Maracaibo climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Maracaibo?

Maracaibo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.4 °C and it receives 1,162 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maracaibo?

The hottest day measured in Maracaibo between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 2015, reaching 41.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Maracaibo?

The coldest day measured in Maracaibo between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1975, at 20.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Maracaibo?

Almost never: Maracaibo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Maracaibo warmed?

Yes: Maracaibo warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Maracaibo?

The wettest day measured in Maracaibo between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1987, with 108 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Maracaibo?

The windiest day measured in Maracaibo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1963, with winds reaching 38.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Maracaibo?

The warmest month in Maracaibo is July (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is November (27.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Maracaibo?

Maracaibo receives on average 1,162 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 166 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Maracaibo?

Maracaibo gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Maracaibo (Venezuela) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.4 °C and it receives 1,162 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 July (29.2 °C on average) and the coldest is November (27.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Maracaibo averages 0 frost days, 342 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 166 rainy days per year.

Maracaibo has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 25 June 2015) and the coldest 20.3 °C (on 30 December 1975).

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

MaracaiboZulia

coords: 10.64°, -71.61°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthJulyColdest monthNovemberWettest monthOctoberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

28.4°C

Average daily high

33.0°C

Average daily low

25.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,162mm

Sunshine / day

10.4h

Mean relative humidity

74%

Average peak wind

16.3km/h

Seasonal range

1.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

342 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

166 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

38.6 °C

Average feels-like low

29.0 °C

Average peak gust

33.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

364 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.5 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

