El Sombrero climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of El Sombrero?

El Sombrero has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 1,128 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Sombrero?

The hottest day measured in El Sombrero between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 2024, reaching 40.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in El Sombrero?

The coldest day measured in El Sombrero between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1950, at 17.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in El Sombrero?

Almost never: El Sombrero sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of El Sombrero warmed?

Yes: El Sombrero warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in El Sombrero?

The wettest day measured in El Sombrero between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1980, with 211 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in El Sombrero?

The windiest day measured in El Sombrero between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1940, with winds reaching 24.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in El Sombrero?

The warmest month in El Sombrero is April (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in El Sombrero?

El Sombrero receives on average 1,128 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 166 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in El Sombrero?

El Sombrero gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

El Sombrero (Venezuela) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 1,128 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 (28.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

El Sombrero averages 0 frost days, 306 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 166 rainy days per year.

El Sombrero has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 25 March 2024) and the coldest 17.3 °C (on 8 January 1950).

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 SombreroGuárico

coords: 9.39°, -67.06°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJulyWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.2°C

Average daily high

32.7°C

Average daily low

23.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,128mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

12.7km/h

Seasonal range

2.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

306 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

166 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.3 °C

Average feels-like low

25.9 °C

Average peak gust

33.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

363 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

40.5 °C

25 March 2024

Coldest day

17.3 °C

8 January 1950

Wettest day

211 mm

8 May 1980

Windiest day

24.0 km/h

27 February 1940

Strongest gust

58.7 km/h

27 December 1983

Hottest feels-like

44.4 °C

24 February 2010

Coldest feels-like

18.3 °C

8 January 1950

Sunniest day

12.5 h

7 July 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.8 °C26 February 2025	20.9 °C5 July 2025	28.7 °C	1,073 mm	354
2024	40.5 °C25 March 2024	22.0 °C12 August 2024	29.1 °C	1,021 mm	357
2023	38.6 °C13 April 2023	21.0 °C28 January 2023	28.9 °C	1,114 mm	354
2022	39.3 °C11 April 2022	19.0 °C7 December 2022	27.8 °C	1,115 mm	347
2021	38.6 °C3 April 2021	20.7 °C30 April 2021	27.6 °C	896 mm	341
2020	39.5 °C13 April 2020	21.4 °C9 October 2020	28.3 °C	1,036 mm	338
2019	38.3 °C12 April 2019	21.4 °C2 February 2019	27.9 °C	1,070 mm	337
2018	39.5 °C26 March 2018	21.7 °C27 August 2018	28.4 °C	1,036 mm	350
2017	38.9 °C5 December 2017	20.6 °C15 January 2017	27.8 °C	1,115 mm	331
2016	40.2 °C17 March 2016	21.9 °C25 July 2016	28.4 °C	1,424 mm	345
2015	39.6 °C13 April 2015	22.5 °C3 March 2015	29.2 °C	913 mm	361
2014	40.0 °C25 May 2014	21.7 °C10 January 2014	28.7 °C	959 mm	356
2013	38.9 °C8 March 2013	20.5 °C28 July 2013	28.5 °C	1,023 mm	348
2012	38.2 °C8 December 2012	21.0 °C28 August 2012	28.0 °C	1,385 mm	341
2011	38.2 °C7 April 2011	21.6 °C2 September 2011	27.8 °C	1,316 mm	337
2010	39.9 °C31 March 2010	21.7 °C2 January 2010	28.3 °C	1,430 mm	325
2009	38.5 °C1 June 2009	22.0 °C25 February 2009	28.8 °C	843 mm	354
2008	38.6 °C22 April 2008	21.0 °C3 February 2008	27.9 °C	1,200 mm	339
2007	38.0 °C24 March 2007	20.9 °C30 July 2007	27.9 °C	1,145 mm	335
2006	38.4 °C20 April 2006	21.1 °C20 August 2006	28.1 °C	1,125 mm	336
2005	39.2 °C3 April 2005	21.1 °C28 November 2005	28.1 °C	1,200 mm	331
