El Pao climate — normals and trends
El Pao (Venezuela) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 929 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 March (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
El Pao averages 0 frost days, 247 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 179 rainy days per year.
El Pao has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 9 April 2024) and the coldest 17.1 °C (on 15 January 1949).
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 PaoCojedes
- coords
- 9.64°, -68.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
31.6°C
Average daily low
22.6°C
Annual rainfall
929mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
11.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
247 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
179 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.3 °C
Average feels-like low
25.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
360 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
40.4 °C
9 April 2024
Coldest day
17.1 °C
15 January 1949
Wettest day
162 mm
8 May 1989
Windiest day
24.3 km/h
19 February 2007
Strongest gust
56.2 km/h
19 February 2007
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
6 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
16.8 °C
31 January 1976
Sunniest day
12.6 h
8 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 15 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | 36.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 37.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 5 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 34.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 85 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 31.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 133 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 32.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 132 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 30.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 164 mm | +25 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 123 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 88 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 32.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 72 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 34.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 33 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 35.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 6 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of El Pao?
El Pao has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 929 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Pao?
The hottest day measured in El Pao between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 2024, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in El Pao?
The coldest day measured in El Pao between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1949, at 17.1 °C.
Does it snow in El Pao?
Almost never: El Pao sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of El Pao warmed?
Yes: El Pao warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in El Pao?
The wettest day measured in El Pao between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1989, with 162 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in El Pao?
The windiest day measured in El Pao between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 2007, with winds reaching 24.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in El Pao?
The warmest month in El Pao is March (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in El Pao?
El Pao receives on average 929 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 179 rainy days.
Is it sunny in El Pao?
El Pao gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in El Pao?
Yes: El Pao has on average 360 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Pao?
In El Pao, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 6 March 2016, and the lowest was 16.8 °C on 31 January 1976.
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