Guasdualito
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_type2 = Municipality
|subdivision_name = {{flagicon|Venezuela}}Venezuela
|subdivision_name1 = Apure
|subdivision_name2 = Páez Municipality
|established_title = Founded
|established_date = 1770/1
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|population_total = 105,000
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|timezone = VET
|utc_offset = −4
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|elevation_footnotes=
|elevation_m = 125
|population_blank1_title = Demonym
|population_blank1 = Guasdualiteño/a
|area_code = 0278
|postal_code_type = Postal code
|postal_code = 5063
|blank_name = Climate
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Guasdualito is a city and episcopal see in the landlocked Apure State, in southern Venezuela.
Description
The city is the capital of Páez Municipality, in the Distrito Especial Alto Apure.
It has an important location on the border between Venezuela and the city of Arauca in Colombia for commerce, as well as being the main petroleum center in the region.
It has a population of approximately 100,000 inhabitants per 2014.
Climate
Guasdualito has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw),{{Cite journal |date=23 October 2023 |title=Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria. |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02549-6/tables/1 |journal=Nature: Scientific Data |language=en}} characterized by consistently hot temperatures and distinct wet and dry seasons. Guasdualito experiences a wet season from April to November, with the wettest months being May, June, and July. The dry season lasts from December to March. February to April are the hottest months, with average high temperatures around {{convert|34|C}}, and the coolest period is from June to August, with average highs around {{convert|30|C}}.
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| location = Guasdualito (1991–2020)
| Jan record high C = 36.9
| Feb record high C = 37.8
| Mar record high C = 39.6
| Apr record high C = 39.0
| May record high C = 38.4
| Jun record high C = 39.1
| Jul record high C = 36.4
| Aug record high C = 36.1
| Sep record high C = 35.6
| Oct record high C = 38.3
| Nov record high C = 38.3
| Dec record high C = 38.5
| year record high C = 39.6
| Jan high C = 33.3
| Feb high C = 34.5
| Mar high C = 34.8
| Apr high C = 33.4
| May high C = 31.8
| Jun high C = 30.4
| Jul high C = 30.2
| Aug high C = 30.8
| Sep high C = 31.5
| Oct high C = 31.8
| Nov high C = 31.6
| Dec high C = 32.2
| year high C = 32.2
| Jan mean C = 25.9
| Feb mean C = 26.9
| Mar mean C = 27.6
| Apr mean C = 27.0
| May mean C = 26.2
| Jun mean C = 25.5
| Jul mean C = 25.2
| Aug mean C = 25.5
| Sep mean C = 25.9
| Oct mean C = 26.1
| Nov mean C = 26.0
| Dec mean C = 25.9
| year mean C = 26.1
| Jan low C = 21.4
| Feb low C = 22.3
| Mar low C = 23.0
| Apr low C = 23.3
| May low C = 23.1
| Jun low C = 22.6
| Jul low C = 22.4
| Aug low C = 22.5
| Sep low C = 22.7
| Oct low C = 22.9
| Nov low C = 22.8
| Dec low C = 22.1
| year low C = 22.6
| Jan record low C = 16.8
| Feb record low C = 17.2
| Mar record low C = 18.6
| Apr record low C = 18.8
| May record low C = 20.5
| Jun record low C = 20.5
| Jul record low C = 20.1
| Aug record low C = 20.3
| Sep record low C = 18.2
| Oct record low C = 18.5
| Nov record low C = 18.2
| Dec record low C = 18.0
| year record low C = 16.8
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 14.7
| Feb precipitation mm = 25.6
| Mar precipitation mm = 58.4
| Apr precipitation mm = 160.1
| May precipitation mm = 270.1
| Jun precipitation mm = 304.1
| Jul precipitation mm = 289.8
| Aug precipitation mm = 210.1
| Sep precipitation mm = 177.0
| Oct precipitation mm = 161.4
| Nov precipitation mm = 110.0
| Dec precipitation mm = 29.2
| year precipitation mm = 1810.5
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 1.1
| Feb precipitation days = 2.1
| Mar precipitation days = 4.0
| Apr precipitation days = 10.4
| May precipitation days = 15.1
| Jun precipitation days = 18.3
| Jul precipitation days = 17.8
| Aug precipitation days = 15.1
| Sep precipitation days = 11.8
| Oct precipitation days = 11.3
| Nov precipitation days = 7.0
| Dec precipitation days = 3.3
| year precipitation days = 117.3
| source 1 = NOAA{{cite web
|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-3-WMO-Normals-9120/Venezuela/CSV/Guasdualito_80448.csv
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Guasdualito
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = January 27, 2024}}
}}
Religion
The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral (Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen) is dedicated to the Virgin of Mercy and is the cathedral episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guasdualito since December 2015.