Mérida climate — normals and trends
Mérida (Venezuela) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 2,112 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 May (15.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Mérida averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 318 rainy days per year.
Mérida has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 24.6 °C (on 4 April 1998) and the coldest 5.4 °C (on 8 December 1942).
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
MéridaMérida
- coords
- 8.58°, -71.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.9°C
Average daily high
19.1°C
Average daily low
11.5°C
Annual rainfall
2,112mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
4.5km/h
Seasonal range
1.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
318 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.8 °C
Average feels-like low
11.0 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
24.6 °C
4 April 1998
Coldest day
5.4 °C
8 December 1942
Wettest day
116 mm
26 April 1961
Windiest day
8.4 km/h
3 July 2021
Strongest gust
60.5 km/h
1 July 1957
Hottest feels-like
28.7 °C
21 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
3.7 °C
8 December 1942
Sunniest day
12.4 h
22 May 2006
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 113 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 18.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 142 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 19.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 199 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 19.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 300 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 19.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 223 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 18.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 199 mm | +33 mm |
| Jul | 19.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 106 mm | -34 mm |
| Aug | 19.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 154 mm | +15 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 122 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 18.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 202 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 19.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 139 mm | -63 mm |
| Dec | 17.9 °C | -0.8 °C | 119 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mérida?
Mérida has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 2,112 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mérida?
The hottest day measured in Mérida between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1998, reaching 24.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mérida?
The coldest day measured in Mérida between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1942, at 5.4 °C.
Does it snow in Mérida?
Almost never: Mérida sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mérida warmed?
Yes: Mérida warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mérida?
The wettest day measured in Mérida between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 1961, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mérida?
The windiest day measured in Mérida between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2021, with winds reaching 8.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mérida?
The warmest month in Mérida is May (15.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Mérida?
Mérida receives on average 2,112 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 318 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mérida?
Mérida gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mérida?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Mérida.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mérida?
In Mérida, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 28.7 °C on 21 April 2016, and the lowest was 3.7 °C on 8 December 1942.
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