Aguachica climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Aguachica?

Aguachica has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 2,869 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aguachica?

The hottest day measured in Aguachica between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2016, reaching 36.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Aguachica?

The coldest day measured in Aguachica between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1989, at 15.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Aguachica?

Almost never: Aguachica sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Aguachica warmed?

Yes: Aguachica warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Aguachica?

The wettest day measured in Aguachica between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 2021, with 206 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Aguachica?

The windiest day measured in Aguachica between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1946, with winds reaching 16.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Aguachica?

The warmest month in Aguachica is March (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is October (22.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Aguachica?

Aguachica receives on average 2,869 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 278 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Aguachica?

Aguachica gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Aguachica (Colombia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 2,869 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is March (24.4 °C on average) and the coldest is October (22.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Aguachica averages 0 frost days, 34 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 278 rainy days per year.

Aguachica has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.8 °C (on 26 March 2016) and the coldest 15.8 °C (on 16 February 1989).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

AguachicaCesar Department

coords: 8.31°, -73.62°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthMarchColdest monthOctoberWettest monthMayDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

23.4°C

Average daily high

27.4°C

Average daily low

20.3°C

Annual rainfall

2,869mm

Sunshine / day

9.9h

Mean relative humidity

82%

Average peak wind

7.0km/h

Seasonal range

1.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

34 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

278 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.9 °C

Average feels-like low

23.1 °C

Average peak gust

24.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

230 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

36.8 °C

26 March 2016

Coldest day

15.8 °C

16 February 1989

Wettest day

206 mm

29 May 2021

Windiest day

16.7 km/h

5 February 1946

Strongest gust

52.2 km/h

15 February 1989

Hottest feels-like

41.1 °C

18 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

15.6 °C

16 February 1989

Sunniest day

12.0 h

3 June 2017

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.2 °C23 March 2025	18.8 °C24 December 2025	24.2 °C	2,594 mm	44
2024	35.0 °C18 March 2024	18.2 °C8 December 2024	24.8 °C	2,948 mm	124
2023	32.5 °C3 March 2023	18.0 °C26 January 2023	24.5 °C	2,333 mm	98
2022	32.6 °C24 March 2022	17.5 °C7 December 2022	23.8 °C	2,910 mm	49
2021	33.5 °C6 February 2021	18.3 °C14 January 2021	24.0 °C	2,803 mm	71
2020	33.8 °C27 March 2020	17.3 °C14 December 2020	24.4 °C	2,446 mm	89
2019	32.5 °C24 January 2019	18.4 °C3 January 2019	24.6 °C	1,840 mm	97
2018	34.1 °C11 March 2018	18.1 °C28 December 2018	24.1 °C	2,316 mm	67
2017	33.0 °C25 February 2017	18.2 °C17 January 2017	24.3 °C	2,430 mm	70
2016	36.8 °C26 March 2016	19.2 °C11 September 2016	25.1 °C	2,217 mm	109
2015	33.0 °C2 March 2015	18.6 °C24 December 2015	24.9 °C	2,140 mm	96
2014	33.8 °C22 July 2014	18.4 °C11 January 2014	24.9 °C	2,298 mm	129
2013	33.6 °C23 February 2013	18.8 °C11 January 2013	24.7 °C	2,690 mm	107
2012	33.8 °C4 March 2012	19.4 °C2 January 2012	24.4 °C	2,511 mm	80
2011	31.1 °C12 June 2011	18.3 °C13 January 2011	23.8 °C	3,477 mm	14
2010	33.2 °C4 February 2010	17.9 °C19 November 2010	24.2 °C	3,498 mm	61
2009	31.0 °C6 January 2009	18.9 °C29 December 2009	24.2 °C	2,417 mm	34
2008	30.5 °C24 February 2008	17.3 °C29 January 2008	23.6 °C	2,816 mm	8
2007	35.0 °C28 February 2007	18.4 °C2 December 2007	23.8 °C	3,349 mm	47
2006	31.5 °C21 February 2006	18.3 °C14 December 2006	23.8 °C	2,986 mm	31
2005	32.3 °C26 February 2005	17.8 °C30 December 2005	24.1 °C	2,913 mm	59
