Rio Claro climate — normals and trends
Rio Claro (Trinidad and Tobago) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,570 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 September (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Rio Claro averages 0 frost days, 95 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 260 rainy days per year.
Rio Claro has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.7 °C (on 12 April 2010) and the coldest 18.9 °C (on 15 January 1949).
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
Rio ClaroMayaro
- coords
- 10.31°, -61.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
29.1°C
Average daily low
23.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,570mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
1.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
95 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
260 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.0 °C
Average feels-like low
27.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
33.7 °C
12 April 2010
Coldest day
18.9 °C
15 January 1949
Wettest day
79 mm
15 June 2015
Windiest day
25.4 km/h
31 January 1998
Strongest gust
60.5 km/h
13 March 1983
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
1 October 2024
Coldest feels-like
20.8 °C
7 February 1983
Sunniest day
12.1 h
16 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 84 mm | +28 mm |
| Feb | 29.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 31 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 29.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 38 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 29.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 65 mm | 0 mm |
| May | 29.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 138 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 28.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 212 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 152 mm | -57 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 195 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 122 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 30.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 134 mm | -40 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 190 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 28.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 192 mm | +77 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rio Claro?
Rio Claro has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,570 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rio Claro?
The hottest day measured in Rio Claro between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2010, reaching 33.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rio Claro?
The coldest day measured in Rio Claro between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1949, at 18.9 °C.
Does it snow in Rio Claro?
Almost never: Rio Claro sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Rio Claro warmed?
Yes: Rio Claro warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rio Claro?
The wettest day measured in Rio Claro between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 2015, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rio Claro?
The windiest day measured in Rio Claro between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1998, with winds reaching 25.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rio Claro?
The warmest month in Rio Claro is September (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Rio Claro?
Rio Claro receives on average 1,570 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 260 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rio Claro?
Rio Claro gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Rio Claro?
Yes: Rio Claro has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rio Claro?
In Rio Claro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 1 October 2024, and the lowest was 20.8 °C on 7 February 1983.
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