Michelena climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Michelena?

Michelena has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 3,467 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Michelena between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 1958, reaching 34.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Michelena?

The coldest day measured in Michelena between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1943, at 11.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Michelena?

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

Q: Has the climate of Michelena warmed?

Yes: Michelena warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Michelena?

The wettest day measured in Michelena between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 1973, with 193 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Michelena?

The windiest day measured in Michelena between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1972, with winds reaching 18.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Michelena?

The warmest month in Michelena is September (22.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Michelena?

Michelena receives on average 3,467 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 239 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Michelena?

Michelena gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Michelena (Venezuela) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 3,467 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 (22.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Michelena averages 0 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 239 rainy days per year.

Michelena has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.1 °C (on 8 September 1958) and the coldest 11.3 °C (on 10 March 1943).

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

MichelenaTáchira

coords: 7.96°, -72.24°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthSeptemberColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAprilDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.1°C

Average daily high

26.2°C

Average daily low

17.5°C

Annual rainfall

3,467mm

Sunshine / day

9.9h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

7.6km/h

Seasonal range

2.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

13 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

239 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.7 °C

Average feels-like low

18.8 °C

Average peak gust

35.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

6 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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

34.1 °C

8 September 1958

Coldest day

11.3 °C

10 March 1943

Wettest day

193 mm

12 June 1973

Windiest day

18.3 km/h

30 July 1972

Strongest gust

73.8 km/h

5 July 1980

Hottest feels-like

36.4 °C

25 April 1998

Coldest feels-like

10.9 °C

8 January 1964

Sunniest day

12.2 h

26 May 1999

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	30.5 °C13 April 2025	15.0 °C25 December 2025	21.6 °C	2,843 mm	5
2024	32.1 °C15 September 2024	15.9 °C23 February 2024	22.4 °C	2,941 mm	41
2023	33.2 °C25 September 2023	14.4 °C26 January 2023	22.1 °C	2,836 mm	33
2022	29.6 °C4 May 2022	13.8 °C30 January 2022	20.9 °C	3,262 mm	0
2021	30.0 °C23 July 2021	13.8 °C13 January 2021	21.1 °C	3,521 mm	1
2020	31.0 °C10 May 2020	14.0 °C7 February 2020	21.7 °C	2,987 mm	5
2019	31.4 °C10 September 2019	14.6 °C2 January 2019	22.0 °C	2,738 mm	16
2018	31.8 °C16 August 2018	14.2 °C27 February 2018	21.5 °C	2,917 mm	16
2017	29.7 °C2 April 2017	13.7 °C21 January 2017	21.3 °C	3,498 mm	0
2016	33.3 °C28 September 2016	15.5 °C29 December 2016	22.6 °C	2,977 mm	42
2015	33.4 °C29 September 2015	14.1 °C17 February 2015	22.8 °C	1,991 mm	81
2014	32.2 °C31 August 2014	13.6 °C11 January 2014	22.4 °C	2,501 mm	36
2013	31.9 °C13 July 2013	14.8 °C11 January 2013	22.2 °C	3,000 mm	31
2012	31.8 °C3 October 2012	15.3 °C13 February 2012	22.0 °C	2,844 mm	34
2011	30.2 °C9 May 2011	14.4 °C21 February 2011	21.3 °C	4,046 mm	5
2010	32.4 °C22 April 2010	15.0 °C19 November 2010	21.9 °C	3,954 mm	41
2009	32.8 °C6 October 2009	15.0 °C17 December 2009	21.9 °C	3,340 mm	35
2008	30.1 °C19 October 2008	13.6 °C29 January 2008	21.0 °C	4,142 mm	1
2007	30.8 °C3 March 2007	13.5 °C1 December 2007	21.6 °C	2,696 mm	7
2006	32.1 °C27 September 2006	14.9 °C18 January 2006	21.6 °C	3,420 mm	23
2005	31.4 °C10 September 2005	12.5 °C19 January 2005	21.8 °C	3,129 mm	18
2004	31.4 °C1 September 2004	13.3 °C27 December 2004	21.6 °C	2,903 mm	18
