Médanos de Coro National Park
Coro, Venezuela
Médanos de Coro National Park is a desert and dune national park in Venezuela. It is one of the 12 sights of the country listed on this site and ranks 9th in popularity among Venezuelan sights based on English Wikipedia lookups.
Planning a visit
The park has a warm climate year-round. The driest months are March and April, which have about 2 or 3 rainy days and around 25 °C lows. The wettest period occurs from October to December, with November seeing about 82 mm of rain and 16 rainy days. Temperatures reach highs of about 30 °C between June and September.
José Leonardo Chirinos Airport in Coro is the nearest airport, located 22 km away. The park is about 331 km from the capital, Caracas. The nearest international hub is Queen Beatrix International Airport in Oranjestad, Aruba, which is 104 km away.
Weather by month
The warmest month is August, with an average high of 30 °C. The wettest is November, with about 82 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Average low, °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Rainfall, mm | 29 | 29 | 15 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 45 | 67 | 82 | 74 |
| Rainy days | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 10 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
