Elorza climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Elorza?

Elorza has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 2,252 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Elorza?

The hottest day measured in Elorza between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1960, reaching 39.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Elorza?

The coldest day measured in Elorza between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1975, at 17.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Elorza?

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

Q: Has the climate of Elorza warmed?

Yes: Elorza warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Elorza?

The wettest day measured in Elorza between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1966, with 202 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Elorza?

The windiest day measured in Elorza between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1950, with winds reaching 27.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Elorza?

The warmest month in Elorza is March (29.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Elorza?

Elorza receives on average 2,252 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 231 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Elorza?

Elorza gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Elorza (Venezuela) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 2,252 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 (29.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Elorza averages 0 frost days, 251 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 231 rainy days per year.

Elorza has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 13 March 1960) and the coldest 17.7 °C (on 30 December 1975).

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

ElorzaApure

coords: 7.06°, -69.50°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.0°C

Average daily high

31.3°C

Average daily low

23.6°C

Annual rainfall

2,252mm

Sunshine / day

9.7h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

11.8km/h

Seasonal range

4.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

251 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

231 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.1 °C

Average feels-like low

27.1 °C

Average peak gust

29.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

364 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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

39.8 °C

13 March 1960

Coldest day

17.7 °C

30 December 1975

Wettest day

202 mm

27 March 1966

Windiest day

27.2 km/h

14 January 1950

Strongest gust

58.7 km/h

11 February 2009

Hottest feels-like

44.7 °C

20 March 2016

Coldest feels-like

18.3 °C

20 July 1975

Sunniest day

12.4 h

25 May 1999

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.2 °C26 February 2025	20.7 °C5 July 2025	27.8 °C	1,912 mm	276
2024	39.0 °C20 March 2024	22.6 °C13 September 2024	28.4 °C	1,382 mm	326
2023	36.8 °C3 April 2023	21.3 °C29 January 2023	28.2 °C	1,372 mm	331
2022	36.2 °C1 April 2022	19.6 °C8 December 2022	27.2 °C	1,704 mm	293
2021	36.5 °C3 February 2021	19.9 °C5 July 2021	27.2 °C	1,688 mm	293
2020	38.6 °C27 March 2020	20.7 °C12 December 2020	28.1 °C	1,480 mm	315
2019	37.8 °C20 March 2019	21.2 °C17 August 2019	27.8 °C	1,490 mm	302
2018	37.7 °C18 March 2018	21.8 °C23 June 2018	27.5 °C	1,981 mm	298
2017	35.6 °C10 April 2017	21.6 °C13 July 2017	27.4 °C	1,809 mm	289
2016	39.3 °C5 March 2016	21.9 °C18 July 2016	27.9 °C	2,101 mm	307
2015	38.2 °C28 March 2015	22.2 °C26 July 2015	28.1 °C	1,974 mm	307
2014	39.3 °C31 March 2014	22.0 °C12 July 2014	27.9 °C	2,136 mm	312
2013	38.8 °C21 March 2013	20.9 °C28 July 2013	27.7 °C	2,175 mm	305
2012	36.3 °C16 March 2012	21.3 °C15 August 2012	27.3 °C	2,071 mm	296
2011	37.8 °C30 March 2011	21.8 °C25 August 2011	27.3 °C	2,521 mm	297
2010	38.7 °C14 February 2010	21.8 °C2 January 2010	27.6 °C	2,592 mm	303
2009	37.1 °C6 April 2009	22.3 °C24 June 2009	27.8 °C	1,986 mm	312
2008	37.7 °C25 March 2008	21.2 °C12 July 2008	27.6 °C	2,333 mm	307
2007	38.0 °C11 March 2007	21.2 °C22 August 2007	27.6 °C	2,244 mm	311
2006	37.3 °C12 April 2006	21.5 °C22 May 2006	27.6 °C	2,051 mm	308
2005	38.5 °C10 March 2005	21.3 °C20 December 2005	27.6 °C	2,038 mm	306
2004	36.3 °C26 February 2004	21.5 °C1 August 2004	27.2 °C	2,504 mm	295
