Caucagua climate — normals and trends
Caucagua (Venezuela) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 1,122 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Caucagua averages 0 frost days, 177 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 217 rainy days per year.
Caucagua has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 24 February 2010) and the coldest 13.9 °C (on 24 January 1943).
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
CaucaguaMiranda
- coords
- 10.28°, -66.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.2°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,122mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
9.5km/h
Seasonal range
2.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
177 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
217 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.2 °C
Average feels-like low
24.0 °C
Average peak gust
31.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
265 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
37.8 °C
24 February 2010
Coldest day
13.9 °C
24 January 1943
Wettest day
123 mm
21 October 2018
Windiest day
22.7 km/h
20 July 1975
Strongest gust
61.9 km/h
23 August 2012
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
24 February 2010
Coldest feels-like
14.8 °C
8 January 1950
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 | 31.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 28 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 31.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 16 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 33.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 19 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 31.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 82 mm | +22 mm |
| May | 31.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 158 mm | +31 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 192 mm | +21 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 103 mm | -62 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 113 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 32.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 99 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 33.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 55 mm | -61 mm |
| Nov | 31.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 73 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 31.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 36 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Caucagua?
Caucagua has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 1,122 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Caucagua?
The hottest day measured in Caucagua between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2010, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Caucagua?
The coldest day measured in Caucagua between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1943, at 13.9 °C.
Does it snow in Caucagua?
Almost never: Caucagua sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Caucagua warmed?
Yes: Caucagua warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Caucagua?
The wettest day measured in Caucagua between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 2018, with 123 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Caucagua?
The windiest day measured in Caucagua between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1975, with winds reaching 22.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Caucagua?
The warmest month in Caucagua is May (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Caucagua?
Caucagua receives on average 1,122 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 217 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Caucagua?
Caucagua gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Caucagua?
Yes: Caucagua has on average 265 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Caucagua?
In Caucagua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 24 February 2010, and the lowest was 14.8 °C on 8 January 1950.
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