Carora climate — normals and trends
Carora (Venezuela) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 372 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 August (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Carora averages 0 frost days, 340 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 65 rainy days per year.
Carora has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 26 August 2023) and the coldest 16.3 °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
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- coords
- 10.17°, -70.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
33.8°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
372mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
2.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
340 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
65 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.2 °C
Average feels-like low
24.4 °C
Average peak gust
40.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
340 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
40.9 °C
26 August 2023
Coldest day
16.3 °C
7 January 1945
Wettest day
88 mm
20 April 1967
Windiest day
31.4 km/h
16 June 1951
Strongest gust
75.2 km/h
25 June 2015
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
3 October 2003
Coldest feels-like
16.6 °C
19 January 1964
Sunniest day
12.6 h
4 June 1940
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 | 34.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 34.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 35.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 6 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 33.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 48 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 33.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 48 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 33.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 44 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 35.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 5 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 35.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 42 mm | +19 mm |
| Sep | 36.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 14 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 34.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 52 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 35.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 11 mm | -46 mm |
| Dec | 33.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 3 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Carora?
Carora has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 372 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Carora?
The hottest day measured in Carora between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 2023, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Carora?
The coldest day measured in Carora between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1945, at 16.3 °C.
Does it snow in Carora?
Almost never: Carora sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Carora warmed?
Yes: Carora warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Carora?
The wettest day measured in Carora between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1967, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Carora?
The windiest day measured in Carora between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1951, with winds reaching 31.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Carora?
The warmest month in Carora is August (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Carora?
Carora receives on average 372 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 65 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Carora?
Carora gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Carora?
Yes: Carora has on average 340 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Carora?
In Carora, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 3 October 2003, and the lowest was 16.6 °C on 19 January 1964.
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