2003	33.1 °C15 March 2003	14.0 °C30 December 2003	22.2 °C	2,541 mm	41
2002	34.0 °C14 October 2002	14.4 °C27 January 2002	21.9 °C	2,218 mm	43
2001	33.1 °C8 October 2001	13.1 °C1 February 2001	21.8 °C	1,714 mm	58
2000	31.7 °C11 July 2000	13.6 °C15 February 2000	20.8 °C	3,420 mm	13
1999	31.6 °C5 June 1999	12.5 °C27 December 1999	20.8 °C	4,123 mm	8
1998	32.3 °C3 February 1998	14.3 °C25 December 1998	22.2 °C	2,851 mm	38
1997	32.6 °C3 September 1997	14.4 °C4 January 1997	21.5 °C	2,287 mm	17
1996	30.3 °C2 October 1996	14.0 °C28 January 1996	20.8 °C	3,806 mm	4
1995	30.6 °C7 April 1995	14.4 °C7 January 1995	21.2 °C	3,699 mm	4
1994	31.0 °C19 September 1994	14.4 °C12 February 1994	21.2 °C	3,566 mm	7
1993	31.1 °C16 October 1993	14.0 °C19 February 1993	21.4 °C	3,122 mm	5
1992	32.5 °C31 October 1992	14.4 °C11 January 1992	21.6 °C	3,054 mm	7
1991	31.0 °C8 September 1991	13.7 °C24 January 1991	21.4 °C	3,074 mm	7
1990	31.4 °C21 September 1990	12.6 °C27 February 1990	21.3 °C	2,504 mm	11
1989	29.5 °C16 August 1989	12.3 °C17 February 1989	20.7 °C	3,507 mm	0
1988	30.1 °C26 April 1988	12.7 °C20 December 1988	20.8 °C	5,077 mm	1
1987	30.3 °C13 April 1987	14.1 °C26 December 1987	21.7 °C	3,216 mm	3
1986	30.8 °C29 July 1986	13.8 °C9 March 1986	20.8 °C	3,333 mm	3
1985	31.3 °C1 July 1985	12.0 °C4 February 1985	20.6 °C	3,399 mm	4
1984	29.9 °C18 April 1984	13.4 °C31 January 1984	20.5 °C	4,569 mm	0
1983	32.1 °C31 August 1983	14.7 °C9 February 1983	21.9 °C	2,712 mm	15
1982	30.6 °C9 September 1982	14.3 °C14 January 1982	21.2 °C	3,692 mm	5
1981	31.3 °C7 October 1981	13.9 °C15 January 1981	21.0 °C	4,122 mm	2
1980	31.4 °C14 September 1980	14.4 °C15 February 1980	21.5 °C	2,673 mm	9
1979	30.4 °C20 August 1979	13.3 °C5 January 1979	21.1 °C	3,845 mm	4
1978	30.1 °C5 October 1978	13.9 °C12 January 1978	21.3 °C	3,751 mm	1
1977	31.7 °C17 September 1977	14.1 °C2 January 1977	21.5 °C	3,614 mm	13
1976	31.5 °C17 September 1976	12.8 °C16 February 1976	20.7 °C	3,062 mm	3
1975	29.8 °C11 August 1975	13.6 °C1 January 1975	20.4 °C	4,422 mm	0
1974	29.8 °C5 July 1974	12.1 °C21 January 1974	20.3 °C	4,510 mm	0
1973	30.7 °C23 March 1973	13.4 °C4 December 1973	21.1 °C	3,962 mm	9
1972	33.0 °C2 October 1972	13.3 °C27 January 1972	21.6 °C	2,782 mm	26
1971	31.3 °C31 July 1971	14.1 °C16 January 1971	20.7 °C	4,650 mm	8
1970	29.6 °C31 March 1970	14.0 °C23 December 1970	21.0 °C	4,155 mm	0
1969	31.0 °C11 September 1969	13.8 °C12 February 1969	21.5 °C	3,457 mm	4
1968	30.4 °C23 September 1968	13.2 °C10 January 1968	20.9 °C	3,739 mm	4
1967	30.0 °C26 September 1967	13.6 °C22 March 1967	20.7 °C	3,941 mm	1
1966	29.8 °C14 May 1966	13.7 °C14 February 1966	21.2 °C	3,754 mm	0
1965	30.7 °C17 August 1965	13.3 °C29 January 1965	21.1 °C	4,138 mm	8
1964	30.5 °C7 October 1964	12.0 °C9 December 1964	20.8 °C	3,667 mm	4
1963	31.5 °C24 September 1963	13.1 °C15 February 1963	21.1 °C	3,850 mm	19
1962	31.9 °C27 September 1962	13.0 °C11 January 1962	20.7 °C	3,588 mm	5
1961	30.9 °C6 October 1961	13.1 °C15 February 1961	21.0 °C	3,264 mm	6
1960	32.2 °C5 October 1960	13.5 °C16 December 1960	21.0 °C	3,886 mm	7
1959	31.7 °C27 September 1959	13.1 °C9 February 1959	21.0 °C	2,829 mm	6
1958	34.1 °C8 September 1958	14.9 °C13 January 1958	22.0 °C	3,861 mm	42
1957	33.0 °C19 August 1957	12.7 °C16 January 1957	21.3 °C	3,084 mm	64
1956	29.4 °C16 September 1956	12.8 °C24 January 1956	19.8 °C	4,363 mm	0
1955	29.2 °C1 September 1955	11.6 °C1 January 1955	19.5 °C	4,872 mm	0
1954	29.8 °C20 September 1954	13.1 °C4 December 1954	19.9 °C	4,002 mm	0
1953	30.6 °C2 September 1953	13.8 °C10 December 1953	20.5 °C	4,483 mm	5
1952	30.7 °C8 September 1952	13.8 °C4 January 1952	20.7 °C	3,709 mm	6
1951	31.3 °C17 September 1951	12.1 °C8 January 1951	20.4 °C	3,325 mm	7
1950	28.9 °C20 September 1950	11.9 °C8 January 1950	19.3 °C	4,773 mm	0
1949	29.2 °C11 August 1949	12.4 °C17 December 1949	20.1 °C	3,476 mm	0
1948	30.2 °C28 September 1948	13.2 °C16 December 1948	20.2 °C	3,099 mm	1
1947	29.3 °C16 March 1947	12.2 °C28 November 1947	20.1 °C	4,286 mm	0
1946	31.5 °C7 November 1946	13.4 °C7 February 1946	20.4 °C	3,325 mm	12
1945	31.4 °C2 October 1945	12.8 °C10 January 1945	20.1 °C	3,778 mm	19
1944	29.0 °C14 August 1944	12.7 °C10 February 1944	20.1 °C	3,765 mm	0
1943	30.3 °C22 September 1943	11.3 °C10 March 1943	19.7 °C	3,105 mm	2
1942	30.1 °C22 September 1942	12.6 °C10 January 1942	20.0 °C	4,655 mm	1
1941	31.2 °C4 October 1941	13.4 °C7 January 1941	21.1 °C	2,780 mm	9
1940	29.9 °C24 August 1940	12.7 °C6 February 1940	20.4 °C	3,804 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.4 °C

