In most of the country is dominated by sub-equatorial climate, only the north-west of Venezuela is under the influence of altitudinal zonation, make it very difficult nature of the distribution of natural conditions. The country is located just north of the equator, and the temperature during the year changed relatively little - at an average annual temperature in the range +21-26 C, in Caracas, it ranges from +18 to +20 C, and in Maracaibo from +27 to +29 C . In mountain areas the average January temperature ranges +4-9 C, in summer it may reach 23 C, depending on the height above sea level.