41.4 °C

25 June 2015

Coldest day

20.3 °C

30 December 1975

Wettest day

108 mm

22 May 1987

Windiest day

38.5 km/h

2 March 1963

Strongest gust

72.4 km/h

2 March 1963

Hottest feels-like

47.5 °C

14 September 2015

Coldest feels-like

20.9 °C

3 March 1955

Sunniest day

12.4 h

26 May 1999

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.7 °C18 July 2025	22.8 °C18 September 2025	30.0 °C	809 mm	364
2024	39.9 °C19 March 2024	23.3 °C15 December 2024	29.9 °C	1,192 mm	362
2023	39.7 °C31 August 2023	22.6 °C19 February 2023	29.9 °C	761 mm	364
2022	38.4 °C23 March 2022	22.4 °C7 December 2022	28.9 °C	1,216 mm	357
2021	39.0 °C21 July 2021	21.9 °C1 November 2021	28.9 °C	784 mm	362
2020	40.1 °C26 May 2020	21.9 °C9 February 2020	29.3 °C	963 mm	357
2019	39.5 °C21 June 2019	22.9 °C13 December 2019	29.7 °C	530 mm	362
2018	40.3 °C20 July 2018	23.2 °C14 February 2018	29.5 °C	733 mm	362
2017	38.8 °C4 April 2017	22.8 °C15 January 2017	28.9 °C	1,157 mm	360
2016	40.2 °C26 March 2016	23.8 °C13 January 2016	29.9 °C	1,090 mm	364
2015	41.4 °C25 June 2015	24.2 °C21 November 2015	30.8 °C	458 mm	363
2014	40.7 °C22 July 2014	23.7 °C11 January 2014	30.3 °C	659 mm	363
2013	39.5 °C17 July 2013	23.5 °C1 November 2013	29.9 °C	915 mm	363
2012	38.6 °C17 July 2012	23.2 °C20 January 2012	29.5 °C	1,062 mm	364
2011	38.0 °C5 April 2011	22.4 °C20 December 2011	28.6 °C	1,965 mm	356
2010	39.8 °C16 May 2010	23.3 °C15 December 2010	29.0 °C	2,054 mm	352
2009	38.4 °C4 August 2009	22.7 °C15 February 2009	29.6 °C	814 mm	360
2008	37.4 °C30 July 2008	21.9 °C3 February 2008	28.8 °C	1,306 mm	357
2007	39.8 °C27 February 2007	22.7 °C13 March 2007	28.9 °C	1,588 mm	359
2006	38.0 °C24 July 2006	22.1 °C20 February 2006	29.0 °C	1,161 mm	358
2005	38.6 °C23 March 2005	21.6 °C19 January 2005	28.8 °C	1,425 mm	357
2004	40.2 °C24 June 2004	22.7 °C28 November 2004	29.0 °C	1,184 mm	358
2003	38.5 °C5 March 2003	22.5 °C24 March 2003	29.0 °C	1,138 mm	357
2002	40.5 °C15 August 2002	22.6 °C12 April 2002	29.4 °C	714 mm	362
2001	39.7 °C3 July 2001	21.2 °C21 February 2001	28.9 °C	648 mm	356
2000	38.1 °C9 July 2000	21.2 °C17 January 2000	28.3 °C	783 mm	357
1999	39.7 °C16 April 1999	21.7 °C26 December 1999	28.1 °C	1,196 mm	338
1998	39.7 °C4 March 1998	22.7 °C13 December 1998	29.1 °C	1,114 mm	359
1997	40.2 °C23 July 1997	22.5 °C23 January 1997	29.5 °C	577 mm	363
1996	37.9 °C28 March 1996	21.9 °C24 January 1996	28.5 °C	891 mm	353
1995	37.7 °C13 May 1995	22.8 °C11 January 1995	28.5 °C	1,262 mm	351
1994	38.7 °C27 June 1994	23.1 °C19 January 1994	29.0 °C	916 mm	352
1993	38.0 °C13 March 1993	22.5 °C13 January 1993	28.8 °C	1,111 mm	359
1992	38.8 °C8 April 1992	22.6 °C9 January 1992	28.7 °C	1,102 mm	359
1991	39.3 °C25 July 1991	22.6 °C22 January 1991	28.9 °C	808 mm	361
1990	38.5 °C3 July 1990	22.3 °C26 February 1990	28.5 °C	1,242 mm	350
1989	38.7 °C15 June 1989	21.7 °C17 February 1989	28.5 °C	1,007 mm	351
1988	37.8 °C19 March 1988	22.3 °C5 December 1988	28.4 °C	1,538 mm	346
1987	38.1 °C19 April 1987	23.4 °C22 January 1987	28.8 °C	1,390 mm	346
1986	39.0 °C11 August 1986	21.5 °C24 November 1986	28.2 °C	1,206 mm	334
1985	38.4 °C6 July 1985	20.8 °C17 December 1985	27.9 °C	1,207 mm	324
1984	38.3 °C6 May 1984	21.8 °C3 January 1984	28.4 °C	889 mm	342
1983	38.5 °C20 March 1983	21.8 °C9 February 1983	28.8 °C	971 mm	356
1982	37.3 °C5 March 1982	21.7 °C8 January 1982	28.3 °C	958 mm	349
1981	38.1 °C19 March 1981	22.1 °C23 December 1981	27.9 °C	1,588 mm	341
1980	39.4 °C31 March 1980	21.8 °C13 January 1980	28.7 °C	868 mm	358
1979	38.4 °C14 April 1979	21.2 °C18 January 1979	28.1 °C	1,514 mm	350
1978	39.1 °C12 March 1978	22.4 °C17 October 1978	28.3 °C	1,446 mm	358
1977	38.3 °C5 March 1977	23.0 °C12 January 1977	28.7 °C	1,164 mm	358
1976	38.8 °C8 July 1976	21.2 °C17 February 1976	28.3 °C	772 mm	357
1975	36.6 °C10 March 1975	20.3 °C30 December 1975	27.7 °C	1,503 mm	317
1974	36.6 °C6 July 1974	21.4 °C19 January 1974	27.3 °C	1,570 mm	326
1973	37.3 °C1 February 1973	21.7 °C13 December 1973	27.9 °C	1,589 mm	314
1972	40.4 °C31 July 1972	22.2 °C25 January 1972	28.5 °C	1,025 mm	358
1971	38.1 °C21 July 1971	22.2 °C29 January 1971	27.8 °C	1,146 mm	341
1970	38.8 °C23 April 1970	22.0 °C21 November 1970	27.7 °C	1,856 mm	326
1969	37.5 °C5 April 1969	21.3 °C1 February 1969	28.1 °C	1,850 mm	339
1968	37.2 °C4 April 1968	22.4 °C4 February 1968	28.2 °C	1,305 mm	354
1967	37.0 °C25 August 1967	22.1 °C11 February 1967	28.4 °C	963 mm	353
1966	36.9 °C28 April 1966	21.8 °C13 February 1966	28.1 °C	1,599 mm	333
1965	37.2 °C20 July 1965	21.8 °C27 February 1965	28.1 °C	1,282 mm	348
1964	37.6 °C1 March 1964	21.5 °C4 February 1964	27.8 °C	1,525 mm	340
1963	36.2 °C2 March 1963	21.3 °C13 January 1963	28.4 °C	1,319 mm	345
1962	36.7 °C30 March 1962	22.1 °C13 March 1962	28.4 °C	1,113 mm	356
1961	37.1 °C2 May 1961	20.6 °C13 December 1961	28.4 °C	1,123 mm	349
1960	37.1 °C14 April 1960	21.9 °C4 January 1960	28.2 °C	1,425 mm	343
1959	37.4 °C24 September 1959	22.5 °C29 November 1959	28.4 °C	1,061 mm	351
1958	37.9 °C14 March 1958	22.7 °C21 December 1958	28.4 °C	1,137 mm	355
1957	36.4 °C6 May 1957	21.7 °C25 February 1957	28.1 °C	796 mm	345
1956	35.1 °C8 July 1956	20.4 °C8 January 1956	27.2 °C	978 mm	279
1955	34.0 °C10 April 1955	21.1 °C2 January 1955	26.7 °C	1,549 mm	263
1954	34.7 °C24 April 1954	21.8 °C23 November 1954	27.2 °C	1,044 mm	288
1953	36.4 °C18 April 1953	22.3 °C17 February 1953	27.9 °C	957 mm	354
1952	36.0 °C5 April 1952	22.1 °C12 November 1952	27.7 °C	1,079 mm	331
1951	35.7 °C18 March 1951	21.0 °C8 January 1951	27.5 °C	1,171 mm	341
1950	35.1 °C23 March 1950	20.8 °C8 January 1950	26.7 °C	1,560 mm	299
1949	35.9 °C18 March 1949	20.9 °C15 December 1949	27.3 °C	1,098 mm	328
1948	36.8 °C4 February 1948	21.4 °C25 February 1948	27.3 °C	1,340 mm	293
1947	37.2 °C14 March 1947	21.5 °C4 January 1947	27.4 °C	1,048 mm	293
1946	36.7 °C7 July 1946	20.9 °C11 January 1946	27.3 °C	1,038 mm	291
1945	36.1 °C14 March 1945	20.8 °C8 January 1945	26.8 °C	1,275 mm	269
1944	36.4 °C8 April 1944	21.1 °C29 December 1944	27.2 °C	1,495 mm	303
1943	34.8 °C10 July 1943	20.6 °C24 January 1943	26.9 °C	1,154 mm	290
1942	37.3 °C21 March 1942	21.9 °C8 January 1942	26.9 °C	2,089 mm	248
1941	37.8 °C22 March 1941	21.7 °C9 January 1941	28.0 °C	831 mm	354
1940	36.8 °C12 March 1940	21.6 °C30 January 1940	27.5 °C	1,162 mm	295

