Margarita (Isla Margarita) weather by month

The best time to visit Margarita (Isla Margarita) is March to May — 90/100 in March, 26°C and 4 rainy days. It is good year-round: every month scores within a few points of the best.

The worst month is December at 87/100 — hot, a little rain, clean air. See December →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Venezuela →

Margarita🇻🇪 Venezuela · Caribbean Colombia & Venezuela · Island90
  1. 89Jan
  2. 89Feb
  3. 90Mar
  4. 90Apr
  5. 90May
  6. 87Jun
  7. 88Jul
  8. 89Aug
  9. 90Sep
  10. 88Oct
  11. 87Nov
  12. 87Dec

Good year-round · worst December (87/100)

Days
26°C
Nights
25°C
Wet days
4
Sun
11 h
Humidity
84%
Daylight
12 h
Margarita, Venezuela
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Margarita, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Margarita is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan89A26°C10 d11 hShoulder1
Feb89A26°C7 d11 hBusy2
Mar90S26°C4 d11 hBusy3
Apr90S27°C2 d11 hBusy2
May90S27°C3 d11 hBusy1
Jun87A28°C11 d11 hQuiet1
Jul88A28°C13 d11 hShoulder1
Aug89A29°C13 d11 hShoulder1
Sep90S29°C8 d11 hBusy1
Oct88A29°C10 d11 hShoulder—
Nov87A28°C13 d10 hQuiet—
Dec87A27°C16 d10 hQuiet—

What's on in Margarita through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

January
  • Wind season at El Yaque1 Jan – 31 Aug (usually)Season
February
  • Carnaval16–17 FebHoliday
March
  • Semana Santa30 Mar – 5 AprHoliday
September
  • Fiesta de la Virgen del Valle1–15 SepFestival

Crowds in Margarita in March

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.

BusySemana Santa, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Traveller notes on Margarita

What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.

Forum posters describe Margarita Island's climate as fairly consistent year-round, a result of sitting only about 11 degrees off the equator and below the Caribbean hurricane belt, with January through May standing out as both the coolest and windiest stretch of the year. One visitor's late-March-to-early-April trip reported hot, mostly windy days with clear skies and no rain at all, particularly on the island's northern side. Posters generally name Easter week and August as the busiest times with domestic Venezuelan visitors, meaning an April visit outside the Easter rush can mean a quieter island alongside the comparatively cooler, drier, windier conditions typical of this part of the year.
Tripadvisor community · April · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Margarita's forum pushes back on the idea that October rainy season means washed-out beach days: multi-year visitor tallies cited on the forum put well over 90% of October days as sunny, and when rain does show up it tends to be a short, sharp downpour or something that passes through overnight rather than during beach hours. The island sits outside the Caribbean hurricane belt, which several posters flagged as a real advantage this time of year compared to other regional destinations. Consensus was that online forecasts for the island are unreliable, so locals just expect mostly dry, hot conditions and treat any rain as a pleasant surprise rather than the plan.
IslaMargaritaRegular · October · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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