Barinas climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Barinas?

Barinas has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 3,338 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barinas?

The hottest day measured in Barinas between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 2020, reaching 40.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Barinas?

The coldest day measured in Barinas between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1955, at 17.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Barinas?

Almost never: Barinas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Barinas warmed?

Yes: Barinas warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Barinas?

The wettest day measured in Barinas between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1993, with 287 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Barinas?

The windiest day measured in Barinas between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 2008, with winds reaching 34.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Barinas?

The warmest month in Barinas is March (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Barinas?

Barinas receives on average 3,338 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 216 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Barinas?

Barinas gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Barinas (Venezuela) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 3,338 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 (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Barinas averages 0 frost days, 270 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 216 rainy days per year.

Barinas has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 14 April 2020) and the coldest 17.9 °C (on 22 January 1955).

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

BarinasBarinas

coords: 8.62°, -70.23°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthJulyDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

26.7°C

Average daily high

31.5°C

Average daily low

22.8°C

Annual rainfall

3,338mm

Sunshine / day

9.7h

Mean relative humidity

75%

Average peak wind

7.5km/h

Seasonal range

2.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

270 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

216 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.4 °C

Average feels-like low

26.2 °C

Average peak gust

22.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

361 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

40.1 °C

14 April 2020

Coldest day

17.9 °C

22 January 1955

Wettest day

287 mm

21 June 1993

Windiest day

34.3 km/h

18 December 2008

Strongest gust

47.2 km/h

29 August 2013

Hottest feels-like

45.9 °C

18 April 2016

Coldest feels-like

17.7 °C

13 January 1964

Sunniest day

12.4 h

7 June 1943

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.0 °C12 March 2025	20.0 °C12 January 2025	27.6 °C	2,740 mm	311
2024	39.9 °C20 March 2024	20.7 °C7 December 2024	28.4 °C	2,249 mm	340
2023	36.9 °C12 April 2023	19.5 °C29 January 2023	27.8 °C	1,674 mm	339
2022	36.8 °C3 March 2022	19.2 °C8 December 2022	26.9 °C	2,127 mm	298
2021	37.1 °C1 March 2021	18.8 °C13 January 2021	26.7 °C	2,208 mm	289
2020	40.1 °C14 April 2020	19.5 °C9 February 2020	27.9 °C	2,016 mm	333
2019	37.0 °C12 April 2019	19.9 °C2 January 2019	27.3 °C	2,264 mm	316
2018	36.6 °C18 March 2018	19.6 °C30 December 2018	27.2 °C	2,700 mm	309
2017	36.9 °C28 February 2017	19.7 °C3 January 2017	27.2 °C	2,586 mm	305
2016	38.8 °C21 March 2016	20.0 °C13 December 2016	27.9 °C	2,730 mm	323
2015	39.0 °C30 March 2015	20.9 °C25 December 2015	28.1 °C	3,224 mm	330
2014	38.9 °C26 March 2014	20.1 °C22 July 2014	27.8 °C	3,061 mm	325
2013	37.8 °C26 March 2013	20.1 °C28 July 2013	27.8 °C	2,522 mm	329
2012	37.1 °C11 December 2012	19.7 °C11 July 2012	27.3 °C	3,134 mm	311
2011	37.1 °C1 April 2011	21.3 °C26 December 2011	27.4 °C	3,652 mm	312
2010	39.2 °C13 February 2010	19.7 °C2 January 2010	28.0 °C	3,593 mm	311
2009	36.3 °C6 December 2009	20.6 °C15 January 2009	27.6 °C	2,895 mm	322
2008	37.1 °C16 April 2008	19.9 °C2 January 2008	27.3 °C	2,930 mm	314
2007	38.3 °C11 March 2007	20.2 °C8 January 2007	27.6 °C	3,031 mm	317
2006	37.3 °C9 April 2006	20.1 °C30 December 2006	27.3 °C	3,776 mm	310
2005	39.7 °C10 March 2005	19.9 °C29 December 2005	27.9 °C	3,011 mm	337
2004	36.7 °C6 April 2004	20.0 °C25 June 2004	27.2 °C	3,624 mm	314
2003	38.2 °C6 April 2003	20.4 °C23 January 2003	27.0 °C	4,439 mm	300
2002	36.5 °C25 February 2002	19.8 °C30 December 2002	26.7 °C	4,416 mm	285
2001	36.6 °C21 April 2001	17.9 °C3 January 2001	26.7 °C	3,347 mm	298
2000	34.9 °C31 March 2000	18.5 °C16 December 2000	26.6 °C	3,621 mm	291
1999	35.8 °C3 March 1999	19.5 °C15 July 1999	26.4 °C	3,291 mm	267
1998	37.5 °C4 March 1998	20.0 °C2 January 1998	27.3 °C	4,366 mm	297
1997	36.0 °C6 October 1997	19.3 °C2 March 1997	26.8 °C	3,013 mm	277
1996	37.4 °C16 April 1996	20.2 °C29 December 1996	26.8 °C	3,944 mm	270
1995	37.5 °C11 April 1995	19.7 °C5 January 1995	27.0 °C	3,135 mm	302
1994	36.7 °C2 March 1994	20.0 °C19 January 1994	26.8 °C	3,473 mm	268
1993	35.2 °C1 March 1993	19.4 °C13 January 1993	26.6 °C	3,758 mm	283
1992	37.8 °C25 March 1992	18.7 °C10 January 1992	26.8 °C	3,974 mm	272
1991	36.5 °C11 February 1991	19.7 °C2 February 1991	26.4 °C	4,007 mm	256
1990	35.1 °C8 April 1990	19.0 °C9 January 1990	26.3 °C	3,810 mm	260
1989	35.2 °C15 February 1989	18.6 °C9 January 1989	26.2 °C	3,643 mm	283
1988	37.1 °C20 April 1988	20.1 °C21 December 1988	27.0 °C	3,037 mm	277
1987	37.1 °C16 April 1987	18.9 °C12 January 1987	27.1 °C	3,811 mm	286
1986	36.1 °C10 February 1986	18.6 °C17 January 1986	26.2 °C	3,113 mm	249
1985	35.9 °C1 February 1985	18.5 °C15 December 1985	26.1 °C	3,966 mm	251
1984	37.0 °C27 March 1984	19.9 °C29 December 1984	26.5 °C	2,840 mm	261
1983	38.9 °C19 March 1983	18.4 °C30 December 1983	26.7 °C	3,980 mm	269
1982	35.0 °C5 March 1982	19.8 °C18 January 1982	26.0 °C	3,697 mm	225
1981	38.6 °C24 March 1981	19.9 °C21 July 1981	26.5 °C	3,499 mm	243
1980	36.4 °C28 March 1980	19.7 °C11 January 1980	26.5 °C	4,285 mm	275
1979	37.1 °C27 January 1979	19.3 °C18 January 1979	26.6 °C	4,037 mm	267
1978	36.6 °C26 February 1978	19.2 °C1 January 1978	26.6 °C	4,519 mm	279
1977	35.9 °C13 March 1977	18.7 °C1 January 1977	26.4 °C	4,242 mm	274
1976	35.6 °C10 April 1976	19.2 °C4 January 1976	25.8 °C	4,118 mm	227
1975	36.7 °C13 April 1975	18.4 °C20 July 1975	26.2 °C	3,488 mm	235
1974	35.3 °C24 March 1974	19.2 °C21 January 1974	25.9 °C	3,144 mm	239
1973	36.4 °C1 April 1973	19.4 °C6 December 1973	26.3 °C	3,417 mm	216
1972	34.5 °C31 March 1972	20.3 °C14 January 1972	26.1 °C	3,418 mm	238
1971	35.5 °C9 March 1971	18.4 °C5 December 1971	25.9 °C	2,533 mm	245
1970	35.3 °C7 May 1970	19.4 °C25 December 1970	26.2 °C	4,015 mm	258
1969	37.3 °C10 March 1969	19.1 °C30 December 1969	26.7 °C	3,870 mm	261
1968	38.1 °C23 February 1968	19.0 °C9 January 1968	26.5 °C	3,697 mm	240
1967	36.7 °C10 March 1967	18.4 °C4 January 1967	26.5 °C	4,254 mm	268
1966	38.2 °C10 April 1966	19.5 °C24 January 1966	27.1 °C	3,539 mm	285
1965	37.5 °C18 April 1965	18.7 °C20 December 1965	27.0 °C	3,727 mm	279
1964	39.0 °C23 March 1964	18.3 °C13 January 1964	27.0 °C	3,382 mm	270
1963	37.3 °C14 February 1963	18.7 °C19 November 1963	27.0 °C	3,282 mm	283
1962	36.5 °C11 February 1962	19.1 °C2 January 1962	27.0 °C	4,377 mm	281
1961	37.5 °C11 March 1961	19.2 °C29 December 1961	27.4 °C	2,969 mm	311
1960	38.5 °C13 March 1960	17.9 °C4 January 1960	27.0 °C	2,951 mm	297
1959	37.1 °C22 January 1959	20.1 °C8 January 1959	27.0 °C	2,831 mm	291
1958	39.2 °C2 April 1958	20.4 °C7 February 1958	27.4 °C	3,586 mm	312
1957	36.7 °C25 March 1957	19.3 °C13 January 1957	26.7 °C	2,549 mm	276
1956	34.5 °C5 March 1956	19.6 °C8 July 1956	25.7 °C	2,887 mm	179
1955	34.9 °C21 February 1955	17.9 °C22 January 1955	26.0 °C	3,250 mm	228
1954	36.8 °C27 March 1954	20.5 °C30 October 1954	26.3 °C	3,242 mm	216
1953	35.8 °C5 April 1953	20.2 °C11 January 1953	26.8 °C	2,759 mm	265
1952	36.8 °C17 March 1952	20.2 °C13 November 1952	26.7 °C	2,886 mm	264
1951	35.1 °C14 March 1951	19.2 °C11 January 1951	26.0 °C	3,426 mm	241
1950	36.0 °C21 April 1950	19.4 °C30 December 1950	26.0 °C	2,843 mm	220
1949	33.6 °C24 April 1949	18.6 °C25 January 1949	25.6 °C	3,128 mm	188
1948	35.2 °C11 March 1948	19.1 °C9 February 1948	25.4 °C	3,909 mm	140
1947	37.1 °C4 April 1947	18.4 °C2 January 1947	26.1 °C	2,817 mm	209
1946	35.7 °C12 March 1946	19.8 °C19 December 1946	25.7 °C	3,993 mm	178
1945	35.6 °C9 March 1945	18.5 °C8 January 1945	25.9 °C	3,069 mm	231
1944	36.4 °C18 March 1944	18.8 °C29 December 1944	26.4 °C	2,673 mm	220
1943	34.6 °C16 February 1943	18.0 °C20 January 1943	25.1 °C	4,656 mm	154
1942	35.8 °C25 March 1942	18.9 °C8 January 1942	25.6 °C	4,025 mm	164
1941	38.6 °C15 March 1941	19.5 °C19 January 1941	26.6 °C	2,616 mm	252
1940	37.4 °C8 March 1940	18.1 °C3 November 1940	26.3 °C	2,756 mm	214