2004	33.5 °C12 March 2004	17.8 °C16 January 2004	24.0 °C	2,669 mm	50
2003	34.2 °C15 February 2003	17.3 °C30 December 2003	24.0 °C	2,950 mm	74
2002	33.6 °C25 February 2002	18.2 °C19 January 2002	24.2 °C	2,139 mm	89
2001	31.2 °C28 June 2001	17.2 °C3 February 2001	23.5 °C	2,373 mm	15
2000	31.9 °C27 April 2000	16.6 °C16 December 2000	23.3 °C	2,361 mm	11
1999	31.1 °C17 April 1999	16.8 °C17 January 1999	22.9 °C	3,116 mm	8
1998	33.1 °C2 February 1998	19.0 °C23 November 1998	23.9 °C	3,174 mm	55
1997	33.1 °C6 March 1997	18.9 °C5 March 1997	24.2 °C	1,989 mm	84
1996	31.4 °C26 February 1996	18.1 °C18 March 1996	23.2 °C	3,109 mm	10
1995	33.2 °C15 February 1995	18.0 °C11 January 1995	23.5 °C	3,219 mm	48
1994	30.7 °C29 January 1994	17.4 °C22 January 1994	23.3 °C	3,064 mm	7
1993	32.0 °C13 March 1993	17.9 °C25 January 1993	23.4 °C	3,123 mm	12
1992	32.4 °C25 February 1992	16.5 °C19 December 1992	23.6 °C	2,611 mm	23
1991	33.3 °C25 February 1991	18.4 °C22 January 1991	23.8 °C	2,679 mm	61
1990	31.2 °C30 March 1990	16.7 °C26 February 1990	23.4 °C	2,574 mm	13
1989	30.9 °C1 March 1989	15.8 °C16 February 1989	23.1 °C	2,763 mm	16
1988	32.9 °C22 March 1988	17.3 °C20 December 1988	23.3 °C	3,312 mm	41
1987	31.6 °C2 February 1987	18.3 °C12 January 1987	23.6 °C	2,709 mm	16
1986	30.4 °C10 February 1986	18.1 °C18 January 1986	23.1 °C	2,806 mm	4
1985	32.6 °C25 March 1985	17.1 °C16 January 1985	23.1 °C	2,680 mm	43
1984	30.6 °C15 March 1984	17.3 °C8 December 1984	22.8 °C	2,913 mm	4
1983	31.1 °C22 January 1983	17.8 °C17 October 1983	23.5 °C	2,649 mm	15
1982	30.7 °C5 March 1982	18.3 °C8 January 1982	23.5 °C	2,889 mm	15
1981	30.8 °C11 February 1981	18.2 °C2 September 1981	23.3 °C	3,125 mm	11
1980	34.2 °C28 March 1980	18.0 °C9 November 1980	24.0 °C	2,447 mm	59
1979	32.3 °C7 February 1979	17.4 °C6 January 1979	23.6 °C	3,142 mm	43
1978	31.6 °C31 January 1978	17.6 °C17 January 1978	23.4 °C	3,531 mm	18
1977	33.1 °C10 March 1977	18.0 °C22 January 1977	23.8 °C	2,936 mm	39
1976	31.5 °C5 April 1976	16.3 °C16 February 1976	23.4 °C	2,121 mm	19
1975	30.8 °C30 January 1975	16.4 °C30 December 1975	22.9 °C	3,668 mm	10
1974	31.3 °C19 March 1974	16.5 °C29 December 1974	23.1 °C	3,060 mm	14
1973	32.7 °C25 February 1973	17.7 °C4 December 1973	23.7 °C	3,301 mm	90
1972	32.5 °C31 July 1972	17.3 °C25 December 1972	23.9 °C	2,724 mm	49
1971	31.7 °C21 July 1971	17.3 °C12 February 1971	23.1 °C	3,312 mm	14
1970	32.4 °C15 February 1970	17.5 °C24 January 1970	23.4 °C	3,839 mm	25
1969	32.1 °C29 March 1969	17.5 °C2 February 1969	23.9 °C	3,215 mm	47
1968	31.7 °C23 February 1968	16.9 °C10 January 1968	23.5 °C	3,005 mm	27
1967	31.3 °C17 January 1967	17.4 °C2 January 1967	23.6 °C	2,437 mm	30
1966	32.2 °C24 February 1966	17.9 °C12 December 1966	23.7 °C	3,061 mm	53
1965	31.4 °C25 March 1965	17.4 °C31 January 1965	23.6 °C	2,690 mm	31
1964	30.9 °C2 February 1964	15.9 °C22 December 1964	23.1 °C	3,103 mm	10
1963	30.6 °C29 January 1963	16.2 °C15 February 1963	23.1 °C	3,235 mm	6
1962	30.5 °C20 February 1962	17.1 °C11 January 1962	22.9 °C	3,020 mm	4
1961	30.7 °C5 March 1961	17.2 °C2 February 1961	23.0 °C	2,595 mm	5
1960	30.7 °C7 March 1960	16.9 °C27 December 1960	22.8 °C	3,277 mm	4
1959	31.0 °C15 February 1959	17.3 °C9 February 1959	23.0 °C	2,800 mm	5
1958	31.8 °C11 March 1958	18.2 °C7 November 1958	24.1 °C	2,880 mm	45
1957	30.6 °C17 September 1957	16.7 °C13 January 1957	23.3 °C	2,211 mm	7
1956	28.3 °C5 March 1956	17.0 °C10 January 1956	21.9 °C	3,115 mm	0
1955	27.7 °C10 May 1955	16.3 °C3 January 1955	22.0 °C	3,261 mm	0
1954	28.1 °C4 March 1954	17.0 °C21 November 1954	22.1 °C	2,861 mm	0
1953	30.1 °C15 March 1953	16.9 °C1 January 1953	22.8 °C	2,690 mm	1
1952	30.8 °C23 March 1952	17.9 °C5 January 1952	22.6 °C	3,156 mm	8
1951	30.7 °C19 March 1951	17.6 °C10 January 1951	22.6 °C	3,036 mm	3
1950	28.6 °C11 September 1950	15.9 °C9 January 1950	22.0 °C	3,480 mm	0
1949	30.3 °C18 March 1949	16.4 °C19 December 1949	22.4 °C	2,826 mm	2
1948	29.5 °C15 February 1948	17.2 °C24 January 1948	22.3 °C	3,599 mm	0
1947	29.4 °C15 March 1947	16.3 °C2 January 1947	22.0 °C	3,183 mm	0
1946	29.0 °C9 February 1946	16.9 °C10 January 1946	22.2 °C	3,011 mm	0
1945	30.9 °C16 March 1945	16.4 °C12 January 1945	22.1 °C	3,213 mm	2
1944	30.1 °C9 April 1944	16.2 °C26 December 1944	22.6 °C	2,991 mm	1
1943	28.6 °C9 December 1943	16.3 °C23 January 1943	22.0 °C	2,989 mm	0
1942	28.8 °C16 February 1942	17.1 °C10 January 1942	22.1 °C	3,791 mm	0
1941	31.4 °C22 March 1941	17.6 °C4 November 1941	23.1 °C	2,113 mm	13
1940	29.3 °C13 March 1940	17.0 °C23 January 1940	22.2 °C	2,888 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.0 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