2004	39.8 °C5 April 2004	20.7 °C9 August 2004	27.7 °C	1,482 mm	332
2003	38.8 °C30 March 2003	21.3 °C30 August 2003	27.7 °C	1,252 mm	328
2002	38.4 °C19 April 2002	21.4 °C7 January 2002	27.6 °C	1,133 mm	331
2001	37.2 °C7 March 2001	19.6 °C27 February 2001	27.1 °C	961 mm	321
2000	38.4 °C4 May 2000	20.8 °C17 January 2000	27.0 °C	954 mm	326
1999	37.2 °C16 March 1999	20.3 °C25 December 1999	26.8 °C	1,232 mm	305
1998	38.7 °C8 February 1998	21.7 °C12 March 1998	27.9 °C	1,092 mm	323
1997	37.3 °C10 May 1997	20.8 °C2 March 1997	27.4 °C	779 mm	336
1996	37.2 °C11 April 1996	20.6 °C24 January 1996	27.0 °C	1,136 mm	308
1995	38.2 °C9 May 1995	20.7 °C10 January 1995	27.4 °C	1,053 mm	330
1994	37.9 °C7 April 1994	19.4 °C21 January 1994	27.3 °C	974 mm	316
1993	37.9 °C3 April 1993	20.4 °C24 January 1993	27.3 °C	1,224 mm	322
1992	37.9 °C25 March 1992	19.5 °C1 February 1992	27.0 °C	1,165 mm	307
1991	37.8 °C8 May 1991	19.1 °C21 December 1991	27.0 °C	1,060 mm	307
1990	38.8 °C17 April 1990	19.9 °C23 December 1990	27.3 °C	1,083 mm	326
1989	37.0 °C13 March 1989	19.1 °C16 February 1989	26.8 °C	1,035 mm	327
1988	38.0 °C9 April 1988	20.0 °C28 February 1988	27.2 °C	1,156 mm	304
1987	39.1 °C11 April 1987	20.9 °C12 January 1987	27.7 °C	1,201 mm	330
1986	38.6 °C22 April 1986	20.0 °C16 January 1986	26.9 °C	1,089 mm	309
1985	37.4 °C10 April 1985	19.9 °C17 December 1985	26.6 °C	1,073 mm	300
1984	38.3 °C30 March 1984	20.5 °C2 September 1984	27.6 °C	853 mm	333
1983	39.1 °C22 March 1983	20.7 °C7 February 1983	27.7 °C	1,116 mm	337
1982	38.1 °C29 March 1982	20.8 °C27 July 1982	26.7 °C	1,166 mm	299
1981	39.0 °C24 March 1981	19.7 °C22 July 1981	27.0 °C	1,297 mm	299
1980	38.6 °C2 April 1980	20.5 °C2 August 1980	27.1 °C	1,342 mm	300
1979	38.3 °C12 March 1979	20.2 °C19 January 1979	27.2 °C	1,199 mm	318
1978	38.2 °C8 February 1978	19.2 °C17 August 1978	27.1 °C	1,397 mm	312
1977	37.5 °C15 April 1977	20.8 °C14 January 1977	27.0 °C	1,291 mm	315
1976	37.1 °C16 April 1976	18.4 °C31 January 1976	26.6 °C	1,114 mm	305
1975	37.9 °C5 March 1975	18.2 °C30 December 1975	26.7 °C	1,127 mm	314
1974	37.5 °C21 April 1974	19.8 °C20 January 1974	26.4 °C	1,226 mm	294
1973	38.2 °C1 April 1973	19.8 °C5 December 1973	26.8 °C	1,172 mm	268
1972	35.8 °C25 March 1972	20.2 °C12 February 1972	26.8 °C	1,163 mm	320
1971	36.1 °C28 March 1971	20.4 °C11 February 1971	26.5 °C	817 mm	292
1970	36.9 °C20 April 1970	20.1 °C6 February 1970	26.6 °C	1,270 mm	287
1969	37.2 °C10 March 1969	20.8 °C28 July 1969	26.7 °C	1,474 mm	277
1968	37.0 °C23 March 1968	20.4 °C19 January 1968	27.1 °C	1,197 mm	306
1967	37.6 °C10 April 1967	20.4 °C3 January 1967	27.2 °C	961 mm	333
1966	38.5 °C1 April 1966	19.7 °C13 February 1966	27.3 °C	1,137 mm	319
1965	38.2 °C15 April 1965	18.7 °C26 January 1965	26.9 °C	1,114 mm	298
1964	38.5 °C28 April 1964	18.9 °C21 January 1964	27.0 °C	1,134 mm	311
1963	37.8 °C21 April 1963	19.7 °C26 January 1963	27.2 °C	1,390 mm	305
1962	38.7 °C22 April 1962	20.1 °C10 January 1962	27.2 °C	1,415 mm	306
1961	38.6 °C11 April 1961	19.8 °C14 December 1961	27.2 °C	1,163 mm	329
1960	38.2 °C4 April 1960	20.0 °C27 December 1960	27.2 °C	1,206 mm	314
1959	38.8 °C26 April 1959	19.9 °C28 November 1959	27.5 °C	1,012 mm	333
1958	38.6 °C11 March 1958	21.2 °C30 December 1958	27.2 °C	1,104 mm	284
1957	37.2 °C24 March 1957	20.7 °C18 January 1957	26.6 °C	1,033 mm	287
1956	35.8 °C1 April 1956	19.4 °C25 November 1956	26.1 °C	958 mm	242
1955	35.6 °C21 February 1955	18.5 °C2 January 1955	26.0 °C	1,069 mm	240
1954	36.4 °C11 March 1954	20.7 °C15 August 1954	26.3 °C	985 mm	260
1953	37.3 °C21 April 1953	21.1 °C13 February 1953	26.8 °C	923 mm	303
1952	37.1 °C17 March 1952	21.1 °C17 January 1952	26.8 °C	848 mm	283
1951	36.1 °C19 April 1951	19.1 °C10 January 1951	26.3 °C	1,165 mm	262
1950	36.2 °C16 April 1950	17.3 °C8 January 1950	25.8 °C	1,142 mm	231
1949	35.1 °C8 May 1949	18.3 °C15 December 1949	26.0 °C	913 mm	238
1948	35.6 °C18 March 1948	19.8 °C21 January 1948	25.8 °C	1,343 mm	180
1947	37.0 °C4 April 1947	20.4 °C1 December 1947	26.6 °C	1,117 mm	257
1946	36.4 °C22 March 1946	19.4 °C10 January 1946	26.0 °C	1,051 mm	225
1945	36.0 °C24 March 1945	18.6 °C8 January 1945	26.0 °C	1,193 mm	246
1944	36.0 °C18 March 1944	19.6 °C29 January 1944	26.0 °C	1,153 mm	224
1943	34.4 °C23 February 1943	18.4 °C25 January 1943	25.2 °C	1,290 mm	172
1942	36.1 °C15 March 1942	20.1 °C3 September 1942	25.7 °C	1,677 mm	155
1941	38.6 °C30 March 1941	20.8 °C9 January 1941	27.1 °C	850 mm	280
1940	36.9 °C11 March 1940	20.9 °C10 February 1940	26.6 °C	876 mm	275

