Caja Seca climate — normals and trends
Caja Seca (Venezuela) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 3,355 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 May (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Caja Seca averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 360 rainy days per year.
Caja Seca has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.6 °C (on 24 May 2020) and the coldest 15.7 °C (on 7 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
Caja SecaZulia
- coords
- 9.14°, -71.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.8°C
Average daily high
24.1°C
Average daily low
19.8°C
Annual rainfall
3,355mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
7.7km/h
Seasonal range
1.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
360 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.3 °C
Average feels-like low
21.4 °C
Average peak gust
24.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
156 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
28.6 °C
24 May 2020
Coldest day
15.7 °C
7 January 1950
Wettest day
142 mm
4 May 1988
Windiest day
16.1 km/h
7 May 1964
Strongest gust
41.4 km/h
16 November 1999
Hottest feels-like
36.0 °C
25 February 2016
Coldest feels-like
14.7 °C
5 February 1985
Sunniest day
12.4 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 | 23.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 160 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 24.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 155 mm | -47 mm |
| Mar | 24.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 265 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 24.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 483 mm | +55 mm |
| May | 25.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 379 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 24.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 234 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 24.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 180 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 25.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 201 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 178 mm | -72 mm |
| Oct | 24.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 264 mm | -97 mm |
| Nov | 24.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 249 mm | -108 mm |
| Dec | 23.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 137 mm | -115 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Caja Seca?
Caja Seca has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 3,355 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Caja Seca?
The hottest day measured in Caja Seca between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 2020, reaching 28.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Caja Seca?
The coldest day measured in Caja Seca between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1950, at 15.7 °C.
Does it snow in Caja Seca?
Almost never: Caja Seca sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Caja Seca warmed?
Yes: Caja Seca warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Caja Seca?
The wettest day measured in Caja Seca between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 1988, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Caja Seca?
The windiest day measured in Caja Seca between 1940 and 2025 was 7 May 1964, with winds reaching 16.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Caja Seca?
The warmest month in Caja Seca is May (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Caja Seca?
Caja Seca receives on average 3,355 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 360 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Caja Seca?
Caja Seca gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Caja Seca?
Yes: Caja Seca has on average 156 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Caja Seca?
In Caja Seca, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.0 °C on 25 February 2016, and the lowest was 14.7 °C on 5 February 1985.
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