Tacarigua climate — normals and trends
Tacarigua (Venezuela) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 1,300 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Tacarigua averages 0 frost days, 108 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 214 rainy days per year.
Tacarigua has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 20 March 2016) and the coldest 14.1 °C (on 31 January 1976).
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
- 10.09°, -67.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.8°C
Average daily high
28.8°C
Average daily low
20.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,300mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
11.1km/h
Seasonal range
2.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
108 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
214 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.2 °C
Average feels-like low
22.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
189 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
37.2 °C
20 March 2016
Coldest day
14.1 °C
31 January 1976
Wettest day
131 mm
1 May 1968
Windiest day
22.8 km/h
3 July 2021
Strongest gust
63.0 km/h
16 June 2023
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
19 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
13.5 °C
31 January 1976
Sunniest day
12.6 h
5 June 1940
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 | 32.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 32 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | 33.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 6 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 34.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 16 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 31.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 131 mm | +31 mm |
| May | 29.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 202 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 29.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 172 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 158 mm | -34 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 145 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 161 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 28.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 157 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 30.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 84 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 30.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 29 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tacarigua?
Tacarigua has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 1,300 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tacarigua?
The hottest day measured in Tacarigua between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2016, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tacarigua?
The coldest day measured in Tacarigua between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1976, at 14.1 °C.
Does it snow in Tacarigua?
Almost never: Tacarigua sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tacarigua warmed?
Yes: Tacarigua warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tacarigua?
The wettest day measured in Tacarigua between 1940 and 2025 was 1 May 1968, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tacarigua?
The windiest day measured in Tacarigua between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2021, with winds reaching 22.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tacarigua?
The warmest month in Tacarigua is April (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Tacarigua?
Tacarigua receives on average 1,300 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 214 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tacarigua?
Tacarigua gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tacarigua?
Yes: Tacarigua has on average 189 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tacarigua?
In Tacarigua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 19 August 2023, and the lowest was 13.5 °C on 31 January 1976.
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