La Fría climate — normals and trends
La Fría (Venezuela) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 9,541 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 (23.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
La Fría averages 0 frost days, 24 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 349 rainy days per year.
La Fría has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 24 May 2020) and the coldest 14.0 °C (on 10 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 FríaTáchira
- coords
- 8.22°, -72.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.3°C
Average daily high
27.3°C
Average daily low
20.4°C
Annual rainfall
9,541mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
7.1km/h
Seasonal range
1.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
24 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
349 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.6 °C
Average feels-like low
23.4 °C
Average peak gust
27.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
248 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
35.3 °C
24 May 2020
Coldest day
14.0 °C
10 March 1943
Wettest day
259 mm
17 May 2005
Windiest day
12.6 km/h
1 February 1966
Strongest gust
42.1 km/h
1 February 1966
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
24 May 2020
Coldest feels-like
14.2 °C
10 March 1943
Sunniest day
12.1 h
30 May 2022
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 | 27.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 418 mm | +66 mm |
| Feb | 27.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 263 mm | -94 mm |
| Mar | 28.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 232 mm | -263 mm |
| Apr | 27.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 1082 mm | +174 mm |
| May | 28.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 1114 mm | -192 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 1217 mm | -42 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 1030 mm | -128 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 813 mm | -192 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 706 mm | -163 mm |
| Oct | 27.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 1013 mm | +221 mm |
| Nov | 27.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 663 mm | +85 mm |
| Dec | 26.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 246 mm | -219 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Fría?
La Fría has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 9,541 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Fría?
The hottest day measured in La Fría between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 2020, reaching 35.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Fría?
The coldest day measured in La Fría between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1943, at 14.0 °C.
Does it snow in La Fría?
Almost never: La Fría sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of La Fría warmed?
Yes: La Fría warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Fría?
The wettest day measured in La Fría between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 2005, with 259 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Fría?
The windiest day measured in La Fría between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1966, with winds reaching 12.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Fría?
The warmest month in La Fría is September (23.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.3 °C).
How much does it rain in La Fría?
La Fría receives on average 9,541 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 349 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Fría?
La Fría gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in La Fría?
Yes: La Fría has on average 248 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Fría?
In La Fría, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 24 May 2020, and the lowest was 14.2 °C on 10 March 1943.
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