Catia La Mar climate — normals and trends
Catia La Mar (Venezuela) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,520 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Catia La Mar averages 0 frost days, 70 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 229 rainy days per year.
Catia La Mar 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 36.0 °C (on 29 April 2015) and the coldest 14.3 °C (on 31 January 1976).
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
Catia La MarVargas
- coords
- 10.61°, -67.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.3°C
Average daily high
28.3°C
Average daily low
20.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,520mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
8.8km/h
Seasonal range
2.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
70 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
229 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.0 °C
Average feels-like low
22.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
214 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
36.0 °C
29 April 2015
Coldest day
14.3 °C
31 January 1976
Wettest day
124 mm
9 February 1998
Windiest day
18.0 km/h
23 February 1953
Strongest gust
68.0 km/h
2 January 2015
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
25 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
15.0 °C
31 January 1976
Sunniest day
12.6 h
20 June 2024
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 | 29.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 34 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | 30.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 11 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 31.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 54 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 28.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 237 mm | +119 mm |
| May | 28.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 190 mm | +28 mm |
| Jun | 29.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 161 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 112 mm | -38 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 141 mm | -52 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 221 mm | +30 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 165 mm | -57 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 86 mm | -87 mm |
| Dec | 29.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 62 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Catia La Mar?
Catia La Mar has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,520 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Catia La Mar?
The hottest day measured in Catia La Mar between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 2015, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Catia La Mar?
The coldest day measured in Catia La Mar between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1976, at 14.3 °C.
Does it snow in Catia La Mar?
Almost never: Catia La Mar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Catia La Mar warmed?
Yes: Catia La Mar warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Catia La Mar?
The wettest day measured in Catia La Mar between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1998, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Catia La Mar?
The windiest day measured in Catia La Mar between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1953, with winds reaching 18.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Catia La Mar?
The warmest month in Catia La Mar is May (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Catia La Mar?
Catia La Mar receives on average 1,520 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 229 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Catia La Mar?
Catia La Mar gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Catia La Mar?
Yes: Catia La Mar has on average 214 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Catia La Mar?
In Catia La Mar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 25 August 2023, and the lowest was 15.0 °C on 31 January 1976.
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