Duaca climate — normals and trends
Duaca (Venezuela) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 586 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Duaca averages 0 frost days, 101 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Duaca 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 37.3 °C (on 5 May 2015) and the coldest 13.5 °C (on 15 December 1964).
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
DuacaLara
- coords
- 10.29°, -69.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.4°C
Average daily high
28.7°C
Average daily low
19.7°C
Annual rainfall
586mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
1.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
101 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.7 °C
Average feels-like low
22.0 °C
Average peak gust
43.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
164 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
37.3 °C
5 May 2015
Coldest day
13.5 °C
15 December 1964
Wettest day
135 mm
24 March 2017
Windiest day
31.7 km/h
5 July 1980
Strongest gust
73.8 km/h
8 September 2008
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
14 September 2016
Coldest feels-like
13.9 °C
15 December 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 | 30.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 15 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 30.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 4 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 32.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 13 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 29.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 162 mm | +79 mm |
| May | 28.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 89 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 29.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 91 mm | +37 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 33 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 42 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 23 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 26 mm | -51 mm |
| Nov | 30.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 29 mm | -44 mm |
| Dec | 29.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 20 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Duaca?
Duaca has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 586 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Duaca?
The hottest day measured in Duaca between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 2015, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Duaca?
The coldest day measured in Duaca between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1964, at 13.5 °C.
Does it snow in Duaca?
Almost never: Duaca sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Duaca warmed?
Yes: Duaca warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Duaca?
The wettest day measured in Duaca between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 2017, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Duaca?
The windiest day measured in Duaca between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1980, with winds reaching 31.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Duaca?
The warmest month in Duaca is September (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Duaca?
Duaca receives on average 586 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Duaca?
Duaca gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Duaca?
Yes: Duaca has on average 164 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Duaca?
In Duaca, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 14 September 2016, and the lowest was 13.9 °C on 15 December 1964.
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