Higuerote climate — normals and trends
Higuerote (Venezuela) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,554 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is February (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Higuerote averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 296 rainy days per year.
Higuerote has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.7 °C (on 16 November 1999) and the coldest 21.3 °C (on 15 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
HigueroteMiranda
- coords
- 10.48°, -66.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
26.4°C
Average daily low
24.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,554mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
2.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
296 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.6 °C
Average feels-like low
28.0 °C
Average peak gust
26.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
31.7 °C
16 November 1999
Coldest day
21.3 °C
15 February 1976
Wettest day
170 mm
20 May 1948
Windiest day
36.7 km/h
15 May 1946
Strongest gust
52.6 km/h
11 January 2020
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
6 October 2024
Coldest feels-like
21.6 °C
24 February 1953
Sunniest day
12.6 h
1 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 140 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 25.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 77 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 26.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 51 mm | -38 mm |
| Apr | 26.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 161 mm | +69 mm |
| May | 27.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 157 mm | +37 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 259 mm | +99 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 90 mm | -61 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 119 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 60 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 29.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 72 mm | -60 mm |
| Nov | 27.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 209 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 26.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 198 mm | +22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Higuerote?
Higuerote has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,554 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Higuerote?
The hottest day measured in Higuerote between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1999, reaching 31.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Higuerote?
The coldest day measured in Higuerote between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1976, at 21.3 °C.
Does it snow in Higuerote?
Almost never: Higuerote sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Higuerote warmed?
Yes: Higuerote warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Higuerote?
The wettest day measured in Higuerote between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 1948, with 170 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Higuerote?
The windiest day measured in Higuerote between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1946, with winds reaching 36.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Higuerote?
The warmest month in Higuerote is September (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is February (24.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Higuerote?
Higuerote receives on average 1,554 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 296 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Higuerote?
Higuerote gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Higuerote?
Yes: Higuerote has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Higuerote?
In Higuerote, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 6 October 2024, and the lowest was 21.6 °C on 24 February 1953.
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