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?

Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.1 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

364 d/yr

+22

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

809 mm

-354 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	33.8 °C	+0.4 °C	10 mm	+1 mm
Feb	34.5 °C	+0.5 °C	2 mm	-5 mm
Mar	34.7 °C	+0.2 °C	4 mm	-11 mm
Apr	33.9 °C	+0.1 °C	62 mm	-11 mm
May	33.0 °C	+0.3 °C	163 mm	-17 mm
Jun	35.0 °C	+2.1 °C	39 mm	-84 mm
Jul	35.7 °C	+2.0 °C	27 mm	-48 mm
Aug	35.0 °C	+1.7 °C	96 mm	-27 mm
Sep	34.0 °C	+1.5 °C	106 mm	-61 mm
Oct	32.3 °C	+0.7 °C	247 mm	+28 mm
Nov	33.6 °C	+2.1 °C	47 mm	-93 mm
Dec	33.3 °C	+0.8 °C	6 mm	-27 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.7 °C

18 Jul 2025

Coldest day

22.8 °C

18 Sep 2025

Wettest day

26.5 mm

11 Oct 2025

Windiest day

31.4 km/h

4 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

62.3 km/h

4 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.6 °C

10 Sep 2025

Coldest feels-like

24.5 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

23 May 2025

What was the weather like that day?

Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.

Date

Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Maracaibo?

Maracaibo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.4 °C and it receives 1,162 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maracaibo?

The hottest day measured in Maracaibo between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 2015, reaching 41.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Maracaibo?

The coldest day measured in Maracaibo between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1975, at 20.3 °C.

Does it snow in Maracaibo?

Almost never: Maracaibo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Maracaibo warmed?

Yes: Maracaibo warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Maracaibo?

The wettest day measured in Maracaibo between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1987, with 108 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Maracaibo?

The windiest day measured in Maracaibo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1963, with winds reaching 38.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Maracaibo?

The warmest month in Maracaibo is July (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is November (27.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Maracaibo?

Maracaibo receives on average 1,162 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 166 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Maracaibo?

Maracaibo gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Maracaibo?

Yes: Maracaibo has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maracaibo?

In Maracaibo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 14 September 2015, and the lowest was 20.9 °C on 3 March 1955.

Compare Maracaibo with another city

Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.

Nearby cities

The climate around Maracaibo

Other cities — Venezuela

All cities in Venezuela →