Nirgua climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Nirgua?

Nirgua has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 1,407 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Nirgua between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 2020, reaching 36.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Nirgua?

The coldest day measured in Nirgua between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1945, at 13.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Nirgua?

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

Q: Has the climate of Nirgua warmed?

Yes: Nirgua warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Nirgua?

The wettest day measured in Nirgua between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 1969, with 156 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Nirgua?

The windiest day measured in Nirgua between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1981, with winds reaching 25.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Nirgua?

The warmest month in Nirgua is September (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Nirgua?

Nirgua receives on average 1,407 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 247 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Nirgua?

Nirgua gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Nirgua (Venezuela) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 1,407 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 (24.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Nirgua averages 0 frost days, 65 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 247 rainy days per year.

Nirgua has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 11 April 2020) and the coldest 13.3 °C (on 8 January 1945).

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

NirguaYaracuy

coords: 10.15°, -68.56°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthSeptemberColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

23.1°C

Average daily high

28.1°C

Average daily low

19.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,407mm

Sunshine / day

10.0h

Mean relative humidity

83%

Average peak wind

10.2km/h

Seasonal range

2.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

65 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

247 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.6 °C

Average feels-like low

22.5 °C

Average peak gust

35.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

185 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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

36.6 °C

11 April 2020

Coldest day

13.3 °C

8 January 1945

Wettest day

156 mm

11 April 1969

Windiest day

25.7 km/h

21 July 1981

Strongest gust

76.7 km/h

21 July 1981

Hottest feels-like

41.0 °C

24 February 2010

Coldest feels-like

13.9 °C

31 January 1976

Sunniest day

12.6 h

8 June 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.1 °C26 February 2025	16.4 °C15 February 2025	24.3 °C	1,541 mm	109
2024	35.6 °C24 March 2024	17.0 °C29 December 2024	24.9 °C	1,182 mm	242
2023	35.6 °C3 October 2023	15.7 °C28 January 2023	24.7 °C	1,205 mm	186
2022	32.5 °C3 October 2022	15.3 °C14 January 2022	23.4 °C	1,587 mm	86
2021	32.8 °C3 February 2021	15.2 °C12 December 2021	23.2 °C	1,665 mm	68
2020	36.6 °C11 April 2020	15.8 °C9 February 2020	24.3 °C	1,062 mm	156
2019	34.2 °C16 February 2019	17.1 °C10 February 2019	23.8 °C	994 mm	111
2018	33.4 °C14 March 2018	17.2 °C20 February 2018	23.9 °C	1,366 mm	114
2017	33.0 °C5 September 2017	16.4 °C12 December 2017	23.7 °C	1,369 mm	89
2016	36.0 °C21 March 2016	18.0 °C26 January 2016	24.5 °C	1,478 mm	150
2015	35.7 °C30 April 2015	16.7 °C29 January 2015	25.1 °C	1,389 mm	196
2014	34.8 °C22 March 2014	16.5 °C26 January 2014	24.4 °C	1,345 mm	161
2013	35.1 °C3 March 2013	17.1 °C12 February 2013	24.2 °C	1,637 mm	147
2012	32.8 °C17 September 2012	16.4 °C15 December 2012	24.1 °C	1,724 mm	135
2011	33.0 °C27 September 2011	15.8 °C19 February 2011	23.9 °C	1,922 mm	92
2010	35.4 °C3 March 2010	17.7 °C3 January 2010	24.6 °C	1,692 mm	142
2009	34.0 °C10 September 2009	16.3 °C9 March 2009	24.2 °C	1,425 mm	124
2008	33.6 °C19 April 2008	16.5 °C29 January 2008	23.6 °C	1,563 mm	71
2007	33.6 °C17 April 2007	16.7 °C19 February 2007	24.2 °C	1,132 mm	153
2006	32.7 °C27 August 2006	16.1 °C9 January 2006	24.2 °C	1,315 mm	153
2005	34.0 °C2 October 2005	16.4 °C22 February 2005	24.3 °C	1,401 mm	150
