La Guardia climate — normals and trends
La Guardia (Venezuela) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 353 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 (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
La Guardia averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
La Guardia 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 29.8 °C (on 3 October 2023) and the coldest 21.8 °C (on 25 February 1990).
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 GuardiaNueva Esparta
- coords
- 11.00°, -64.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
25.9°C
Average daily low
25.0°C
Annual rainfall
353mm
Sunshine / day
11.4h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
31.4km/h
Seasonal range
2.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.2 °C
Average feels-like low
26.4 °C
Average peak gust
42.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
29.8 °C
3 October 2023
Coldest day
21.8 °C
25 February 1990
Wettest day
116 mm
30 November 2016
Windiest day
47.1 km/h
20 March 2010
Strongest gust
69.8 km/h
8 September 2004
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
1 October 2023
Coldest feels-like
20.9 °C
24 February 1953
Sunniest day
12.6 h
9 July 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 38 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 25.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 13 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 25.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 3 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 25.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 10 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 26.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 19 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 104 mm | +76 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 22 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 44 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 7 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 27.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 25 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 27.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 42 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 26.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 64 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Guardia?
La Guardia has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 353 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Guardia?
The hottest day measured in La Guardia between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 2023, reaching 29.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Guardia?
The coldest day measured in La Guardia between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1990, at 21.8 °C.
Does it snow in La Guardia?
Almost never: La Guardia sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of La Guardia warmed?
Yes: La Guardia warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Guardia?
The wettest day measured in La Guardia between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 2016, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Guardia?
The windiest day measured in La Guardia between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2010, with winds reaching 47.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Guardia?
The warmest month in La Guardia is September (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is February (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in La Guardia?
La Guardia receives on average 353 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Guardia?
La Guardia 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 Guardia?
Yes: La Guardia 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 Guardia?
In La Guardia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 1 October 2023, and the lowest was 20.9 °C on 24 February 1953.
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