Sabaneta climate — normals and trends
Sabaneta (Venezuela) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,399 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 (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Sabaneta averages 0 frost days, 229 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 196 rainy days per year.
Sabaneta has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.6 °C (on 25 March 2024) and the coldest 18.2 °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
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- coords
- 8.75°, -69.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
30.9°C
Average daily low
23.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,399mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
8.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
229 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
196 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.2 °C
Average feels-like low
26.8 °C
Average peak gust
23.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
363 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
40.6 °C
25 March 2024
Coldest day
18.2 °C
4 January 1960
Wettest day
179 mm
19 November 1942
Windiest day
20.6 km/h
21 July 1975
Strongest gust
51.5 km/h
29 August 2013
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
13 February 2010
Coldest feels-like
18.8 °C
20 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.4 h
26 May 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 17 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | 34.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 35.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 11 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 31.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 276 mm | +123 mm |
| May | 30.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 175 mm | -48 mm |
| Jun | 29.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 234 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 29.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 96 mm | -90 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 132 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 31.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 74 mm | -60 mm |
| Oct | 31.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 79 mm | -45 mm |
| Nov | 31.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 45 mm | -39 mm |
| Dec | 32.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 12 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sabaneta?
Sabaneta has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,399 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sabaneta?
The hottest day measured in Sabaneta between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 2024, reaching 40.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sabaneta?
The coldest day measured in Sabaneta between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1960, at 18.2 °C.
Does it snow in Sabaneta?
Almost never: Sabaneta sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sabaneta warmed?
Yes: Sabaneta warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sabaneta?
The wettest day measured in Sabaneta between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 1942, with 179 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sabaneta?
The windiest day measured in Sabaneta between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1975, with winds reaching 20.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sabaneta?
The warmest month in Sabaneta is March (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Sabaneta?
Sabaneta receives on average 1,399 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 196 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sabaneta?
Sabaneta gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sabaneta?
Yes: Sabaneta has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sabaneta?
In Sabaneta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 13 February 2010, and the lowest was 18.8 °C on 20 July 1975.
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