2004	34.5 °C27 February 2004	17.0 °C29 December 2004	23.8 °C	1,471 mm	93
2003	34.4 °C7 April 2003	16.6 °C16 January 2003	24.0 °C	1,122 mm	151
2002	32.5 °C30 September 2002	16.3 °C31 October 2002	23.3 °C	1,482 mm	64
2001	33.2 °C7 March 2001	14.1 °C27 February 2001	23.0 °C	1,105 mm	42
2000	31.5 °C14 October 2000	14.6 °C18 March 2000	22.5 °C	1,340 mm	30
1999	32.1 °C8 September 1999	16.5 °C7 February 1999	22.9 °C	1,385 mm	48
1998	35.7 °C4 March 1998	17.0 °C12 March 1998	24.2 °C	1,215 mm	144
1997	33.9 °C6 October 1997	15.3 °C2 March 1997	23.2 °C	1,198 mm	77
1996	32.7 °C2 April 1996	15.5 °C27 January 1996	22.8 °C	1,555 mm	41
1995	33.3 °C7 April 1995	16.6 °C10 January 1995	23.4 °C	1,081 mm	93
1994	31.5 °C19 February 1994	14.8 °C21 January 1994	23.1 °C	1,270 mm	32
1993	32.8 °C14 March 1993	16.5 °C16 January 1993	23.4 °C	1,177 mm	72
1992	34.0 °C8 April 1992	15.4 °C19 December 1992	23.3 °C	1,322 mm	60
1991	32.1 °C14 March 1991	15.1 °C21 December 1991	23.0 °C	1,375 mm	40
1990	31.4 °C10 October 1990	15.6 °C23 December 1990	23.0 °C	1,538 mm	21
1989	31.5 °C14 September 1989	15.5 °C16 February 1989	22.7 °C	1,341 mm	19
1988	32.4 °C21 March 1988	15.2 °C28 February 1988	23.1 °C	1,419 mm	43
1987	34.3 °C24 March 1987	16.5 °C12 March 1987	24.1 °C	1,295 mm	121
1986	31.4 °C31 March 1986	15.5 °C4 February 1986	22.7 °C	1,618 mm	16
1985	32.6 °C17 September 1985	15.7 °C17 December 1985	22.5 °C	1,434 mm	27
1984	34.0 °C30 March 1984	15.6 °C3 January 1984	23.1 °C	1,227 mm	49
1983	35.5 °C11 March 1983	14.9 °C7 February 1983	23.9 °C	1,242 mm	99
1982	31.7 °C17 September 1982	15.4 °C21 February 1982	22.8 °C	1,476 mm	31
1981	32.2 °C5 March 1981	15.0 °C16 March 1981	23.1 °C	1,483 mm	42
1980	34.4 °C1 April 1980	16.0 °C17 February 1980	23.3 °C	1,054 mm	65
1979	32.4 °C26 January 1979	15.2 °C9 February 1979	23.0 °C	1,563 mm	51
1978	33.7 °C22 February 1978	15.2 °C15 January 1978	23.3 °C	1,738 mm	65
1977	33.1 °C17 April 1977	15.1 °C28 January 1977	23.3 °C	1,269 mm	91
1976	31.3 °C15 October 1976	13.4 °C31 January 1976	22.3 °C	1,661 mm	16
1975	32.3 °C4 March 1975	14.1 °C29 December 1975	22.3 °C	1,702 mm	19
1974	32.1 °C17 April 1974	15.7 °C30 January 1974	22.0 °C	1,626 mm	8
1973	32.5 °C23 March 1973	15.4 °C15 December 1973	22.5 °C	1,538 mm	30
1972	32.7 °C22 September 1972	15.3 °C11 March 1972	22.7 °C	1,648 mm	25
1971	31.5 °C25 April 1971	15.1 °C11 February 1971	22.0 °C	1,263 mm	4
1970	31.9 °C31 March 1970	13.9 °C16 January 1970	22.6 °C	1,497 mm	14
1969	34.4 °C10 March 1969	14.8 °C2 February 1969	23.2 °C	1,480 mm	24
1968	32.2 °C20 February 1968	15.0 °C6 February 1968	22.9 °C	1,478 mm	22
1967	31.8 °C4 October 1967	15.8 °C23 March 1967	22.7 °C	1,415 mm	28
1966	34.7 °C1 April 1966	15.3 °C11 March 1966	23.3 °C	1,480 mm	94
1965	32.3 °C6 March 1965	14.2 °C26 January 1965	22.8 °C	1,274 mm	37
1964	34.4 °C28 February 1964	13.8 °C3 February 1964	23.0 °C	1,233 mm	99
1963	34.4 °C22 October 1963	14.0 °C25 January 1963	23.5 °C	1,223 mm	82
1962	32.4 °C1 October 1962	13.9 °C1 January 1962	23.4 °C	1,097 mm	88
1961	34.2 °C16 April 1961	14.5 °C24 January 1961	23.3 °C	1,317 mm	85
1960	31.8 °C8 October 1960	14.9 °C24 February 1960	23.2 °C	1,212 mm	51
1959	32.9 °C10 March 1959	15.3 °C3 February 1959	23.3 °C	1,294 mm	75
1958	35.2 °C10 March 1958	16.1 °C1 February 1958	23.2 °C	1,008 mm	63
1957	33.4 °C23 March 1957	15.7 °C9 March 1957	22.3 °C	1,162 mm	12
1956	29.8 °C9 April 1956	14.8 °C9 January 1956	21.6 °C	1,748 mm	0
1955	30.4 °C14 October 1955	14.4 °C21 January 1955	21.7 °C	1,660 mm	2
1954	30.6 °C13 May 1954	14.4 °C29 December 1954	21.8 °C	1,561 mm	3
1953	32.8 °C3 April 1953	15.5 °C17 February 1953	22.4 °C	1,162 mm	10
1952	33.0 °C5 April 1952	15.8 °C1 February 1952	22.6 °C	1,077 mm	24
1951	31.5 °C22 October 1951	14.8 °C7 January 1951	22.3 °C	1,336 mm	17
1950	30.4 °C18 September 1950	14.1 °C17 January 1950	21.5 °C	2,089 mm	4
1949	29.7 °C13 April 1949	15.0 °C15 December 1949	21.7 °C	1,605 mm	0
1948	30.8 °C29 March 1948	14.7 °C2 March 1948	22.1 °C	1,413 mm	3
1947	33.0 °C16 March 1947	15.9 °C24 February 1947	22.1 °C	1,645 mm	18
1946	31.1 °C22 March 1946	14.7 °C4 March 1946	21.8 °C	1,879 mm	2
1945	30.3 °C2 October 1945	13.3 °C8 January 1945	21.8 °C	1,635 mm	4
1944	32.6 °C14 April 1944	13.9 °C29 January 1944	22.0 °C	1,417 mm	6
1943	30.4 °C23 September 1943	14.9 °C24 January 1943	21.7 °C	1,218 mm	2
1942	32.3 °C20 March 1942	16.6 °C7 January 1942	22.2 °C	1,608 mm	17
1941	35.7 °C29 March 1941	16.3 °C9 January 1941	22.7 °C	1,262 mm	43
1940	31.6 °C8 March 1940	16.1 °C10 February 1940	22.3 °C	1,285 mm	12

