South America
Venezuela
About 28.9M people live in Venezuela, on 912,050 km² in 25 regions; the capital is Caracas. The highest summit is Pico Bolívar (4,978 m).
Best timeJan–Mar
Best weather in OctoberCaracas 68
October: highs23° – 32°
Rain this month, on average136mm
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jan–Mar.
Venezuela at a glance
The atlas follows 23,017 places here month by month, with 529 mountains and 114 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and March.
Caracas now27°CShowers · 09:32Sunrise · sunset06:17 · 18:08CaracasNext holiday24 DecemberChristmas EveEarthquakes0in the last 7 days (M2.5+)Travel adviceUS 3UK 3Reconsider travel
23,017places in 25 regions529summits, highest Pico Bolívar114monuments34museums24lakes34beaches5festivals265huts, viewpoints, campsites…
Venezuela's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+420%5.49M in 1950 → 28.5M in 2025 → 31.1M in 2050Venezuela · In numbers
GDP per person (PPP)$21,3002011 · 65/197 among countries · World: $13,600
Life expectancy72.72024 · 127/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities89 %2025 · 33/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet77 %2024 · 106/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman2.082024 · 97/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover53 %2024 · 46/206 among countries
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Venezuela
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Venezuela
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
68OctoberCaracas
Feb–Mar · Dec
27° / 20°129 mm
28OctoberMaracaibo
Jan–Feb · Dec
31° / 25°109 mm
63OctoberValencia
Feb–Mar · Dec
28° / 22°161 mm
37OctoberMaturín
Jan–Mar
31° / 23°156 mm
52OctoberMérida
Jan–Feb · Dec
23° / 15°175 mm
64OctoberMaracay
Feb–Mar · Dec
29° / 22°127 mm
32OctoberCiudad Bolívar
Jan–Mar
32° / 24°88 mm
33OctoberBarinas
Jan–Feb · Dec
30° / 22°210 mm
25 regions
Falcón2,255 places · 15 summits · Coro
Anzoátegui2,072 places · 5 summits · Barcelona
Guárico1,933 places · 12 summits · Valle de la Pascua
Zulia1,734 places · Maracaibo
Bolívar1,560 places · 33 summits · Ciudad Bolívar
Sucre1,368 places · 3 summits · Cumaná
Miranda1,342 places · 72 summits · Petare
Lara1,340 places · 7 summits · Barquisimeto
Barinas1,236 places · 1 summits · Barinas
Apure1,212 places · San Fernando de Apure
Táchira986 places · 5 summits · San Cristóbal
Monagas944 places · 2 summits · Maturín
Cojedes759 places · 1 summits · San Carlos
Portuguesa672 places · Araure
Mérida666 places · 59 summits · Mérida
Aragua655 places · 110 summits · Maracay
Trujillo558 places · 11 summits · Valera
Carabobo463 places · 28 summits · Valencia
Yaracuy376 places · 5 summits · San Felipe
Amazonas250 places · 1 summits · Puerto Ayacucho
Nueva Esparta222 places · 4 summits · La Asunción
Vargas218 places · 12 summits · La Guaira
Delta Amacuro122 places · Tucupita
Distrito Federal72 places · 1 summits · Caracas
Dependencias Federales2 places · Los Roques
Venezuela from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Venezuela
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Nature in Venezuela
Summit4,978 m
Pico Bolívar
Summit4,922 m
Pico La Concha
Summit4,883 m
Pico Bonpland
Lake
Kettle Mucubají
Lake
Macagua Reservoir
Lake
Camatagua ReservoirWildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Venezuela
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Venezuela
114 monuments and 34 museums; the best known first.
Ciudad BolívarBuilt 1764
CoroBuilt 1527
La GuairaBuilt 1589
Yellow HouseBuilt 1874 · Neoclassical
University City of Caracas
Parque CristalBuilt 1987
Museum
National Art GalleryBuilt 1974
Museum
Caracas Museum of Fine ArtsBuilt 1917The festival year
What's on in Venezuela
The ground and the sky in Venezuela
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5 or moreSince 1950126magnitude 5+, of them 24 of 6+StrongestM7.5Catia La Mar 21 km ← · 2026Deadliest26,000deaths · 1812The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · CaracasNext eclipse20 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipseOrionids~20 an hour21 October · CaracasNorthern lightsKp 9+only in the strongest storms here
Getting to Venezuela
7 large airports, 18 railway stations, 44 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International AirportCCS · Caracas
18 kmLa Chinita International AirportMAR · Maracaibo
16 kmArturo Michelena International AirportVLN · Valencia
8 kmGeneral Manuel Carlos Piar International AirportPZO · Ciudad Bolívar
89 kmJacinto Lara International AirportBRM · Barquisimeto
2.4 kmEstación CaracasCaracas
8.7 kmEstación San DiegoValencia
7.6 kmEstación MaracayMaracay
3.6 kmInstituto Ferroviario del EstadoBarquisimeto
1.3 kmTerminal Los LagosLos Teques
2.5 kmEstación CaguaTurmero
4.8 kmTerminal Lacustre→ Terminal Lacustre Los Puertos de Altagracia
0.6 kmLa Guaira→ Terminal del Conferry
1.1 kmMuelle de Porlamar→ Chacopata
9.6 kmTerminal del Gran Cacique Express→ Muelle de Punta de Piedras, Puerto de Araya
1.6 kmTerminal del Gran Casique Express→ Muelle de Punta de Piedras
1.6 kmCarupano→ Muelle de Punta de Piedras
1.5 kmPractical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
PlugsAB120 V
Emergency171Calling code +58
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyVenezuelan BolívarVES
LanguagesSpanish
Local time09:32Caracas