Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Guaira features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (60 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1513 mm (59.6 inches) and receives 211 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.La Guaira enjoys an average of 3840 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 30 minutes to 12 hours 42 minutes per day.
The warmest months in La Guaira are May, June and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 23 °C (73 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Guaira experiences 325 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 | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (92°F) |
Mean maximum | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) |
Average high | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Daily mean | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Average low | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Mean minimum | 17°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Minimum | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in La Guaira, Venezuela with other places around the world.
La Guaira usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 26 rainy days and 229 mm (9.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in La Guaira are January, February and December. On average, 32 mm (1.3 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) | 30 (1.2) | 24 (0.9) | 59 (2.3) | 109 (4.3) | 117 (4.6) | 125 (4.9) | 133 (5.2) | 217 (8.5) | 221 (8.7) | 249 (9.8) | 186 (7.3) | 42 (1.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 13 |
The sunniest months in La Guaira are March, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Guaira: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 270 | 309 | 337 | 317 | 328 | 309 | 348 | 339 | 323 | 313 | 312 | 330 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 34m | 11h 47m | 12h 3m | 12h 21m | 12h 35m | 12h 42m | 12h 38m | 12h 26m | 12h 9m | 11h 52m | 11h 37m | 11h 30m |
La Guaira experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and September, 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 La Guaira 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 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |