Barrancas climate — normals and trends
Barrancas (Venezuela) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 968 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Barrancas averages 0 frost days, 268 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 208 rainy days per year.
Barrancas has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 16 October 2005) and the coldest 18.5 °C (on 17 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
BarrancasMonagas
- coords
- 8.70°, -62.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
31.3°C
Average daily low
23.5°C
Annual rainfall
968mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
13.2km/h
Seasonal range
2.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
268 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
208 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.7 °C
Average feels-like low
27.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
38.5 °C
16 October 2005
Coldest day
18.5 °C
17 January 1949
Wettest day
117 mm
25 May 2025
Windiest day
22.6 km/h
20 March 1942
Strongest gust
56.5 km/h
21 November 2009
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
1 October 2023
Coldest feels-like
20.6 °C
16 January 1949
Sunniest day
12.2 h
13 July 1952
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 45 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 31.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 21 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 33.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 15 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 31.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 74 mm | +31 mm |
| May | 30.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 279 mm | +187 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | -1.0 °C | 219 mm | +65 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 130 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 141 mm | +21 mm |
| Sep | 33.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 30 mm | -43 mm |
| Oct | 33.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 66 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 30.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 181 mm | +92 mm |
| Dec | 29.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 151 mm | +75 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Barrancas?
Barrancas has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 968 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barrancas?
The hottest day measured in Barrancas between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 2005, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Barrancas?
The coldest day measured in Barrancas between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1949, at 18.5 °C.
Does it snow in Barrancas?
Almost never: Barrancas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Barrancas warmed?
Yes: Barrancas warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Barrancas?
The wettest day measured in Barrancas between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 2025, with 117 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Barrancas?
The windiest day measured in Barrancas between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 1942, with winds reaching 22.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Barrancas?
The warmest month in Barrancas is September (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Barrancas?
Barrancas receives on average 968 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 208 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Barrancas?
Barrancas gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Barrancas?
Yes: Barrancas has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Barrancas?
In Barrancas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 1 October 2023, and the lowest was 20.6 °C on 16 January 1949.
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