Los Rastrojos climate — normals and trends
Los Rastrojos (Venezuela) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 533 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 March (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Los Rastrojos averages 0 frost days, 117 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.
Los Rastrojos has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 25 March 2024) and the coldest 15.0 °C (on 15 December 1964).
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
Los RastrojosLara
- coords
- 10.03°, -69.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.8°C
Average daily high
28.8°C
Average daily low
20.1°C
Annual rainfall
533mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
1.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
117 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
157 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.9 °C
Average feels-like low
22.5 °C
Average peak gust
41.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
196 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
37.6 °C
25 March 2024
Coldest day
15.0 °C
15 December 1964
Wettest day
66 mm
4 May 1962
Windiest day
27.6 km/h
10 July 2005
Strongest gust
68.8 km/h
8 September 2008
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
25 February 2010
Coldest feels-like
15.1 °C
31 January 1976
Sunniest day
12.6 h
4 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 | 32.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 6 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 32.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 33.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 11 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 30.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 116 mm | +51 mm |
| May | 28.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 68 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 101 mm | +30 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 44 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 47 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 31 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 36 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 30.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 16 mm | -34 mm |
| Dec | 30.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 10 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Los Rastrojos?
Los Rastrojos has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 533 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Los Rastrojos?
The hottest day measured in Los Rastrojos between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 2024, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Los Rastrojos?
The coldest day measured in Los Rastrojos between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1964, at 15.0 °C.
Does it snow in Los Rastrojos?
Almost never: Los Rastrojos sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Los Rastrojos warmed?
Yes: Los Rastrojos warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Los Rastrojos?
The wettest day measured in Los Rastrojos between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 1962, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Los Rastrojos?
The windiest day measured in Los Rastrojos between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2005, with winds reaching 27.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Los Rastrojos?
The warmest month in Los Rastrojos is March (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Los Rastrojos?
Los Rastrojos receives on average 533 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Los Rastrojos?
Los Rastrojos gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Los Rastrojos?
Yes: Los Rastrojos has on average 196 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Los Rastrojos?
In Los Rastrojos, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 25 February 2010, and the lowest was 15.1 °C on 31 January 1976.
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