La Vela de Coro climate — normals and trends
La Vela de Coro (Venezuela) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 497 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 (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
La Vela de Coro averages 0 frost days, 220 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 108 rainy days per year.
La Vela de Coro has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 28 August 2023) and the coldest 19.6 °C (on 8 January 1950).
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 Vela de CoroFalcón
- coords
- 11.46°, -69.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
30.3°C
Average daily low
24.2°C
Annual rainfall
497mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
23.7km/h
Seasonal range
2.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
220 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
108 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.4 °C
Average feels-like low
27.1 °C
Average peak gust
46.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
36.0 °C
28 August 2023
Coldest day
19.6 °C
8 January 1950
Wettest day
75 mm
14 April 1956
Windiest day
36.7 km/h
8 April 1944
Strongest gust
72.4 km/h
14 February 1997
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
4 June 2023
Coldest feels-like
21.2 °C
3 March 1955
Sunniest day
12.7 h
7 June 1940
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 | 29.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 37 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 15 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 30.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 10 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 30.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 56 mm | +21 mm |
| May | 31.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 30 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 31.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 26 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 32.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 9 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 32.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 48 mm | +22 mm |
| Sep | 33.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 23 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 31.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 93 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 30.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 24 mm | -64 mm |
| Dec | 29.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 34 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Vela de Coro?
La Vela de Coro has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 497 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Vela de Coro?
The hottest day measured in La Vela de Coro between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2023, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Vela de Coro?
The coldest day measured in La Vela de Coro between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1950, at 19.6 °C.
Does it snow in La Vela de Coro?
Almost never: La Vela de Coro sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of La Vela de Coro warmed?
Yes: La Vela de Coro warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Vela de Coro?
The wettest day measured in La Vela de Coro between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 1956, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Vela de Coro?
The windiest day measured in La Vela de Coro between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 1944, with winds reaching 36.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Vela de Coro?
The warmest month in La Vela de Coro is September (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in La Vela de Coro?
La Vela de Coro receives on average 497 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Vela de Coro?
La Vela de Coro gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in La Vela de Coro?
Yes: La Vela de Coro 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 Vela de Coro?
In La Vela de Coro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 4 June 2023, and the lowest was 21.2 °C on 3 March 1955.
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