Petare climate — normals and trends
Petare (Venezuela) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 1,424 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 (23.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Petare averages 0 frost days, 34 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 257 rainy days per year.
Petare has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 4 February 1998) and the coldest 15.2 °C (on 8 January 1950).
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
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- coords
- 10.48°, -66.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.1°C
Average daily high
27.6°C
Average daily low
20.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,424mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
8.5km/h
Seasonal range
2.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
34 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
257 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.6 °C
Average feels-like low
23.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
220 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
34.9 °C
4 February 1998
Coldest day
15.2 °C
8 January 1950
Wettest day
96 mm
3 June 1966
Windiest day
15.9 km/h
11 February 1994
Strongest gust
70.6 km/h
29 June 1985
Hottest feels-like
39.8 °C
25 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
16.1 °C
8 January 1950
Sunniest day
12.6 h
20 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 64 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 28.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 31 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 29.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 35 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 28.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 197 mm | +101 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 161 mm | +27 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 200 mm | +63 mm |
| Jul | 29.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 107 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 145 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 29.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 181 mm | +27 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 114 mm | -69 mm |
| Nov | 28.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 91 mm | -75 mm |
| Dec | 28.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 104 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Petare?
Petare has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 1,424 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Petare?
The hottest day measured in Petare between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1998, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Petare?
The coldest day measured in Petare between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1950, at 15.2 °C.
Does it snow in Petare?
Almost never: Petare sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Petare warmed?
Yes: Petare warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Petare?
The wettest day measured in Petare between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 1966, with 96 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Petare?
The windiest day measured in Petare between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1994, with winds reaching 15.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Petare?
The warmest month in Petare is May (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Petare?
Petare receives on average 1,424 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 257 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Petare?
Petare gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Petare?
Yes: Petare has on average 220 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Petare?
In Petare, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 25 August 2023, and the lowest was 16.1 °C on 8 January 1950.
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