Climate - Mérida (Venezuela)

The climate of Mérida (or Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida) is tropical, tempered by the altitude, with a rainy period from April to November, and a fairly dry one from December to March.
Temperatures are quite stable, even though they are a bit lower in the dry season, which corresponds to the winter of the northern hemisphere.
The city is located in the northwest of Venezuela, at 8 degrees north latitude, in an Andean valley. Most of the city is located at an altitude between 1,200 meters and 1,800 meters (3,900 to 5,900 feet) above sea level. The center is at 1,600 meters (5,250 ft), while the weather station is at 1,480 meters (4,855 ft). In the upper part, the climate is a bit cooler and can be defined as subtropical.
Nearby is Venezuela's highest mountain, Pico Bolivar, 4,978 meters (16,342 feet) high.

The average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 20.0 °C (68.1 °F), that of the warmest month (September) is of 21.6 °C (71.0 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Precipitation amounts to 1690 millimeters (66.5 inches) per year: it is therefore abundant. It ranges from 40 mm (1.6 in) in the driest month (January) to 260 mm (10.2 in) in the wettest one (October). Here is the average precipitation.
On average, there are around 2510 sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.

Mérida - Weather by month

Based on the period 1991-2020
(January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December)

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In January, the coldest month of the year, the average temperature in Mérida is of 20.0 °C (68 °F), with a minimum of 14.7 °C (58.5 °F) and a maximum of 25.4 °C (77.7 °F).
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around 12.5 °C (54.5 °F).
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 27.5 °C (81 °F).
Precipitation amounts to 40 mm (1.6 in), distributed over 8 days.
On average, there are 255 hours of sunshine per month, i.e. 8.5 hours per day.
The average humidity is 65%.
The average wind speed is 11 kph (7 kph).

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In February, the average temperature in Mérida is of 20.6 °C (69 °F), with a minimum of 15.4 °C (59.7 °F) and a maximum of 25.7 °C (78.3 °F).
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around 13 °C (56 °F).
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 27.5 °C (81.5 °F).
Precipitation amounts to 50 mm (2 in), distributed over 8 days.
On average, there are 220 hours of sunshine per month, i.e. 8 hours per day.
The average humidity is 66%.
The average wind speed is 11 kph (7 kph).

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In March, the average temperature in Mérida is of 20.9 °C (70 °F), with a minimum of 16 °C (60.8 °F) and a maximum of 25.8 °C (78.4 °F).
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around 14 °C (57 °F).
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 28 °C (82.5 °F).
Precipitation amounts to 50 mm (2 in), distributed over 11 days.
On average, there are 225 hours of sunshine per month, i.e. 7.5 hours per day.
The average humidity is 69%.
The average wind speed is 11 kph (7 kph).

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In April, the average temperature in Mérida is of 21.3 °C (70 °F), with a minimum of 16.6 °C (61.9 °F) and a maximum of 26 °C (78.8 °F).
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around 15 °C (59 °F).
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 28.5 °C (83 °F).
Precipitation amounts to 170 mm (6.7 in), distributed over 16 days.
On average, there are 175 hours of sunshine per month, i.e. 6 hours per day.
The average humidity is 72%.
The average wind speed is 10 kph (6 kph).

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In May, the average temperature in Mérida is of 21.4 °C (71 °F), with a minimum of 16.8 °C (62.2 °F) and a maximum of 26.1 °C (79 °F).
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around 15.5 °C (59.5 °F).
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 28 °C (82.5 °F).
Precipitation amounts to 230 mm (9.1 in), distributed over 20 days.
On average, there are 190 hours of sunshine per month, i.e. 6 hours per day.
The average humidity is 73%.
The average wind speed is 9 kph (6 kph).

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In June, the average temperature in Mérida is of 21.4 °C (71 °F), with a minimum of 16.6 °C (61.9 °F) and a maximum of 26.2 °C (79.2 °F).
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around 15 °C (59 °F).
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 29 °C (84 °F).
Precipitation amounts to 160 mm (6.3 in), distributed over 16 days.
On average, there are 180 hours of sunshine per month, i.e. 6 hours per day.
The average humidity is 71%.
The average wind speed is 9 kph (6 kph).

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In July, the average temperature in Mérida is of 21.2 °C (70 °F), with a minimum of 16.3 °C (61.3 °F) and a maximum of 26.2 °C (79.2 °F).
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around 15 °C (58.5 °F).
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 29 °C (84 °F).
Precipitation amounts to 130 mm (5.1 in), distributed over 18 days.
On average, there are 215 hours of sunshine per month, i.e. 7 hours per day.
The average humidity is 69%.
The average wind speed is 10 kph (6 kph).

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In August, the average temperature in Mérida is of 21.6 °C (71 °F), with a minimum of 16.4 °C (61.5 °F) and a maximum of 26.8 °C (80.2 °F).
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around 15 °C (58.5 °F).
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 29.5 °C (84.5 °F).
Precipitation amounts to 140 mm (5.5 in), distributed over 18 days.
On average, there are 215 hours of sunshine per month, i.e. 7 hours per day.
The average humidity is 67%.
The average wind speed is 10 kph (6 kph).

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In September, the warmest month of the year, the average temperature in Mérida is of 21.6 °C (71 °F), with a minimum of 16.4 °C (61.5 °F) and a maximum of 26.9 °C (80.4 °F).
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around 15 °C (59 °F).
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 29 °C (84 °F).
Precipitation amounts to 190 mm (7.5 in), distributed over 19 days.
On average, there are 200 hours of sunshine per month, i.e. 6.5 hours per day.
The average humidity is 66%.
The average wind speed is 10 kph (6 kph).

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In October, the average temperature in Mérida is of 21.4 °C (71 °F), with a minimum of 16.5 °C (61.7 °F) and a maximum of 26.3 °C (79.3 °F).
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around 15 °C (59 °F).
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 28.5 °C (83.5 °F).
Precipitation amounts to 260 mm (10.2 in), distributed over 19 days.
On average, there are 190 hours of sunshine per month, i.e. 6 hours per day.
The average humidity is 70%.
The average wind speed is 9 kph (6 kph).

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In November, the average temperature in Mérida is of 20.9 °C (70 °F), with a minimum of 16.2 °C (61.2 °F) and a maximum of 25.6 °C (78.1 °F).
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around 14.5 °C (58 °F).
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 27 °C (81 °F).
Precipitation amounts to 190 mm (7.5 in), distributed over 16 days.
On average, there are 200 hours of sunshine per month, i.e. 6.5 hours per day.
The average humidity is 72%.
The average wind speed is 9 kph (6 kph).

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In December, the average temperature in Mérida is of 20.4 °C (69 °F), with a minimum of 15.4 °C (59.7 °F) and a maximum of 25.4 °C (77.7 °F).
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around 13 °C (55.5 °F).
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 27 °C (80.5 °F).
Precipitation amounts to 80 mm (3.1 in), distributed over 10 days.
On average, there are 235 hours of sunshine per month, i.e. 7.5 hours per day.
The average humidity is 68%.
The average wind speed is 10 kph (6 kph).