Climate Change Overview

Country Summary

This page presents high-level information for Venezuela, RB's climate zones and its seasonal cycle for mean temperature and precipitation for the latest climatology, 1991-2020. Climate zone classifications are derived from the Köppen-Geiger climate classification system, which divides climates into five main climate groups divided based on seasonal precipitation and temperature patterns. The five main groups are A (tropical), B (dry), C (temperate), D (continental), and E (polar). All climates except for those in the E group are assigned a seasonal precipitation sub-group (second letter).  Climate classifications are identified by hovering your mouse over the legend. A narrative overview of Venezuela, RB's country context and climate is provided following the visualizations.

Venezuela is located in the northern coast of South America. The country borders the Caribbean Sea to the north, the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Federal Republic of Brazil to the south, and the Republic of Colombia to the west. The Venezuelan economy depends heavily on oil exports, which account for almost all export earnings and nearly half of the government’s revenue (2017). The country’s population is approximately 28.4 million (2020) people. 

The effects of climate change have already been experienced in Venezuela, which used to have five glaciers in 1991 and today, only one remains. The last glacier in Venezuela, the Humboldt glacier, is expected to disappear within a decade or two. The rapid glacier retreat affects the water cycle in glacier-dependent basins, which changes water availability.