La Asunción climate — normals and trends
La Asunción (Venezuela) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 439 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is February (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
La Asunción averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
La Asunción has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.1 °C (on 7 October 2010) and the coldest 21.7 °C (on 13 March 1943).
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
La AsunciónNueva Esparta
- coords
- 11.03°, -63.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
26.0°C
Average daily low
25.0°C
Annual rainfall
439mm
Sunshine / day
11.4h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
29.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.2 °C
Average feels-like low
26.6 °C
Average peak gust
40.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
30.1 °C
7 October 2010
Coldest day
21.7 °C
13 March 1943
Wettest day
90 mm
30 November 2016
Windiest day
44.2 km/h
20 March 2010
Strongest gust
67.0 km/h
8 September 2004
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
1 October 2023
Coldest feels-like
21.0 °C
20 April 1955
Sunniest day
12.6 h
27 June 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 46 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 25.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 18 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 25.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 25.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 15 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 26.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 26 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 141 mm | +102 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 28 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 50 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 27.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 7 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 27.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 23 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 26.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 60 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 26.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 82 mm | +20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Asunción?
La Asunción has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 439 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Asunción?
The hottest day measured in La Asunción between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 2010, reaching 30.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Asunción?
The coldest day measured in La Asunción between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1943, at 21.7 °C.
Does it snow in La Asunción?
Almost never: La Asunción sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of La Asunción warmed?
Yes: La Asunción warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Asunción?
The wettest day measured in La Asunción between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 2016, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Asunción?
The windiest day measured in La Asunción between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2010, with winds reaching 44.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Asunción?
The warmest month in La Asunción is September (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is February (24.4 °C).
How much does it rain in La Asunción?
La Asunción receives on average 439 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Asunción?
La Asunción gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in La Asunción?
Yes: La Asunción has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Asunción?
In La Asunción, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 1 October 2023, and the lowest was 21.0 °C on 20 April 1955.
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