Andes climate — normals and trends
Andes (Colombia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 3,899 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 August (19.5 °C on average) and the coldest is October (18.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Andes averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 361 rainy days per year.
Andes has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.0 °C (on 25 March 2016) and the coldest 11.6 °C (on 20 November 1954).
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
AndesAntioquia
- coords
- 5.66°, -75.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.2°C
Average daily high
23.8°C
Average daily low
15.9°C
Annual rainfall
3,899mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
5.3km/h
Seasonal range
0.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
361 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.9 °C
Average feels-like low
17.5 °C
Average peak gust
23.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · p = < 0.001
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
31.0 °C
25 March 2016
Coldest day
11.6 °C
20 November 1954
Wettest day
185 mm
6 February 1973
Windiest day
9.8 km/h
20 September 1987
Strongest gust
43.6 km/h
12 August 2010
Hottest feels-like
35.5 °C
13 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.6 °C
20 November 1954
Sunniest day
12.0 h
17 August 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 161 mm | -63 mm |
| Feb | 24.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 250 mm | +16 mm |
| Mar | 24.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 278 mm | -41 mm |
| Apr | 23.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 496 mm | +78 mm |
| May | 23.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 398 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 23.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 321 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 25.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 231 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 230 mm | -65 mm |
| Sep | 24.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 277 mm | -59 mm |
| Oct | 22.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 359 mm | -90 mm |
| Nov | 22.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 300 mm | -66 mm |
| Dec | 22.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 188 mm | -69 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Andes?
Andes has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 3,899 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Andes?
The hottest day measured in Andes between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 2016, reaching 31.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Andes?
The coldest day measured in Andes between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1954, at 11.6 °C.
Does it snow in Andes?
Almost never: Andes sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Andes warmed?
Yes: Andes warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Andes?
The wettest day measured in Andes between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1973, with 185 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Andes?
The windiest day measured in Andes between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1987, with winds reaching 9.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Andes?
The warmest month in Andes is August (19.5 °C on average); the coldest is October (18.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Andes?
Andes receives on average 3,899 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 361 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Andes?
Andes gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Andes?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Andes.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Andes?
In Andes, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.5 °C on 13 March 2024, and the lowest was 11.6 °C on 20 November 1954.
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