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Caracas, Venezuela climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Caracas has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 30°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 21°C at night. Precipitation totals about 912 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 207 mm while January barely receives 1 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsCaracas climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 2 | 16 | 54 | 84 | 95 | 177 | 207 | 121 | 83 | 61 | 12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 2 | 16 | 54 | 84 | 95 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 177 | 207 | 121 | 83 | 61 | 12 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 43 | 44 | 52 | 70 | 72 | 69 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 67 | 65 | 51 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 7 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 78 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 81 | 80 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 14.2 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 12.7 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 12.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 43 | 44 | 52 | 70 | 72 | 69 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 78 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 14.2 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 12.7 | 9.9 | 9.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 64 | 62 | 64 | 67 | 65 | 51 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 7 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 78 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 81 | 80 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.0 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 12.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 7 years of daily observations at Maracay - B.a. Sucr, a weather station, about 88 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.