Píritu climate — normals and trends
Píritu (Venezuela) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,535 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 (28.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Píritu averages 0 frost days, 236 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 206 rainy days per year.
Píritu 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 40.3 °C (on 14 April 2020) and the coldest 17.5 °C (on 19 January 1964).
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
PírituPortuguesa
- coords
- 9.37°, -69.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,535mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
8.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
236 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
206 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.5 °C
Average feels-like low
25.7 °C
Average peak gust
27.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
359 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
40.3 °C
14 April 2020
Coldest day
17.5 °C
19 January 1964
Wettest day
207 mm
15 April 1969
Windiest day
24.3 km/h
15 February 1989
Strongest gust
56.2 km/h
15 August 1978
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
21 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
17.0 °C
19 January 1964
Sunniest day
12.5 h
2 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 20 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | 35.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 36.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 10 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 33.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 147 mm | +13 mm |
| May | 30.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 231 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 30.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 329 mm | +57 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 209 mm | -32 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 173 mm | -26 mm |
| Sep | 30.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 104 mm | -50 mm |
| Oct | 31.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 90 mm | -39 mm |
| Nov | 32.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 42 mm | -42 mm |
| Dec | 34.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 12 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Píritu?
Píritu has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,535 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Píritu?
The hottest day measured in Píritu between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 2020, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Píritu?
The coldest day measured in Píritu between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1964, at 17.5 °C.
Does it snow in Píritu?
Almost never: Píritu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Píritu warmed?
Yes: Píritu warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Píritu?
The wettest day measured in Píritu between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1969, with 207 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Píritu?
The windiest day measured in Píritu between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1989, with winds reaching 24.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Píritu?
The warmest month in Píritu is March (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Píritu?
Píritu receives on average 1,535 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 206 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Píritu?
Píritu gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Píritu?
Yes: Píritu has on average 359 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Píritu?
In Píritu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 21 March 2016, and the lowest was 17.0 °C on 19 January 1964.
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