Valencia climate — normals and trends
Valencia (Venezuela) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,932 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Valencia averages 0 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 286 rainy days per year.
Valencia has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.6 °C (on 8 May 2020) and the coldest 13.0 °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
- 10.16°, -68.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.8°C
Average daily high
26.8°C
Average daily low
19.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,932mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
8.7km/h
Seasonal range
2.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
286 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.2 °C
Average feels-like low
22.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
201 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
34.6 °C
8 May 2020
Coldest day
13.0 °C
31 January 1976
Wettest day
164 mm
8 February 2005
Windiest day
24.2 km/h
6 August 2019
Strongest gust
78.1 km/h
26 August 1942
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
9 October 2023
Coldest feels-like
13.0 °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 | 26.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 66 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 27.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 40 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 27.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 62 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 26.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 385 mm | +162 mm |
| May | 28.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 365 mm | +97 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 327 mm | +103 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 143 mm | -55 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 164 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 166 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 28.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 111 mm | -98 mm |
| Nov | 27.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 145 mm | -42 mm |
| Dec | 26.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 92 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Valencia?
Valencia has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,932 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Valencia?
The hottest day measured in Valencia between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 2020, reaching 34.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Valencia?
The coldest day measured in Valencia between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1976, at 13.0 °C.
Does it snow in Valencia?
Almost never: Valencia sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Valencia warmed?
Yes: Valencia warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Valencia?
The wettest day measured in Valencia between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 2005, with 164 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Valencia?
The windiest day measured in Valencia between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2019, with winds reaching 24.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Valencia?
The warmest month in Valencia is May (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Valencia?
Valencia receives on average 1,932 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 286 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Valencia?
Valencia gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Valencia?
Yes: Valencia has on average 201 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Valencia?
In Valencia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 9 October 2023, and the lowest was 13.0 °C on 31 January 1976.
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