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Mérida, Venezuela climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Mérida has a remarkably steady warm-temperate climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 26°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 15°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1517 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — September alone averages 204 mm while January barely receives 31 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 countsMérida climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 31 | 32 | 80 | 176 | 203 | 110 | 119 | 123 | 204 | 198 | 163 | 77 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 31 | 32 | 80 | 176 | 203 | 110 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 119 | 123 | 204 | 198 | 163 | 77 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 7 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 7 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 57 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 76 | 63 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 21 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 18 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 8 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 12 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 78 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 83 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 57 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 84 | 81 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 21 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 8 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 23 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 78 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 82 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 76 | 63 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 18 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 12 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 81 | 80 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 83 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 10 years of daily observations at Merida, a weather station, about 3 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.