Tucacas climate — normals and trends
Tucacas (Venezuela) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,395 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 September (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Tucacas averages 0 frost days, 50 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 254 rainy days per year.
Tucacas 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 35.3 °C (on 4 June 2023) and the coldest 20.2 °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
TucacasFalcón
- coords
- 10.79°, -68.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
28.4°C
Average daily low
24.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,395mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
2.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
50 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
254 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.1 °C
Average feels-like low
28.7 °C
Average peak gust
31.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 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
35.3 °C
4 June 2023
Coldest day
20.2 °C
31 January 1976
Wettest day
172 mm
18 August 2020
Windiest day
29.7 km/h
13 February 1946
Strongest gust
53.3 km/h
20 March 1942
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
25 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
22.0 °C
18 January 1950
Sunniest day
12.6 h
16 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 64 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 28.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 23 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 28.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 26 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 28.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 123 mm | +41 mm |
| May | 29.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 182 mm | +33 mm |
| Jun | 29.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 209 mm | +29 mm |
| Jul | 29.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 130 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 124 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 30.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 75 mm | -42 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 82 mm | -81 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 82 mm | -95 mm |
| Dec | 28.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 91 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tucacas?
Tucacas has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,395 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tucacas?
The hottest day measured in Tucacas between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 2023, reaching 35.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tucacas?
The coldest day measured in Tucacas between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1976, at 20.2 °C.
Does it snow in Tucacas?
Almost never: Tucacas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tucacas warmed?
Yes: Tucacas warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tucacas?
The wettest day measured in Tucacas between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2020, with 172 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tucacas?
The windiest day measured in Tucacas between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1946, with winds reaching 29.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tucacas?
The warmest month in Tucacas is September (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Tucacas?
Tucacas receives on average 1,395 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 254 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tucacas?
Tucacas gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tucacas?
Yes: Tucacas has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tucacas?
In Tucacas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 25 August 2023, and the lowest was 22.0 °C on 18 January 1950.
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