🇻🇪 Venezuela travel essentials

Everything you need to plan a trip to Venezuela — climate, currency, packing essentials, public holidays, voltage and plug types, and what locals actually wear.

Currency
Bs VES
Venezuelan Bolívar · vs USD
Best months
Feb, Jan, Dec
Avg high 27°C · 17 rain days
Capital time zone
America/Caracas
Cities covered
1
1 with full climate data

Top cities in Venezuela

Public holidays in Venezuela

Plan around national holidays — many businesses close, transport gets busier, and prices for flights/hotels can spike.

See the full 2026 calendar for Venezuela →

Money & currency

The Venezuelan Bolívar (VES, symbol Bs) is the official currency. Live exchange rates are updated daily.

Plan a trip to Venezuela

Use one of our planning tools to figure out exactly when and how to go:

What to pack

Each city has month-by-month packing lists computed from local climate data — temperatures, rainfall, peak hazard seasons, and Venezuela's dress code.

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