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Margarita Island is the largest island in the Caribbean belonging to Venezuela, the island is located a few kilometers north of the coast of the Peninsula de Araya, in the less humid side of the Caribbean. The climate of Margarita Island is a semi-arid dry tropical type characterized by rather high temperatures and low rainfall. Temperatures are stable throughout the year, the island has an anual average temperature of 28 ° C. The average maximum temperatures vary between 32.8 ° C in September and 30 ° C in January, while the average minimum temperatures vary between 23.2 ° C in January and 25.5 ° C for the months of September and October.
THE PRECIPITATIONS
The rains are scarce, the island has an average of 457 mm of rain per year. Throughout the year, however, we can highlight two rainy seasons and two dry seasons. The first relatively rainy period is from November to January, the second rainy period covers the months of June, July and August. The month with the most rainfall is December, which receives an average of only 77 mm of rain spread over 10 rainy days.
The months from February to May are the first dry period, while a second dry period covers the months of September and October. The driest month of the year is May with an average of only 3 mm of rain. For those visiting the island, however, the rains are rarely a problem, on average, there are only 67 days of rain in a year. The humidity is always very high, the annual average is 79%.
The sea water temperature in the Margarita Island is always good to swim in the sea, it varies between 25 ° C during the months of February and March and 28 ° C of the months between August and November.
WHEN TO GO TO MARGARITA ISLAND
Margarita Island can be visited at any time of year. The dry climate that characterizes it makes great a vacation on the island at any time of year.
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THE CLIMATE OF MARGARITA ISLAND: CLIMATIC TABLES
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| MARGARITA ISLAND (Porlamar) (10 meters) | ||||
| Month | Average low (°C) | Average high (°C) | Precip. (mm) | Precip. days |
| January | 23,2 | 30,0 | 62,4 | 7 |
| February | 23,3 | 30,4 | 26,7 | 6 |
| March | 23,7 | 31,1 | 16,4 | 2 |
| April | 24,5 | 31,9 | 11,7 | 2 |
| May | 25,0 | 32,2 | 8,3 | 3 |
| June | 24,9 | 31,5 | 39,9 | 6 |
| July | 24,8 | 31,7 | 51,2 | 7 |
| August | 25,1 | 32,3 | 53,7 | 7 |
| September | 25,5 | 32,8 | 22,2 | 4 |
| October | 25,5 | 32,6 | 30,4 | 6 |
| November | 25,0 | 31,7 | 57,8 | 8 |
| December | 23,9 | 30,4 | 76,8 | 10 |
| YEAR | 24,5 | 31,5 | 457,5 | 67 |
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| MARGARITA ISLAND | ||||
| Month | Sea Water Temperature °C | |||
| January | 26 | |||
| February | 25 | |||
| March | 25 | |||
| April | 26 | |||
| May | 26 | |||
| June | 27 | |||
| July | 27 | |||
| August | 28 | |||
| September | 28 | |||
| October | 28 | |||
| November | 28 | |||
| December | 26 | |||
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