Cariaco climate — normals and trends
Cariaco (Venezuela) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,283 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Cariaco averages 0 frost days, 112 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 222 rainy days per year.
Cariaco 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 35.4 °C (on 4 October 2015) and the coldest 16.1 °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
CariacoSucre
- coords
- 10.50°, -63.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
29.1°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,283mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
12.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
112 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
222 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.9 °C
Average feels-like low
25.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
347 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
35.4 °C
4 October 2015
Coldest day
16.1 °C
7 January 1945
Wettest day
72 mm
10 July 1962
Windiest day
22.4 km/h
20 March 1942
Strongest gust
61.9 km/h
11 August 1970
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
15 September 2016
Coldest feels-like
17.5 °C
7 January 1945
Sunniest day
12.6 h
8 July 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 61 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 28.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 35 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 29.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 28 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 29.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 116 mm | +54 mm |
| May | 29.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 122 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 28.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 218 mm | +82 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 163 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 198 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 30.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 164 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 173 mm | +26 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 99 mm | -35 mm |
| Dec | 28.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 128 mm | +51 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cariaco?
Cariaco has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,283 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cariaco?
The hottest day measured in Cariaco between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 2015, reaching 35.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cariaco?
The coldest day measured in Cariaco between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1945, at 16.1 °C.
Does it snow in Cariaco?
Almost never: Cariaco sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cariaco warmed?
Yes: Cariaco warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cariaco?
The wettest day measured in Cariaco between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1962, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cariaco?
The windiest day measured in Cariaco between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 1942, with winds reaching 22.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cariaco?
The warmest month in Cariaco is May (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Cariaco?
Cariaco receives on average 1,283 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 222 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cariaco?
Cariaco gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cariaco?
Yes: Cariaco has on average 347 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cariaco?
In Cariaco, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 15 September 2016, and the lowest was 17.5 °C on 7 January 1945.
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