44 d/yr

+10

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2594 mm

-275 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.3 °C	+1.0 °C	34 mm	-5 mm
Feb	30.1 °C	+1.1 °C	43 mm	-8 mm
Mar	29.3 °C	+0.6 °C	106 mm	-11 mm
Apr	28.0 °C	+0.4 °C	316 mm	+24 mm
May	27.3 °C	+0.2 °C	396 mm	-31 mm
Jun	27.2 °C	+0.2 °C	253 mm	-89 mm
Jul	28.2 °C	+0.9 °C	148 mm	-110 mm
Aug	27.3 °C	+0.2 °C	238 mm	-84 mm
Sep	27.3 °C	+0.7 °C	304 mm	-46 mm
Oct	26.6 °C	+0.2 °C	502 mm	+151 mm
Nov	27.5 °C	+0.9 °C	185 mm	-48 mm
Dec	27.7 °C	+0.3 °C	69 mm	-19 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.2 °C

23 Mar 2025

Coldest day

18.8 °C

24 Dec 2025

Wettest day

92.2 mm

27 Oct 2025

Windiest day

11.8 km/h

17 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

35.6 km/h

31 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.7 °C

24 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

19.7 °C

24 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

19 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Aguachica?

Aguachica has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 2,869 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aguachica?

The hottest day measured in Aguachica between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2016, reaching 36.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Aguachica?

The coldest day measured in Aguachica between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1989, at 15.8 °C.

Does it snow in Aguachica?

Almost never: Aguachica sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Aguachica warmed?

Yes: Aguachica warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Aguachica?

The wettest day measured in Aguachica between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 2021, with 206 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Aguachica?

The windiest day measured in Aguachica between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1946, with winds reaching 16.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Aguachica?

The warmest month in Aguachica is March (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is October (22.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Aguachica?

Aguachica receives on average 2,869 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 278 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Aguachica?

Aguachica gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Aguachica?

Yes: Aguachica has on average 230 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Aguachica?

In Aguachica, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 18 March 2024, and the lowest was 15.6 °C on 16 February 1989.

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