Obispos climate — normals and trends
Obispos (Venezuela) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,815 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 March (28.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Obispos averages 0 frost days, 241 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 215 rainy days per year.
Obispos has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 25 March 2024) and the coldest 18.5 °C (on 4 January 1960).
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
ObisposBarinas
- coords
- 8.61°, -70.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
23.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,815mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
9.1km/h
Seasonal range
3.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
241 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
215 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.5 °C
Average feels-like low
26.5 °C
Average peak gust
25.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
40.2 °C
25 March 2024
Coldest day
18.5 °C
4 January 1960
Wettest day
166 mm
8 April 1978
Windiest day
25.4 km/h
18 December 2008
Strongest gust
54.4 km/h
25 August 1942
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
18 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
18.2 °C
20 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.4 h
26 May 1999
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 22 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 35.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 35.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 22 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 31.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 318 mm | +132 mm |
| May | 30.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 223 mm | -47 mm |
| Jun | 29.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 221 mm | -32 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 142 mm | -88 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 164 mm | -73 mm |
| Sep | 31.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 139 mm | -65 mm |
| Oct | 31.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 146 mm | -40 mm |
| Nov | 31.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 66 mm | -56 mm |
| Dec | 32.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 14 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Obispos?
Obispos has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,815 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Obispos?
The hottest day measured in Obispos between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 2024, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Obispos?
The coldest day measured in Obispos between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1960, at 18.5 °C.
Does it snow in Obispos?
Almost never: Obispos sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Obispos warmed?
Yes: Obispos warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Obispos?
The wettest day measured in Obispos between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 1978, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Obispos?
The windiest day measured in Obispos between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 2008, with winds reaching 25.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Obispos?
The warmest month in Obispos is March (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Obispos?
Obispos receives on average 1,815 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 215 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Obispos?
Obispos gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Obispos?
Yes: Obispos has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Obispos?
In Obispos, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 18 April 2016, and the lowest was 18.2 °C on 20 July 1975.
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