Caripito climate — normals and trends
Caripito (Venezuela) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,436 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Caripito averages 0 frost days, 191 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 280 rainy days per year.
Caripito has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 24 February 2010) and the coldest 16.0 °C (on 12 January 1949).
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
CaripitoMonagas
- coords
- 10.11°, -63.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
30.1°C
Average daily low
22.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,436mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
10.8km/h
Seasonal range
2.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
191 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
280 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.4 °C
Average feels-like low
26.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
356 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
37.2 °C
24 February 2010
Coldest day
16.0 °C
12 January 1949
Wettest day
148 mm
1 April 1949
Windiest day
21.1 km/h
16 January 1950
Strongest gust
54.4 km/h
22 February 1953
Hottest feels-like
45.4 °C
15 September 2016
Coldest feels-like
17.3 °C
12 January 1949
Sunniest day
12.4 h
2 July 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 97 mm | +31 mm |
| Feb | 29.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 47 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 30.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 47 mm | +0 mm |
| Apr | 30.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 106 mm | +40 mm |
| May | 29.8 °C | -1.1 °C | 224 mm | +92 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | -0.8 °C | 279 mm | +66 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 211 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 154 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 118 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 32.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 125 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 29.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 165 mm | +19 mm |
| Dec | 29.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 127 mm | +25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Caripito?
Caripito has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,436 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Caripito?
The hottest day measured in Caripito between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2010, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Caripito?
The coldest day measured in Caripito between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1949, at 16.0 °C.
Does it snow in Caripito?
Almost never: Caripito sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Caripito warmed?
Yes: Caripito warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Caripito?
The wettest day measured in Caripito between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1949, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Caripito?
The windiest day measured in Caripito between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1950, with winds reaching 21.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Caripito?
The warmest month in Caripito is April (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Caripito?
Caripito receives on average 1,436 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 280 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Caripito?
Caripito gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Caripito?
Yes: Caripito has on average 356 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Caripito?
In Caripito, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 15 September 2016, and the lowest was 17.3 °C on 12 January 1949.
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