2003	36.5 °C12 March 2003	20.9 °C1 July 2003	27.0 °C	2,367 mm	284
2002	36.2 °C19 February 2002	20.7 °C12 January 2002	26.8 °C	2,405 mm	278
2001	37.2 °C3 April 2001	19.1 °C4 January 2001	26.8 °C	2,215 mm	286
2000	36.7 °C3 May 2000	19.6 °C19 December 2000	26.9 °C	2,349 mm	288
1999	36.4 °C15 February 1999	20.9 °C17 July 1999	26.6 °C	2,296 mm	265
1998	38.1 °C25 February 1998	22.1 °C2 January 1998	27.3 °C	2,457 mm	291
1997	37.0 °C2 April 1997	21.3 °C11 December 1997	26.9 °C	2,165 mm	282
1996	37.3 °C20 March 1996	21.6 °C6 December 1996	26.9 °C	2,534 mm	245
1995	38.1 °C11 April 1995	20.9 °C8 January 1995	27.1 °C	2,465 mm	287
1994	38.2 °C1 March 1994	20.2 °C12 July 1994	26.9 °C	2,558 mm	238
1993	36.8 °C1 March 1993	20.5 °C16 July 1993	26.8 °C	2,747 mm	273
1992	38.8 °C25 March 1992	20.6 °C30 December 1992	27.0 °C	2,681 mm	250
1991	37.7 °C11 February 1991	21.3 °C18 October 1991	26.7 °C	2,695 mm	247
1990	35.8 °C21 February 1990	20.2 °C24 December 1990	26.8 °C	2,546 mm	258
1989	36.7 °C18 April 1989	20.2 °C10 July 1989	26.5 °C	2,340 mm	243
1988	38.8 °C15 March 1988	20.5 °C17 December 1988	27.1 °C	2,348 mm	266
1987	38.9 °C27 February 1987	20.7 °C12 January 1987	27.1 °C	2,666 mm	265
1986	37.3 °C19 March 1986	20.8 °C17 December 1986	26.7 °C	2,365 mm	242
1985	39.2 °C17 April 1985	19.2 °C11 June 1985	26.8 °C	2,360 mm	238
1984	39.6 °C26 March 1984	21.2 °C4 January 1984	26.9 °C	2,187 mm	259
1983	38.0 °C11 March 1983	20.9 °C15 January 1983	26.9 °C	2,265 mm	274
1982	36.6 °C22 February 1982	21.5 °C13 July 1982	26.5 °C	2,444 mm	230
1981	36.9 °C24 March 1981	19.0 °C21 July 1981	26.7 °C	2,477 mm	234
1980	37.1 °C11 April 1980	21.2 °C10 January 1980	26.8 °C	2,268 mm	248
1979	36.9 °C28 January 1979	21.7 °C5 January 1979	26.8 °C	2,571 mm	257
1978	37.8 °C21 February 1978	19.3 °C16 August 1978	26.7 °C	2,733 mm	246
1977	35.9 °C2 April 1977	20.8 °C20 December 1977	26.7 °C	2,652 mm	249
1976	35.8 °C31 March 1976	19.7 °C4 January 1976	26.2 °C	2,264 mm	234
1975	37.3 °C30 March 1975	17.7 °C30 December 1975	26.4 °C	2,231 mm	221
1974	37.2 °C4 March 1974	20.4 °C16 December 1974	26.5 °C	2,414 mm	236
1973	36.4 °C19 February 1973	20.8 °C16 December 1973	26.6 °C	2,602 mm	198
1972	35.6 °C15 March 1972	20.3 °C26 December 1972	26.3 °C	2,858 mm	218
1971	36.3 °C10 April 1971	20.5 °C5 December 1971	26.2 °C	2,169 mm	205
1970	36.3 °C31 March 1970	20.8 °C16 August 1970	26.4 °C	2,671 mm	241
1969	35.9 °C12 February 1969	21.3 °C25 December 1969	26.6 °C	2,705 mm	232
1968	37.3 °C25 February 1968	21.3 °C1 July 1968	26.7 °C	2,601 mm	233
1967	37.0 °C21 March 1967	20.8 °C17 July 1967	26.7 °C	2,665 mm	253
1966	38.1 °C24 March 1966	21.2 °C8 December 1966	27.3 °C	2,374 mm	275
1965	38.2 °C22 April 1965	20.7 °C19 December 1965	27.3 °C	2,350 mm	261
1964	39.3 °C23 March 1964	20.5 °C16 December 1964	27.3 °C	2,378 mm	257
1963	38.0 °C20 March 1963	20.2 °C26 December 1963	27.3 °C	2,240 mm	266
1962	36.3 °C4 March 1962	21.0 °C27 July 1962	27.0 °C	2,291 mm	258
1961	37.6 °C18 March 1961	20.7 °C14 December 1961	27.0 °C	2,131 mm	266
1960	39.8 °C13 March 1960	20.5 °C27 December 1960	27.1 °C	2,040 mm	266
1959	37.3 °C15 March 1959	20.4 °C16 August 1959	26.9 °C	2,254 mm	264
1958	37.9 °C11 March 1958	21.1 °C13 January 1958	27.0 °C	2,241 mm	254
1957	36.9 °C30 March 1957	20.8 °C22 July 1957	27.0 °C	1,819 mm	256
1956	35.4 °C23 February 1956	20.6 °C12 July 1956	26.1 °C	2,171 mm	155
1955	35.0 °C30 January 1955	20.4 °C4 August 1955	26.3 °C	1,918 mm	185
1954	37.1 °C20 March 1954	20.7 °C2 May 1954	26.8 °C	1,945 mm	176
1953	37.3 °C4 April 1953	21.5 °C18 July 1953	27.0 °C	1,995 mm	226
1952	37.8 °C17 March 1952	21.5 °C20 July 1952	26.8 °C	1,900 mm	195
1951	35.7 °C30 March 1951	20.8 °C10 January 1951	26.2 °C	2,298 mm	197
1950	36.5 °C16 April 1950	21.0 °C19 December 1950	26.6 °C	2,034 mm	198
1949	34.7 °C10 March 1949	19.2 °C8 January 1949	26.0 °C	2,172 mm	179
1948	35.4 °C21 March 1948	20.1 °C28 June 1948	25.9 °C	2,450 mm	124
1947	37.3 °C17 March 1947	20.5 °C19 December 1947	26.4 °C	2,066 mm	177
1946	36.4 °C1 April 1946	20.9 °C13 June 1946	25.9 °C	2,534 mm	123
1945	36.8 °C24 March 1945	20.6 °C8 December 1945	26.3 °C	1,957 mm	209
1944	36.0 °C28 February 1944	20.9 °C29 December 1944	26.5 °C	2,176 mm	180
1943	34.1 °C19 February 1943	20.5 °C26 July 1943	25.4 °C	2,459 mm	138
1942	36.4 °C24 March 1942	20.4 °C22 June 1942	25.8 °C	2,559 mm	118
1941	37.7 °C9 March 1941	21.3 °C24 July 1941	26.9 °C	1,914 mm	207
1940	37.7 °C26 February 1940	21.1 °C3 November 1940	26.7 °C	2,143 mm	178

