Caicara del Orinoco climate — normals and trends
Caicara del Orinoco (Venezuela) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,490 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 (29.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (26.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Caicara del Orinoco averages 0 frost days, 306 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 189 rainy days per year.
Caicara del Orinoco has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 10 April 2016) and the coldest 18.6 °C (on 8 January 1950).
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
Caicara del OrinocoBolívar
- coords
- 7.64°, -66.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.5°C
Average daily high
32.1°C
Average daily low
24.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,490mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
306 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
189 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.6 °C
Average feels-like low
27.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
40.9 °C
10 April 2016
Coldest day
18.6 °C
8 January 1950
Wettest day
191 mm
13 April 2003
Windiest day
26.0 km/h
12 February 2025
Strongest gust
63.4 km/h
27 February 2012
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
24 February 2010
Coldest feels-like
20.0 °C
28 December 1975
Sunniest day
12.4 h
11 July 2024
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 | 35.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 15 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 36.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 37.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 11 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 36.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 60 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 32.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 317 mm | +95 mm |
| Jun | 31.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 283 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 225 mm | -36 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 237 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 32.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 120 mm | -37 mm |
| Oct | 33.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 97 mm | -31 mm |
| Nov | 33.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 50 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 34.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 12 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Caicara del Orinoco?
Caicara del Orinoco has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,490 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Caicara del Orinoco?
The hottest day measured in Caicara del Orinoco between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 2016, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Caicara del Orinoco?
The coldest day measured in Caicara del Orinoco between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1950, at 18.6 °C.
Does it snow in Caicara del Orinoco?
Almost never: Caicara del Orinoco sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Caicara del Orinoco warmed?
Yes: Caicara del Orinoco warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Caicara del Orinoco?
The wettest day measured in Caicara del Orinoco between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 2003, with 191 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Caicara del Orinoco?
The windiest day measured in Caicara del Orinoco between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2025, with winds reaching 26.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Caicara del Orinoco?
The warmest month in Caicara del Orinoco is March (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (26.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Caicara del Orinoco?
Caicara del Orinoco receives on average 1,490 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 189 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Caicara del Orinoco?
Caicara del Orinoco gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Caicara del Orinoco?
Yes: Caicara del Orinoco has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Caicara del Orinoco?
In Caicara del Orinoco, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 24 February 2010, and the lowest was 20.0 °C on 28 December 1975.
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