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.7 °C

+2.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

354 d/yr

+48

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1073 mm

-55 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	36.6 °C	+2.7 °C	9 mm	+6 mm
Feb	37.2 °C	+2.6 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
Mar	37.9 °C	+2.4 °C	4 mm	-7 mm
Apr	36.2 °C	+1.4 °C	46 mm	-30 mm
May	33.3 °C	+0.8 °C	151 mm	-28 mm
Jun	33.5 °C	+2.7 °C	148 mm	-44 mm
Jul	31.9 °C	+1.5 °C	212 mm	+40 mm
Aug	32.5 °C	+1.9 °C	180 mm	+16 mm
Sep	32.7 °C	+1.4 °C	137 mm	+7 mm
Oct	33.2 °C	+1.1 °C	139 mm	+25 mm
Nov	34.9 °C	+2.2 °C	41 mm	-26 mm
Dec	36.7 °C	+3.3 °C	6 mm	-9 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.8 °C

26 Feb 2025

Coldest day

20.9 °C

5 Jul 2025

Wettest day

41.8 mm

4 Jul 2025

Windiest day

22.5 km/h

14 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

52.6 km/h

30 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.3 °C

17 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

21.2 °C

15 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

12.5 h

7 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of El Sombrero?

El Sombrero has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 1,128 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Sombrero?

The hottest day measured in El Sombrero between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 2024, reaching 40.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in El Sombrero?

The coldest day measured in El Sombrero between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1950, at 17.3 °C.

Does it snow in El Sombrero?

Almost never: El Sombrero sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of El Sombrero warmed?

Yes: El Sombrero warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in El Sombrero?

The wettest day measured in El Sombrero between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1980, with 211 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in El Sombrero?

The windiest day measured in El Sombrero between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1940, with winds reaching 24.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in El Sombrero?

The warmest month in El Sombrero is April (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.9 °C).

How much does it rain in El Sombrero?

El Sombrero receives on average 1,128 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 166 rainy days.

Is it sunny in El Sombrero?

El Sombrero 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 Sombrero?

Yes: El Sombrero has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Sombrero?

In El Sombrero, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 24 February 2010, and the lowest was 18.3 °C on 8 January 1950.

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