Under the Köppen climate classification, Caracas straddles tropical savanna climate (''Aw'') and subtropical highland climate (''Cwb'') zones due to its altitude. Caracas precipitation varies between  (annual), in the city proper to  in some parts of the Mountain range. While Caracas is within the tropics, due to its altitude temperatures are generally not nearly as high as other tropical locations at sea level. The annual average temperature is approximately , with the average of the coldest month (January)  and the average of the warmest month (June) , which gives a small annual thermal amplitude of .