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

32.2 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

311 d/yr

+41

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2740 mm

-598 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	34.2 °C	+1.6 °C	27 mm	+7 mm
Feb	34.4 °C	+0.9 °C	3 mm	-22 mm
Mar	35.3 °C	+1.6 °C	22 mm	-29 mm
Apr	32.2 °C	+0.2 °C	231 mm	+32 mm
May	30.9 °C	+0.3 °C	317 mm	-78 mm
Jun	29.8 °C	+0.2 °C	681 mm	-16 mm
Jul	30.6 °C	+0.9 °C	683 mm	-105 mm
Aug	31.2 °C	+0.7 °C	287 mm	-245 mm
Sep	31.9 °C	+0.7 °C	251 mm	-50 mm
Oct	31.8 °C	+0.2 °C	152 mm	-31 mm
Nov	31.8 °C	+0.3 °C	71 mm	-40 mm
Dec	32.3 °C	+0.5 °C	17 mm	-22 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.0 °C

12 Mar 2025

Coldest day

20.0 °C

12 Jan 2025

Wettest day

92.3 mm

16 Jul 2025

Windiest day

13.9 km/h

21 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

39.2 km/h

21 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.3 °C

12 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

20.3 °C

12 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

14 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Barinas?

Barinas has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 3,338 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barinas?

The hottest day measured in Barinas between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 2020, reaching 40.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Barinas?

The coldest day measured in Barinas between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1955, at 17.9 °C.

Does it snow in Barinas?

Almost never: Barinas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Barinas warmed?

Yes: Barinas warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Barinas?

The wettest day measured in Barinas between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1993, with 287 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Barinas?

The windiest day measured in Barinas between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 2008, with winds reaching 34.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Barinas?

The warmest month in Barinas is March (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Barinas?

Barinas receives on average 3,338 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 216 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Barinas?

Barinas gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Barinas?

Yes: Barinas has on average 361 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Barinas?

In Barinas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.9 °C on 18 April 2016, and the lowest was 17.7 °C on 13 January 1964.

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