Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Las Mercedes features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (80 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 20 °C (69 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1196 mm (47.1 inches) and receives 152 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Las Mercedes enjoys an average of 3800 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 35 minutes to 12 hours 37 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Las Mercedes are March, April and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 30 °C (84 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Las Mercedes experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 38°C (101°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 40°C (103°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 38°C (100°F) |
Mean maximum | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 37°C (99°F) |
Average high | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) |
Daily mean | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Average low | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Mean minimum | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) |
Minimum | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Las Mercedes, Guárico, Venezuela with other places around the world.
Las Mercedes usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 25 rainy days and 210 mm (8.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Las Mercedes are January, February and December. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 17 (0.7) | 63 (2.5) | 161 (6.3) | 204 (8.0) | 216 (8.5) | 209 (8.2) | 153 (6.0) | 105 (4.2) | 54 (2.1) | 7 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Las Mercedes are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 46 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Las Mercedes: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 47 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 267 | 306 | 341 | 319 | 326 | 306 | 321 | 321 | 319 | 319 | 316 | 333 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 38m | 11h 49m | 12h 4m | 12h 19m | 12h 31m | 12h 37m | 12h 34m | 12h 23m | 12h 9m | 11h 54m | 11h 41m | 11h 35m |
Las Mercedes experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Las Mercedes UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |