When to go
Apart from the individual regions, whose climate has been already explained in detail on the climate page, if you want to take a trip throughout Venezuela, you can choose
January and February, also including the Christmas period at the end of December.
More generally, the dry period, or in any case the least rainy (
mid-December to mid-April), is preferable to the rainy season (late April to mid-November).
What to pack
For the
plain, in general, pack light clothing all year round. For the forest, tropics-friendly, loose-fitting clothing, light shirts and pants of natural fibers (cotton or linen) or synthetics that breathe, maybe with long sleeves for mosquitoes; a light sweater and a light raincoat for thunderstorms, which can be brought also in the savanna during the rainy season. For the coasts, although it's always hot, you can bring a light sweatshirt for the evening breeze, especially from December to February.
For
Caracas, you can add a sweatshirt for the evening, especially from December to February, and a raincoat or umbrella from May to December.
For
Mérida and the tierras templadas, pack light clothing, a sweater for the evening, a jacket for the evening especially from December to March; a raincoat or umbrella throughout the year, but especially from April to November.
For the
high mountains, pack warm clothes, such as a down jacket, a hat, gloves, a scarf, hiking shoes.
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Venezuela