Geography and Climate
San Fernando de Apure is recognized in Venezuela, to be a very warm locality by its location in the center of the Venezuelan plains. The annual average is between 22 °C and 30 °C. Nevertheless it is easily bearable. The humidity can reach more to 79%, or due to its location next to the Apure River that in its closer point of the city covers up to 300 meters wide in its channel. The relief of San Fernando is totally a plain. Natural land elevations do not exist, and the visibility of the horizon can reach up to 10 km. Some high barriers can be artificially by engineer installations for the prevention of floods. The city is established on humid grounds, reason why civil constructions superior to 5 levels are not admitted. In this sense, San Fernando projects a flat skyline.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high °C (°F) | 33.1 (91.6) |
34.2 (93.6) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.8 (94.6) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.0 (86) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.42 (90.36) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.5 (81.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.6 (85.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.83 (82.09) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.8 (73) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.2 (73.75) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 1.1 (0.043) |
3.5 (0.138) |
6.2 (0.244) |
71.9 (2.831) |
167.3 (6.587) |
242.9 (9.563) |
276.1 (10.87) |
255.3 (10.051) |
172.4 (6.787) |
98.5 (3.878) |
44.2 (1.74) |
9.9 (0.39) |
1,349.3 (53.122) |
| Avg. rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 121 |
| % humidity | 71.5 | 68.0 | 65.0 | 66.0 | 74.5 | 80.0 | 81.5 | 82.0 | 81.0 | 79.5 | 78.0 | 75.5 | 75.21 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 294.5 | 276.9 | 285.2 | 216.0 | 189.1 | 162.0 | 176.7 | 186.0 | 204.0 | 241.8 | 261.0 | 288.3 | 2,781.5 |
| Source #1: Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (INAMEH) | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: World Meteorological Organization (rainfall data), Hong Kong Observatory (sun only) | |||||||||||||
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