The Climatic regions of Venezuela Are diverse, since it is found in the tropics. Its territory is influenced by the pressures of Ecuador and the trade winds.
This South American country is officially known as the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. It is a central-federal republic that has 23 states and 72 federal dependencies.
Your limits are; To the north: maritime territories of Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Trinidad and Tobago and Martinique. Its limits by the south are the countries of Brazil and Colombia, to the east is the Atlantic Ocean and to the West, again Colombia .
Venezuela is considered one of the most diverse as far as geography is concerned since it is possible to divide its territory into nine Natural regions . In fact, it has a hot and rainy climate for most of the year.
However, some Climate differences Due to the winds, the orography and the sea. The climate varies greatly due to the altitude, becoming visible in the temperature and thus achieving very diverse values.
Its average temperature in the year ranges from 24 ° C to 27 ° C in most of the national territory. Meanwhile, in the west the average annual rainfall in the dry zone is 35 ° C. In other areas such as Andes Venezuelans, can have a temperature ranging from 0 ° C to 10 ° C.
It is precisely the variety of climates of this country, which makes possible the diversity in the exotic landscapes and of exuberant beauty.
The Venezuelan climate: regions
The Republic of Venezuela is located in a tropical temperate zone. This country is characterized by diverse climates, since it is a territory where there are various variables that influence such as intensity, direction of the winds and topography.
This way, in Venezuela it is possible to find alpine climate but also humid tropical climate. Thus we find that in Venezuela the rainy season is in the period between May and October, and dry seasons range from the month of December to the month of April.
It could be said that the climate of the Republic of Venezuela is divided into four temperate regions according to the altitude: tropical, subtropical , Temperate and cold.
1- Tropical region
The climate of Venezuela is in this region below 800 meters. Here the temperature oscillates between 26 ° and 28 ° C. They include, among others, the cities of Maracaibo and Ciudad Bolivar.
2- Subtropical Region
In this region we find the capital of the country, Caracas.
3- Temperate region
It is one that is between 800 and 200 meters. Its average temperature is between 12 and 25 ° C. Almost all the cities of the Republic of Venezuela enjoy this climate.
4- Cold region
This occurs at altitudes that are between 2 thousand and 3 thousand meters, having an average temperature between 9 ° and 11 ° C. Its climate varies between 28 ° C and 8 ° C
Likewise, rainfall occurs mostly between June and October (considered as the rainy season).
Climate classifications
Intertropical climates
They are characterized by a temperature higher than 20 ° C. Here it is not possible to give the season cool and vegetation. Here the type of equatorial climate is highlighted.
Monsoon climates
Climates that show great amount of precipitations in the year, which occur mainly in the summer months and suddenly.
In this type of climate stands the tropical monsoon, which tends to present a dry winter and a summer with abundant rainfall; Also the tropical monsoon.
The latter usually presents extremely hot summers with rainfall in addition to a cold winter, and finally monsoon of temperate zone that presents / displays rare rains and dry winter season.
Desert climates
What is most present in this type of climate is a very important drought. Rainfall is absent and there is little relative humidity. There are also thermal oscillations and none or very scarce vegetation . Here we find warm desert and cold desert.
Temperate climates
The most important of this climate is the existence of two seasons. Here we find temperate rainy weather with dry summer presence.
Cold weather
Here we find the polar and the subpolar. The highlight is that there are winters that are dry and hard and have an average temperature below zero.
Types of climates
Rainforest Climate
Present in the Amazon and in the South of Guyana. Here it is common to find intensity in the precipitations and high temperatures during the course of the year, in addition there is no defined dry season.
Tropical climate of savannah
This climate is present in most of Venezuelan territory. In addition there are high temperatures all year round and there is a dry season when there is a low sun period, that is, from December to March. San Cristóbal and Caracas are some of the cities that have this climate.
Intertropical temperate climate
This climate is present in the highest levels of the Cordillera del Norte. Also, in the middle levels of the Andes. It usually happens that a month a year the temperature is below 18 ° C.
- Climate of tundra: Climate of Andean moors as Apartaderos and Pico de Águila
- Ice climate: Here we talk about polar climates. In the case of Venezuela, they are present in the Andean peaks such as Bolivar peaks.
- Climate of steppes and semi-arid: its main characteristic is the dryness. It is present in the dry literal Venezuelan such as Maracaibo and Barquisimeto.
- Desert climate: The vegetation has almost disappeared. It is present in the isthmus of the dunes.
References
- Maps of world. Venezuela climate. Retrieved from mapsofworld.com.
- Vera, Dr. Raul. (2003). Country Pasture / Forage Resource Profiles. Chile. Retrieved from fao.org.
- Nations Encyclopedia. Venezuela - Climate. Retrieved from nationsencyclopedia.com.