Cantaura climate — normals and trends
Cantaura (Venezuela) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 776 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Cantaura averages 0 frost days, 297 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Cantaura 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 39.7 °C (on 20 October 2015) and the coldest 16.4 °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
CantauraAnzoátegui
- coords
- 9.31°, -64.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
32.1°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
776mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
2.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
297 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.6 °C
Average feels-like low
24.9 °C
Average peak gust
40.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
361 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
39.7 °C
20 October 2015
Coldest day
16.4 °C
7 January 1950
Wettest day
156 mm
15 May 1962
Windiest day
30.2 km/h
12 March 1947
Strongest gust
66.2 km/h
7 January 1989
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
1 October 2015
Coldest feels-like
17.8 °C
20 February 1987
Sunniest day
12.5 h
11 July 2013
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 50 mm | +38 mm |
| Feb | 33.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 4 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 35.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 5 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 33.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 57 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 31.3 °C | -1.2 °C | 157 mm | +71 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 160 mm | +43 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 112 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 137 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 56 mm | -39 mm |
| Oct | 33.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 77 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 32.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 61 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 33.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 25 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cantaura?
Cantaura has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 776 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cantaura?
The hottest day measured in Cantaura between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 2015, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cantaura?
The coldest day measured in Cantaura between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1950, at 16.4 °C.
Does it snow in Cantaura?
Almost never: Cantaura sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cantaura warmed?
Yes: Cantaura warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cantaura?
The wettest day measured in Cantaura between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1962, with 156 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cantaura?
The windiest day measured in Cantaura between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1947, with winds reaching 30.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cantaura?
The warmest month in Cantaura is April (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Cantaura?
Cantaura receives on average 776 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cantaura?
Cantaura gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cantaura?
Yes: Cantaura has on average 361 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cantaura?
In Cantaura, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 1 October 2015, and the lowest was 17.8 °C on 20 February 1987.
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