Acarigua climate — normals and trends
Acarigua (Venezuela) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,288 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 March (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Acarigua averages 0 frost days, 187 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 206 rainy days per year.
Acarigua has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 14 April 2020) and the coldest 16.5 °C (on 19 January 1964).
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
AcariguaPortuguesa
- coords
- 9.55°, -69.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
30.1°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,288mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
9.1km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
187 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
206 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.1 °C
Average feels-like low
24.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
335 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
39.5 °C
14 April 2020
Coldest day
16.5 °C
19 January 1964
Wettest day
163 mm
15 April 1969
Windiest day
23.0 km/h
5 August 2019
Strongest gust
57.6 km/h
18 August 2007
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
25 February 2010
Coldest feels-like
15.8 °C
19 January 1964
Sunniest day
12.5 h
4 June 2012
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 9 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 34.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 35.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 8 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 32.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 161 mm | +31 mm |
| May | 29.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 214 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 350 mm | +116 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 144 mm | -46 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 107 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 62 mm | -47 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 67 mm | -44 mm |
| Nov | 32.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 30 mm | -49 mm |
| Dec | 33.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 13 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Acarigua?
Acarigua has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,288 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Acarigua?
The hottest day measured in Acarigua between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 2020, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Acarigua?
The coldest day measured in Acarigua between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1964, at 16.5 °C.
Does it snow in Acarigua?
Almost never: Acarigua sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Acarigua warmed?
Yes: Acarigua warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Acarigua?
The wettest day measured in Acarigua between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1969, with 163 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Acarigua?
The windiest day measured in Acarigua between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2019, with winds reaching 23.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Acarigua?
The warmest month in Acarigua is March (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Acarigua?
Acarigua receives on average 1,288 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 206 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Acarigua?
Acarigua gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Acarigua?
Yes: Acarigua has on average 335 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Acarigua?
In Acarigua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 25 February 2010, and the lowest was 15.8 °C on 19 January 1964.
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