El Dorado climate — normals and trends
El Dorado (Venezuela) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,573 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 April (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
El Dorado averages 0 frost days, 256 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 217 rainy days per year.
El Dorado has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 21 October 2015) and the coldest 16.5 °C (on 24 January 1955).
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
El DoradoBolívar
- coords
- 6.72°, -61.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,573mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
10.4km/h
Seasonal range
2.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
256 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
217 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.6 °C
Average feels-like low
26.1 °C
Average peak gust
29.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
362 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
38.7 °C
21 October 2015
Coldest day
16.5 °C
24 January 1955
Wettest day
117 mm
26 October 2023
Windiest day
20.4 km/h
2 April 2018
Strongest gust
53.3 km/h
7 January 1989
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
13 October 2023
Coldest feels-like
17.9 °C
24 January 1955
Sunniest day
12.1 h
14 July 1948
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 25 mm | -28 mm |
| Feb | 31.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 31 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 34.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 10 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 33.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 83 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 31.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 262 mm | +82 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 255 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 225 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 209 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 33.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 76 mm | -58 mm |
| Oct | 33.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 102 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 31.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 95 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 30.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 72 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of El Dorado?
El Dorado has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,573 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Dorado?
The hottest day measured in El Dorado between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 2015, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in El Dorado?
The coldest day measured in El Dorado between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1955, at 16.5 °C.
Does it snow in El Dorado?
Almost never: El Dorado sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of El Dorado warmed?
Yes: El Dorado warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in El Dorado?
The wettest day measured in El Dorado between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2023, with 117 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in El Dorado?
The windiest day measured in El Dorado between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2018, with winds reaching 20.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in El Dorado?
The warmest month in El Dorado is April (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in El Dorado?
El Dorado receives on average 1,573 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 217 rainy days.
Is it sunny in El Dorado?
El Dorado gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in El Dorado?
Yes: El Dorado has on average 362 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Dorado?
In El Dorado, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 13 October 2023, and the lowest was 17.9 °C on 24 January 1955.
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