San José de Guanipa climate — normals and trends
San José de Guanipa (Venezuela) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 852 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 April (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
San José de Guanipa averages 0 frost days, 274 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.
San José de Guanipa 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 39.4 °C (on 20 October 2015) and the coldest 16.3 °C (on 7 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
San José de GuanipaAnzoátegui
- coords
- 8.89°, -64.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
31.6°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
852mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
2.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
274 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
157 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.2 °C
Average feels-like low
24.6 °C
Average peak gust
39.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
358 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
39.4 °C
20 October 2015
Coldest day
16.3 °C
7 January 1950
Wettest day
145 mm
15 May 1962
Windiest day
31.4 km/h
12 March 1947
Strongest gust
65.2 km/h
26 February 1946
Hottest feels-like
42.5 °C
21 October 2015
Coldest feels-like
17.3 °C
20 February 1987
Sunniest day
12.5 h
7 July 1975
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 37 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 33.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 34.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 5 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 33.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 54 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 30.8 °C | -1.3 °C | 193 mm | +92 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 170 mm | +31 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 124 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 180 mm | +50 mm |
| Sep | 31.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 51 mm | -44 mm |
| Oct | 32.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 86 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 32.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 64 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 32.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 28 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of San José de Guanipa?
San José de Guanipa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 852 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in San José de Guanipa?
The hottest day measured in San José de Guanipa between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 2015, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in San José de Guanipa?
The coldest day measured in San José de Guanipa between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1950, at 16.3 °C.
Does it snow in San José de Guanipa?
Almost never: San José de Guanipa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of San José de Guanipa warmed?
Yes: San José de Guanipa warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in San José de Guanipa?
The wettest day measured in San José de Guanipa between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1962, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in San José de Guanipa?
The windiest day measured in San José de Guanipa between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1947, with winds reaching 31.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in San José de Guanipa?
The warmest month in San José de Guanipa is April (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.3 °C).
How much does it rain in San José de Guanipa?
San José de Guanipa receives on average 852 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.
Is it sunny in San José de Guanipa?
San José de Guanipa gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in San José de Guanipa?
Yes: San José de Guanipa has on average 358 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in San José de Guanipa?
In San José de Guanipa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.5 °C on 21 October 2015, and the lowest was 17.3 °C on 20 February 1987.
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