Encontrados climate — normals and trends
Encontrados (Venezuela) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 3,505 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Encontrados averages 0 frost days, 244 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 315 rainy days per year.
Encontrados has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 24 May 2020) and the coldest 19.1 °C (on 18 February 1976).
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
EncontradosZulia
- coords
- 9.06°, -72.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
30.7°C
Average daily low
23.5°C
Annual rainfall
3,505mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
7.6km/h
Seasonal range
1.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
244 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
315 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.3 °C
Average feels-like low
28.2 °C
Average peak gust
19.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
38.0 °C
24 May 2020
Coldest day
19.1 °C
18 February 1976
Wettest day
167 mm
6 February 2024
Windiest day
15.5 km/h
26 September 1946
Strongest gust
44.6 km/h
15 November 1999
Hottest feels-like
46.5 °C
21 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
21.5 °C
6 January 1979
Sunniest day
12.1 h
6 June 2016
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 154 mm | +48 mm |
| Feb | 31.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 42 mm | -61 mm |
| Mar | 32.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 75 mm | -70 mm |
| Apr | 31.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 362 mm | +38 mm |
| May | 31.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 331 mm | -113 mm |
| Jun | 30.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 362 mm | -45 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 210 mm | -197 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 233 mm | -110 mm |
| Sep | 32.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 169 mm | -150 mm |
| Oct | 31.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 311 mm | -71 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 266 mm | -60 mm |
| Dec | 30.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 113 mm | -84 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Encontrados?
Encontrados has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 3,505 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Encontrados?
The hottest day measured in Encontrados between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 2020, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Encontrados?
The coldest day measured in Encontrados between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1976, at 19.1 °C.
Does it snow in Encontrados?
Almost never: Encontrados sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Encontrados warmed?
Yes: Encontrados warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Encontrados?
The wettest day measured in Encontrados between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 2024, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Encontrados?
The windiest day measured in Encontrados between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1946, with winds reaching 15.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Encontrados?
The warmest month in Encontrados is September (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Encontrados?
Encontrados receives on average 3,505 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 315 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Encontrados?
Encontrados gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Encontrados?
Yes: Encontrados has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Encontrados?
In Encontrados, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 21 March 2016, and the lowest was 21.5 °C on 6 January 1979.
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