Caracas weather in September

September in Caracas: hot, soaked, with muggy air — a gamble, with 27 rainy days.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Caracas🇻🇪 Venezuela · Caribbean Colombia & Venezuela · City64
  1. 88Jan
  2. 87Feb
  3. 83Mar
  4. 73Apr
  5. 74May
  6. 75Jun
  7. 76Jul
  8. 68Aug
  9. 64Sep
  10. 62Oct
  11. 68Nov
  12. 84Dec

#11 of 12 months in Caracas · #1059 of 1413 destinations to visit in September · comfort 64/100 (tier C)

Days
28°C
Nights
21°C
Wet days
27
Sun
10.7 h
Humidity
81%
Daylight
12 h
Caracas, Venezuela
Photo: Su Velaides · Pexels

Traveller notes on Caracas in September

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 — September

Daytime high28°C / 83°F🥵 hot
Nighttime low21°C / 70°F
Feels like (high)33°C / 91°F
Sea temperature29°C / 83°F♨️ bath-warm
Rainfall227 mm / 8.9 in⛈ soaked
Rainy days27 days
Humidity81%💦 very humid
Dew point20°C / 68°F
Sunshine10.7 h/day
Daylight12.2 h
Wind6 km/h / 4 mph
Air quality (US AQI)51🙂 moderate

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

Crowds in Caracas in September

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.

BusySchool holidays at the coast, school holidays in 2 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).

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

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What's on in Caracas in September

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

  • Holiday

    School holidays at the coast

    15 Jul – 15 Sep · usuallyCrowded

    School and university holidays run from July to mid-September, and weekend traffic pours over the mountain to the La Guaira beaches. Coastal lodging prices peak while the city itself is calmer. Source ↗

  • Season

    Wet season

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    27 rainy days and about 227 mm in the month — the real kind of rainy season, not afternoon showers.

    from the climate normals

What's on around the world in September →

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 September — FAQ

Is September a good time to visit Caracas?
September in Caracas: hot, soaked, with muggy air — a gamble, with 27 rainy days. It ranks #11 of 12 months for Caracas on SeasonMap's comfort score (64/100).
What is the weather like in Caracas in September?
In September, Caracas averages a daily high of 28.3°C and a low of 20.9°C, with about 227.3 mm of rain over roughly 26.5 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Caracas in September?
Caracas has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 51 in September.

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