 80°F😎 warm sea
Rainfall50 mm / 1.9 in🌦 some rain
Rainy days13 days
Humidity82%💦 very humid
Dew point19°C / 66°F
Sunshine10.6 h/day
Daylight11.5 h
Wind10 km/h / 6 mph
Air quality (US AQI)36🍃 good

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Caracas in December

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

BusyWinter baseball season, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Best months for Caracas's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Best weatherCaracas's weather peaks December–February, best around January.

December includes Winter baseball season.

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What's on in Caracas in December

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Festival

    Winter baseball season

    12 Oct – 31 Jan · usuallySporting eventCrowded

    The Venezuelan league opens in mid-October and runs to the January finals. Leones del Caracas now play at the Estadio Monumental in La Rinconada, and games against Magallanes are the ones that sell out. Source ↗

  • Season

    Dry months on the Ávila

    15 Dec – 15 Apr · usuallyDry season

    The mountain wall on the city's north side is walkable and mostly cloud-free in these months, and the trails up from Altamira and Cotiza fill with runners from first light. By May the cloud is back on the ridge.

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Nearby, and something's on

Within 300 km of Caracas — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.

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Caracas in December — FAQ

Is December a good time to visit Caracas?
December in Caracas: hot, a little rain, with clean air — an excellent time to visit. It ranks #3 of 12 months for Caracas on SeasonMap's comfort score (84/100).
What is the weather like in Caracas in December?
In December, Caracas averages a daily high of 26.5°C and a low of 19.9°C, with about 49.5 mm of rain over roughly 13.2 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Caracas in December?
Caracas has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 36 in December.

Within 300 km: Kralendijk's Sea turtle nesting around 1 May – 15 Dec.