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.7 °C

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

276 d/yr

+25

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1912 mm

-340 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	33.4 °C	+0.4 °C	32 mm	+16 mm
Feb	35.1 °C	+0.9 °C	1 mm	-19 mm
Mar	34.7 °C	+0.1 °C	42 mm	-13 mm
Apr	32.3 °C	+0.3 °C	195 mm	-21 mm
May	30.2 °C	+0.2 °C	305 mm	-40 mm
Jun	29.2 °C	+0.1 °C	367 mm	+3 mm
Jul	29.4 °C	+0.3 °C	285 mm	-54 mm
Aug	30.1 °C	+0.2 °C	265 mm	-12 mm
Sep	31.4 °C	+0.8 °C	154 mm	-70 mm
Oct	31.1 °C	+0.1 °C	155 mm	-51 mm
Nov	31.6 °C	+0.6 °C	89 mm	-52 mm
Dec	32.1 °C	+0.7 °C	22 mm	-26 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.2 °C

26 Feb 2025

Coldest day

20.7 °C

5 Jul 2025

Wettest day

36.1 mm

19 Jun 2025

Windiest day

22.4 km/h

11 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

49.0 km/h

21 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.2 °C

26 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

22.2 °C

12 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.1 h

16 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Elorza?

Elorza has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 2,252 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Elorza?

The hottest day measured in Elorza between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1960, reaching 39.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Elorza?

The coldest day measured in Elorza between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1975, at 17.7 °C.

Does it snow in Elorza?

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

Has the climate of Elorza warmed?

Yes: Elorza warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Elorza?

The wettest day measured in Elorza between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1966, with 202 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Elorza?

The windiest day measured in Elorza between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1950, with winds reaching 27.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Elorza?

The warmest month in Elorza is March (29.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Elorza?

Elorza receives on average 2,252 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 231 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Elorza?

Elorza gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Elorza?

Yes: Elorza has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Elorza?

In Elorza, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.7 °C on 20 March 2016, and the lowest was 18.3 °C on 20 July 1975.

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