Caicara climate — normals and trends
Caicara (Venezuela) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 807 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 April (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Caicara averages 0 frost days, 256 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 198 rainy days per year.
Caicara has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 4 October 2015) and the coldest 15.6 °C (on 7 January 1945).
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
CaicaraMonagas
- coords
- 9.82°, -63.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
22.6°C
Annual rainfall
807mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
1.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
256 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
198 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
26.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
357 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
38.6 °C
4 October 2015
Coldest day
15.6 °C
7 January 1945
Wettest day
87 mm
2 July 2021
Windiest day
25.0 km/h
20 July 1975
Strongest gust
58.7 km/h
4 March 2004
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
15 September 2016
Coldest feels-like
16.5 °C
7 January 1945
Sunniest day
12.4 h
26 June 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 57 mm | +32 mm |
| Feb | 31.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 18 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 32.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 19 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 31.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 54 mm | +17 mm |
| May | 30.3 °C | -1.4 °C | 180 mm | +92 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 227 mm | +90 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 124 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 89 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 67 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 32.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 67 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 30.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 87 mm | +20 mm |
| Dec | 30.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 58 mm | +17 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Caicara?
Caicara has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 807 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Caicara?
The hottest day measured in Caicara between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 2015, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Caicara?
The coldest day measured in Caicara between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1945, at 15.6 °C.
Does it snow in Caicara?
Almost never: Caicara sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Caicara warmed?
Yes: Caicara warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Caicara?
The wettest day measured in Caicara between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2021, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Caicara?
The windiest day measured in Caicara between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1975, with winds reaching 25.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Caicara?
The warmest month in Caicara is April (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Caicara?
Caicara receives on average 807 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 198 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Caicara?
Caicara gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Caicara?
Yes: Caicara has on average 357 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Caicara?
In Caicara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 15 September 2016, and the lowest was 16.5 °C on 7 January 1945.
Compare Caicara with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Caicara