Climate of Venezuela

The coldest part in the country are located in the highest areas of the Cordillera de Mérida, where temperatures lower than −2 °C (28 °F) are recorded.

The cold semiarid type can be found at elevated portions of the Andes, where annual average are below 18 °C, resulting in cooler air.

This climate type occurs because, at these elevations, the air is cooler, which reduces humidity and results in lower precipitation.

Combined with higher rates of evaporation relative to precipitation, these areas experience a semi-arid steppe-like environment.

This cooler climate occur primarily in high-altitude regions of the country, because of their elevation, which moderates the tropical temperature found at lower altitud.

The main types found in Venezuela are: It tends to experience noticeably drier weather during the lower-sun "winter" season.

This coincides with the peak activity of the Intertropical Convergence Zone, bringing humid air from the southeast of the Mérida Cordillera, originating from the Venezuelan Llanos, and from the south of Lake Maracaibo Lowlands, which contribute moisture to the region.

Snowfall typically occurs during the rainy season, from late May to early October, further accentuating the frigid conditions of these high altitudes.

It can be found in the country's mountainous areas between 650 and 1,350-1,600 m This climate zone is present in cities like Mérida, San Cristóbal, Caracas, Sanare, Villa de Cura, Ejido, Trujillo, Escuque, Rubio, Tovar, Boconó, Duaca, Bejuma, Los Teques, Nirgua, Santa Elena de Uairen, among others.

This climate zone is present in cities like Mérida (higher part), Colonia Tovar, San Antonio de Los Altos, El Jarillo, El Junquito, Galipan, Timotes, La Grita, Tabay, La Mucuy and others; most of the top of the tepuis also present this climate.