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.1 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

109 d/yr

+44

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1541 mm

+134 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.3 °C	+1.6 °C	57 mm	-0 mm
Feb	28.7 °C	+1.4 °C	35 mm	-19 mm
Mar	30.0 °C	+1.8 °C	57 mm	-22 mm
Apr	28.3 °C	-0.1 °C	329 mm	+146 mm
May	28.9 °C	+0.4 °C	260 mm	+63 mm
Jun	29.2 °C	+1.2 °C	201 mm	+51 mm
Jul	28.8 °C	+1.0 °C	90 mm	-45 mm
Aug	29.5 °C	+1.0 °C	112 mm	+10 mm
Sep	30.2 °C	+0.9 °C	80 mm	-14 mm
Oct	30.1 °C	+1.0 °C	78 mm	-60 mm
Nov	28.9 °C	+0.9 °C	142 mm	+7 mm
Dec	27.9 °C	+0.9 °C	101 mm	+19 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.1 °C

26 Feb 2025

Coldest day

16.4 °C

15 Feb 2025

Wettest day

40.4 mm

18 Apr 2025

Windiest day

19.3 km/h

28 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

61.9 km/h

26 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.5 °C

16 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

17.5 °C

14 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.5 h

3 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Nirgua?

Nirgua has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 1,407 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nirgua?

The hottest day measured in Nirgua between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 2020, reaching 36.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Nirgua?

The coldest day measured in Nirgua between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1945, at 13.3 °C.

Does it snow in Nirgua?

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

Has the climate of Nirgua warmed?

Yes: Nirgua warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Nirgua?

The wettest day measured in Nirgua between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 1969, with 156 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Nirgua?

The windiest day measured in Nirgua between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1981, with winds reaching 25.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Nirgua?

The warmest month in Nirgua is September (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Nirgua?

Nirgua receives on average 1,407 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 247 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Nirgua?

Nirgua gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Nirgua?

Yes: Nirgua has on average 185 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nirgua?

In Nirgua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 24 February 2010, and the lowest was 13.9 °C on 31 January 1976.

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