Tabay climate — normals and trends
Tabay (Venezuela) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 3,163 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 (13.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Tabay averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 356 rainy days per year.
Tabay has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 21.3 °C (on 20 September 2009) and the coldest 3.6 °C (on 16 December 1985).
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
TabayMérida
- coords
- 8.63°, -71.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.4°C
Average daily high
16.1°C
Average daily low
9.4°C
Annual rainfall
3,163mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
3.5km/h
Seasonal range
1.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
356 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
17.5 °C
Average feels-like low
8.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
21.3 °C
20 September 2009
Coldest day
3.6 °C
16 December 1985
Wettest day
75 mm
16 May 2011
Windiest day
8.4 km/h
14 November 1946
Strongest gust
49.3 km/h
21 February 1944
Hottest feels-like
26.4 °C
27 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
0.3 °C
16 December 1985
Snowiest day
1.1 cm
29 October 1984
Sunniest day
12.5 h
28 May 1946
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 | 16.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 159 mm | -52 mm |
| Feb | 15.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 255 mm | +16 mm |
| Mar | 15.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 281 mm | -47 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 388 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 16.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 326 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 15.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 245 mm | +29 mm |
| Jul | 16.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 150 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 16.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 197 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 16.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 173 mm | -38 mm |
| Oct | 16.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 306 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 16.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 223 mm | -74 mm |
| Dec | 15.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 191 mm | -50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tabay?
Tabay has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 3,163 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tabay?
The hottest day measured in Tabay between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 2009, reaching 21.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tabay?
The coldest day measured in Tabay between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1985, at 3.6 °C.
Does it snow in Tabay?
Almost never: Tabay sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tabay warmed?
Yes: Tabay warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tabay?
The wettest day measured in Tabay between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 2011, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tabay?
The windiest day measured in Tabay between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 1946, with winds reaching 8.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tabay?
The warmest month in Tabay is May (13.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Tabay?
Tabay receives on average 3,163 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 356 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tabay?
Tabay gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tabay?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tabay between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 1984, with 1.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tabay?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Tabay.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tabay?
In Tabay, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 26.4 °C on 27 March 2016, and the lowest was 0.3 °C on 16 December 1985.
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