Venilale climate — normals and trends
Venilale (Timor-Leste) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,396 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is November (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Venilale averages 0 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 200 rainy days per year.
Venilale has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.7 °C (on 19 November 1951) and the coldest 18.4 °C (on 30 June 2003).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
VenilaleBaucau
- coords
- -8.64°, 126.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
27.3°C
Average daily low
23.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,396mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
200 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.8 °C
Average feels-like low
27.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
31.7 °C
19 November 1951
Coldest day
18.4 °C
30 June 2003
Wettest day
245 mm
9 January 1967
Windiest day
69.1 km/h
3 February 1961
Strongest gust
85.3 km/h
27 January 1961
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
26 December 2011
Coldest feels-like
18.4 °C
3 February 1961
Sunniest day
12.5 h
17 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 239 mm | +47 mm |
| Feb | 28.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 172 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 28.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 195 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 28.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 166 mm | +22 mm |
| May | 26.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 216 mm | +81 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 69 mm | -30 mm |
| Jul | 26.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 24 mm | -41 mm |
| Aug | 26.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 7 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 30 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 56 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 29.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 149 mm | +49 mm |
| Dec | 28.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 229 mm | +36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Venilale?
Venilale has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,396 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Venilale?
The hottest day measured in Venilale between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 1951, reaching 31.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Venilale?
The coldest day measured in Venilale between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 2003, at 18.4 °C.
Does it snow in Venilale?
Almost never: Venilale sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Venilale warmed?
Yes: Venilale warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Venilale?
The wettest day measured in Venilale between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1967, with 245 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Venilale?
The windiest day measured in Venilale between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1961, with winds reaching 69.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Venilale?
The warmest month in Venilale is November (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Venilale?
Venilale receives on average 1,396 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 200 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Venilale?
Venilale gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Venilale?
Yes: Venilale has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Venilale?
In Venilale, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 26 December 2011, and the lowest was 18.4 °C on 3 February 1961.
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