+0.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

5 d/yr

-8

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2843 mm

-624 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.0 °C	+1.2 °C	198 mm	-115 mm
Feb	25.7 °C	+0.6 °C	386 mm	+49 mm
Mar	26.4 °C	+0.8 °C	517 mm	+63 mm
Apr	26.5 °C	+0.6 °C	358 mm	-123 mm
May	26.7 °C	+0.3 °C	198 mm	-72 mm
Jun	25.8 °C	-0.5 °C	151 mm	+17 mm
Jul	27.4 °C	+0.6 °C	26 mm	-67 mm
Aug	27.7 °C	+0.1 °C	128 mm	+9 mm
Sep	28.4 °C	+0.5 °C	52 mm	-120 mm
Oct	26.3 °C	-0.5 °C	202 mm	-157 mm
Nov	25.4 °C	-0.2 °C	341 mm	-74 mm
Dec	23.9 °C	-1.2 °C	286 mm	-34 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

30.5 °C

13 Apr 2025

Coldest day

15.0 °C

25 Dec 2025

Wettest day

71.8 mm

17 Nov 2025

Windiest day

17.9 km/h

28 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

65.2 km/h

28 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.7 °C

12 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

14.2 °C

23 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.1 h

29 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Michelena?

Michelena has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 3,467 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Michelena?

The hottest day measured in Michelena between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 1958, reaching 34.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Michelena?

The coldest day measured in Michelena between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1943, at 11.3 °C.

Does it snow in Michelena?

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

Has the climate of Michelena warmed?

Yes: Michelena warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Michelena?

The wettest day measured in Michelena between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 1973, with 193 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Michelena?

The windiest day measured in Michelena between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1972, with winds reaching 18.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Michelena?

The warmest month in Michelena is September (22.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Michelena?

Michelena receives on average 3,467 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 239 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Michelena?

Michelena gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Michelena?

Yes: Michelena has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Michelena?

In Michelena, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.4 °C on 25 April 1998, and the lowest was 10.9 °C on 8 January 1964.

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