Climate Change Chart of Caracas, Venezuela

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, the monthly mean temperature difference was +0.86 °C compared with the earlier reference period; this is an unweighted comparison of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average or a measure of daytime maximum temperatures. The largest monthly increase was in June, at a difference of +1.61 °C. In contrast, March had the largest monthly decrease, with a difference of -0.40 °C. These month-specific differences show that the aggregate mean does not describe every calendar month.

Changes in rainfall

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily rainfall had a difference of -0.70 mm/day compared with the earlier reference period. This is an unweighted comparison of monthly means, and the figures describe daily averages rather than monthly rainfall totals. The largest monthly decrease was in May, with a difference of -3.13 mm/day in mean daily rainfall. By comparison, March recorded the largest monthly increase, a difference of +0.89 mm/day. These extrema identify distinct monthly changes; neither alone represents rainfall in every month.

Changes in sunshine duration

The mean daily sunshine difference averaged across calendar months was 0.00 hours/day. That unchanged value is at the displayed precision and does not mean every month was unchanged; it is an unweighted comparison of calendar-month means. Monthly differences varied around that aggregate: June had the largest increase, at +0.37 hours/day in mean daily sunshine, while October had the largest decrease, at -0.36 hours/day. These are differences in average daily hours, not descriptions of every day's sunshine.