La Grita climate — normals and trends
La Grita (Venezuela) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 2,820 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 May (19.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
La Grita averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 343 rainy days per year.
La Grita has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.5 °C (on 24 May 2020) and the coldest 10.6 °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 GritaTáchira
- coords
- 8.13°, -71.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.1°C
Average daily high
22.9°C
Average daily low
16.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,820mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
6.0km/h
Seasonal range
1.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
343 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.3 °C
Average feels-like low
17.3 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
29.5 °C
24 May 2020
Coldest day
10.6 °C
10 March 1943
Wettest day
164 mm
5 January 2006
Windiest day
13.8 km/h
18 March 2003
Strongest gust
61.6 km/h
19 March 2003
Hottest feels-like
34.3 °C
5 October 2005
Coldest feels-like
9.5 °C
10 March 1943
Sunniest day
12.2 h
25 May 1999
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 | 22.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 153 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 22.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 209 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 23.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 223 mm | -56 mm |
| Apr | 23.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 480 mm | +109 mm |
| May | 23.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 224 mm | -93 mm |
| Jun | 22.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 200 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 24.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 84 mm | -58 mm |
| Aug | 23.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 163 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 24.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 184 mm | -39 mm |
| Oct | 22.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 290 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 22.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 236 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 22.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 211 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Grita?
La Grita has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 2,820 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Grita?
The hottest day measured in La Grita between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 2020, reaching 29.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Grita?
The coldest day measured in La Grita between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1943, at 10.6 °C.
Does it snow in La Grita?
Almost never: La Grita sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of La Grita warmed?
Yes: La Grita warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Grita?
The wettest day measured in La Grita between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 2006, with 164 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Grita?
The windiest day measured in La Grita between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 2003, with winds reaching 13.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Grita?
The warmest month in La Grita is May (19.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.0 °C).
How much does it rain in La Grita?
La Grita receives on average 2,820 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 343 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Grita?
La Grita gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in La Grita?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in La Grita.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Grita?
In La Grita, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.3 °C on 5 October 2005, and the lowest was 9.5 °C on 10 March 1943.
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