Guanare
City in Portuguesa, Venezuela
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Guanare (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwaˈnaɾe]) is the capital and most populated city of Portuguesa State, Venezuela. It is where la Virgen de Coromoto is said to have appeared to a Coromoto Indian.
Guanare was founded on 3 November 1591 by João Fernandes de Leão Pacheco (1543–1593), a Portuguese captain from Portimão.
Located at the edge of the Southwestern floodplains, near the Andes foothills, Guanare is in a region known for livestock and agricultural production. Guanare is also the location of one of the campuses of UNELLEZ
Notable people
- Javier Bertucci, philanthropist and businessman
- Ivian Sarcos, Miss World 2011
- Martín Pérez, baseballer
- Ernesto Mejía (Baseballer)
Geography
Climate
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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Record high °C (°F) | 37.7 (99.9) | 38.5 (101.3) | 38.5 (101.3) | 37.9 (100.2) | 38.8 (101.8) | 35.0 (95.0) | 38.2 (100.8) | 34.7 (94.5) | 35.2 (95.4) | 35.4 (95.7) | 35.3 (95.5) | 35.9 (96.6) | 38.8 (101.8) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.6 (92.5) | 34.6 (94.3) | 35.0 (95.0) | 33.8 (92.8) | 32.3 (90.1) | 31.0 (87.8) | 30.9 (87.6) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.9 (89.4) | 32.2 (90.0) | 32.3 (90.1) | 33.0 (91.4) | 32.7 (90.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) | 28.0 (82.4) | 28.8 (83.8) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.4 (81.3) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.8 (78.4) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.6 (79.9) | 27.0 (80.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) | 22.0 (71.6) | 23.4 (74.1) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.7 (74.7) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 21.5 (70.7) | 22.6 (72.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) | 15.4 (59.7) | 17.5 (63.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 19.4 (66.9) | 17.2 (63.0) | 17.9 (64.2) | 17.7 (63.9) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.6 (65.5) | 17.9 (64.2) | 9.4 (48.9) | 9.4 (48.9) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 10.7 (0.42) | 15.0 (0.59) | 37.4 (1.47) | 126.6 (4.98) | 208.9 (8.22) | 264.3 (10.41) | 220.2 (8.67) | 215.3 (8.48) | 188.4 (7.42) | 180.1 (7.09) | 92.2 (3.63) | 29.1 (1.15) | 1,588.2 (62.53) |
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 9.4 | 14.7 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 15.1 | 13.3 | 12.6 | 8.2 | 3.9 | 118.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 67.5 | 64.5 | 64.0 | 69.5 | 76.0 | 78.5 | 78.5 | 78.0 | 77.5 | 76.5 | 76.0 | 72.5 | 73.3 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 257.3 | 221.2 | 207.7 | 141.0 | 145.7 | 138.0 | 167.4 | 186.0 | 195.0 | 207.7 | 219.0 | 232.5 | 2,318.5 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 8.3 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
Source 1: NOAA (sun 1971–1990)[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (humidity 1970–1998)[3][4] |
References
- ^ "Gunare Climate Normals 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Guanare Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Estadísticos Básicos Temperaturas y Humedades Relativas Máximas y Mínimas Medias" (PDF). INAMEH (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ^ "Estadísticos Básicos Temperaturas y Humedades Relativas Medias" (PDF). INAMEH (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
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