Tucupita climate — normals and trends
Tucupita (Venezuela) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,250 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Tucupita averages 0 frost days, 206 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 243 rainy days per year.
Tucupita 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 36.7 °C (on 15 April 2016) and the coldest 18.5 °C (on 19 January 1974).
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
TucupitaDelta Amacuro
- coords
- 9.06°, -62.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
30.3°C
Average daily low
23.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,250mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
12.2km/h
Seasonal range
2.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
206 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
243 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.1 °C
Average feels-like low
27.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
36.7 °C
15 April 2016
Coldest day
18.5 °C
19 January 1974
Wettest day
95 mm
25 May 2025
Windiest day
21.5 km/h
4 March 2004
Strongest gust
56.5 km/h
7 January 1989
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
30 September 2023
Coldest feels-like
20.9 °C
14 February 1956
Sunniest day
12.2 h
14 July 1948
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 65 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 30.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 29 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 31.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 20 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 30.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 107 mm | +48 mm |
| May | 30.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 277 mm | +163 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 225 mm | +43 mm |
| Jul | 30.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 137 mm | -34 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 188 mm | +45 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 64 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 32.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 77 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 30.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 225 mm | +95 mm |
| Dec | 29.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 191 mm | +84 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tucupita?
Tucupita has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,250 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tucupita?
The hottest day measured in Tucupita between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 2016, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tucupita?
The coldest day measured in Tucupita between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1974, at 18.5 °C.
Does it snow in Tucupita?
Almost never: Tucupita sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tucupita warmed?
Yes: Tucupita warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tucupita?
The wettest day measured in Tucupita between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 2025, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tucupita?
The windiest day measured in Tucupita between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2004, with winds reaching 21.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tucupita?
The warmest month in Tucupita is September (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Tucupita?
Tucupita receives on average 1,250 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 243 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tucupita?
Tucupita gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tucupita?
Yes: Tucupita has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tucupita?
In Tucupita, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 30 September 2023, and the lowest was 20.9 °C on 14 February 1956.
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