Machiques climate — normals and trends
Machiques (Venezuela) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 1,295 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 August (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is November (26.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Machiques averages 0 frost days, 316 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 210 rainy days per year.
Machiques 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 39.5 °C (on 21 May 2020) and the coldest 17.2 °C (on 3 January 1955).
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
MachiquesZulia
- coords
- 10.06°, -72.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
32.3°C
Average daily low
23.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,295mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
9.2km/h
Seasonal range
1.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
316 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
210 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.6 °C
Average feels-like low
26.6 °C
Average peak gust
27.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
361 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
39.5 °C
21 May 2020
Coldest day
17.2 °C
3 January 1955
Wettest day
389 mm
20 November 1954
Windiest day
20.9 km/h
12 February 1966
Strongest gust
54.0 km/h
5 February 2009
Hottest feels-like
44.1 °C
6 September 2009
Coldest feels-like
17.5 °C
22 January 1955
Sunniest day
12.2 h
5 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 15 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 33.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 34.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 11 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 33.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 107 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 32.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 113 mm | -70 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 116 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 33.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 66 mm | -38 mm |
| Aug | 34.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 90 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 33.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 86 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 32.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 139 mm | -82 mm |
| Nov | 32.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 39 mm | -187 mm |
| Dec | 32.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 26 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Machiques?
Machiques has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 1,295 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Machiques?
The hottest day measured in Machiques between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 2020, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Machiques?
The coldest day measured in Machiques between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1955, at 17.2 °C.
Does it snow in Machiques?
Almost never: Machiques sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Machiques warmed?
Yes: Machiques warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Machiques?
The wettest day measured in Machiques between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1954, with 389 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Machiques?
The windiest day measured in Machiques between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1966, with winds reaching 20.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Machiques?
The warmest month in Machiques is August (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is November (26.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Machiques?
Machiques receives on average 1,295 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 210 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Machiques?
Machiques gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Machiques?
Yes: Machiques has on average 361 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Machiques?
In Machiques, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 6 September 2009, and the lowest was 17.5 °C on 22 January 1955.
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