Carúpano climate — normals and trends
Carúpano (Venezuela) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 699 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 September (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Carúpano averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 193 rainy days per year.
Carúpano has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.2 °C (on 1 September 2008) and the coldest 20.7 °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
CarúpanoSucre
- coords
- 10.67°, -63.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
27.1°C
Average daily low
24.2°C
Annual rainfall
699mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
22.5km/h
Seasonal range
2.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
193 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.8 °C
Average feels-like low
26.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
31.2 °C
1 September 2008
Coldest day
20.7 °C
7 January 1950
Wettest day
123 mm
8 December 1960
Windiest day
34.8 km/h
7 September 2004
Strongest gust
58.7 km/h
7 September 2004
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
1 October 2023
Coldest feels-like
20.8 °C
20 April 1955
Sunniest day
12.5 h
13 July 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 62 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | 26.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 30 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 26.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 22 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 27.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 53 mm | +22 mm |
| May | 27.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 64 mm | +21 mm |
| Jun | 27.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 217 mm | +139 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 60 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 79 mm | +12 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 29 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 39 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 27.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 88 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | 26.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 106 mm | +27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Carúpano?
Carúpano has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 699 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Carúpano?
The hottest day measured in Carúpano between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 2008, reaching 31.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Carúpano?
The coldest day measured in Carúpano between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1950, at 20.7 °C.
Does it snow in Carúpano?
Almost never: Carúpano sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Carúpano warmed?
Yes: Carúpano warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Carúpano?
The wettest day measured in Carúpano between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1960, with 123 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Carúpano?
The windiest day measured in Carúpano between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2004, with winds reaching 34.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Carúpano?
The warmest month in Carúpano is September (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Carúpano?
Carúpano receives on average 699 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 193 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Carúpano?
Carúpano gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Carúpano?
Yes: Carúpano has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Carúpano?
In Carúpano, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 1 October 2023, and the lowest was 20.8 °C on 20 April 1955.
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