Apartadó climate — normals and trends
Apartadó (Colombia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 2,349 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is October (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Apartadó averages 0 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 314 rainy days per year.
Apartadó has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.9 °C (on 19 March 2003) and the coldest 21.7 °C (on 26 November 1962).
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
ApartadóAntioquia
- coords
- 7.88°, -76.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
28.0°C
Average daily low
24.6°C
Annual rainfall
2,349mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
0.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
314 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.8 °C
Average feels-like low
28.4 °C
Average peak gust
26.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
31.9 °C
19 March 2003
Coldest day
21.7 °C
26 November 1962
Wettest day
196 mm
28 April 1987
Windiest day
39.4 km/h
15 June 1956
Strongest gust
56.5 km/h
15 June 1956
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
30 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
20.5 °C
26 November 1962
Sunniest day
12.1 h
15 July 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 77 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 28.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 124 mm | +44 mm |
| Mar | 28.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 121 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 28.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 289 mm | +95 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 246 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 382 mm | +93 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 183 mm | -137 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 272 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 174 mm | -40 mm |
| Oct | 28.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 205 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 28.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 128 mm | -39 mm |
| Dec | 28.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 68 mm | -67 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Apartadó?
Apartadó has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 2,349 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Apartadó?
The hottest day measured in Apartadó between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2003, reaching 31.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Apartadó?
The coldest day measured in Apartadó between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1962, at 21.7 °C.
Does it snow in Apartadó?
Almost never: Apartadó sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Apartadó warmed?
Yes: Apartadó warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Apartadó?
The wettest day measured in Apartadó between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1987, with 196 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Apartadó?
The windiest day measured in Apartadó between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1956, with winds reaching 39.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Apartadó?
The warmest month in Apartadó is March (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is October (25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Apartadó?
Apartadó receives on average 2,349 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 314 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Apartadó?
Apartadó gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Apartadó?
Yes: Apartadó has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Apartadó?
In Apartadó, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 30 August 2023, and the lowest was 20.5 °C on 26 November 1962.
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