Aracataca climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Aracataca?

Aracataca has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 1,249 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Aracataca between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2023, reaching 43.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Aracataca?

The coldest day measured in Aracataca between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1956, at 16.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Aracataca?

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

Q: Has the climate of Aracataca warmed?

Yes: Aracataca warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Aracataca?

The wettest day measured in Aracataca between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1977, with 206 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Aracataca?

The windiest day measured in Aracataca between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1989, with winds reaching 22.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Aracataca?

The warmest month in Aracataca is March (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is November (26.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Aracataca?

Aracataca receives on average 1,249 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Aracataca?

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

Aracataca (Colombia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 1,249 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 (28.7 °C on average) and the coldest is November (26.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Aracataca averages 0 frost days, 316 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.

Aracataca 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 43.4 °C (on 21 July 2023) and the coldest 16.4 °C (on 10 January 1956).

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

AracatacaMagdalena Department

coords: 10.59°, -74.19°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthNovemberWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.6°C

Average daily high

32.9°C

Average daily low

23.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,249mm

Sunshine / day

9.9h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

9.1km/h

Seasonal range

2.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

316 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

155 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

38.9 °C

Average feels-like low

27.7 °C

Average peak gust

23.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

359 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.9 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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

43.4 °C

21 July 2023

Coldest day

16.4 °C

10 January 1956

Wettest day

206 mm

27 September 1977

Windiest day

22.9 km/h

12 March 1989

Strongest gust

51.1 km/h

12 March 1989

Hottest feels-like

47.4 °C

25 September 2009

Coldest feels-like

17.5 °C

10 January 1956

Sunniest day

12.0 h

19 May 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	41.8 °C25 March 2025	21.3 °C4 February 2025	29.6 °C	638 mm	358
2024	41.5 °C18 February 2024	19.7 °C15 December 2024	29.2 °C	1,116 mm	354
2023	43.4 °C21 July 2023	19.2 °C30 January 2023	29.6 °C	802 mm	362
2022	39.9 °C23 March 2022	18.8 °C26 December 2022	28.3 °C	1,216 mm	351
2021	40.5 °C24 February 2021	19.7 °C30 January 2021	28.8 °C	697 mm	355
2020	40.7 °C19 February 2020	19.6 °C5 December 2020	28.9 °C	865 mm	354
2019	40.6 °C2 May 2019	21.2 °C15 January 2019	29.7 °C	568 mm	358
2018	40.4 °C11 March 2018	21.1 °C23 December 2018	29.3 °C	584 mm	362
2017	41.0 °C5 April 2017	20.5 °C24 January 2017	29.1 °C	680 mm	359
2016	41.2 °C26 March 2016	20.9 °C17 December 2016	29.4 °C	1,086 mm	353
2015	41.8 °C24 June 2015	20.4 °C8 January 2015	29.8 °C	469 mm	360
2014	40.5 °C20 July 2014	19.8 °C12 January 2014	29.3 °C	1,014 mm	356
2013	39.5 °C1 April 2013	20.1 °C22 December 2013	28.8 °C	938 mm	355
2012	37.9 °C9 July 2012	20.2 °C21 January 2012	28.4 °C	1,015 mm	362
2011	37.7 °C28 March 2011	20.5 °C25 January 2011	27.5 °C	2,451 mm	337
2010	40.1 °C20 February 2010	21.0 °C22 October 2010	27.9 °C	2,057 mm	327
2009	39.2 °C25 September 2009	19.9 °C26 January 2009	28.5 °C	956 mm	356
2008	38.2 °C5 April 2008	19.2 °C4 February 2008	27.7 °C	1,211 mm	342
2007	40.2 °C28 February 2007	19.6 °C8 January 2007	27.7 °C	1,291 mm	338
2006	39.5 °C1 July 2006	20.0 °C15 December 2006	28.0 °C	1,089 mm	353
2005	39.2 °C23 March 2005	20.7 °C19 January 2005	28.1 °C	1,329 mm	350
2004	39.1 °C15 March 2004	19.5 °C1 January 2004	28.1 °C	916 mm	349
2003	40.7 °C10 March 2003	20.0 °C28 December 2003	28.5 °C	1,206 mm	347
2002	40.1 °C17 March 2002	20.2 °C10 January 2002	29.1 °C	562 mm	360
2001	41.0 °C21 August 2001	17.7 °C3 February 2001	27.8 °C	643 mm	353
2000	37.8 °C21 August 2000	18.3 °C16 February 2000	27.1 °C	918 mm	325
1999	39.2 °C18 April 1999	20.3 °C26 November 1999	27.2 °C	1,166 mm	293
1998	42.5 °C19 March 1998	18.9 °C25 December 1998	28.1 °C	1,348 mm	329
1997	42.6 °C27 July 1997	20.1 °C23 January 1997	29.0 °C	685 mm	356
1996	37.9 °C26 February 1996	19.2 °C28 January 1996	27.3 °C	1,081 mm	317
1995	40.5 °C6 April 1995	19.0 °C11 January 1995	27.5 °C	1,220 mm	316
1994	38.1 °C10 February 1994	18.9 °C24 January 1994	28.0 °C	894 mm	339
1993	40.8 °C13 March 1993	20.2 °C26 December 1993	27.7 °C	1,131 mm	340
1992	39.4 °C10 April 1992	19.4 °C20 February 1992	27.7 °C	1,093 mm	342
1991	38.2 °C14 March 1991	19.7 °C26 January 1991	27.7 °C	921 mm	347
1990	38.5 °C10 March 1990	19.8 °C8 January 1990	27.6 °C	1,002 mm	330
1989	37.7 °C9 April 1989	18.9 °C10 February 1989	27.1 °C	1,243 mm	322
1988	39.0 °C19 March 1988	19.3 °C14 January 1988	26.9 °C	2,086 mm	293
1987	39.8 °C13 April 1987	20.0 °C25 December 1987	27.7 °C	1,440 mm	334
1986	38.6 °C10 August 1986	18.9 °C17 January 1986	27.3 °C	1,026 mm	326
1985	36.8 °C26 March 1985	18.3 °C16 January 1985	26.6 °C	1,321 mm	284
1984	38.7 °C21 March 1984	19.1 °C7 January 1984	26.8 °C	1,495 mm	297
1983	38.4 °C23 February 1983	20.1 °C12 December 1983	28.1 °C	961 mm	331
1982	38.6 °C23 March 1982	18.8 °C21 January 1982	27.6 °C	974 mm	333
1981	37.9 °C2 April 1981	19.7 °C3 January 1981	27.1 °C	1,954 mm	319
1980	38.9 °C6 July 1980	18.9 °C12 January 1980	27.9 °C	840 mm	353
1979	38.3 °C13 April 1979	17.6 °C7 January 1979	27.2 °C	1,846 mm	331
1978	38.4 °C21 March 1978	18.3 °C6 January 1978	27.1 °C	1,926 mm	325
1977	39.5 °C7 September 1977	19.1 °C9 January 1977	27.9 °C	1,628 mm	350
1976	39.2 °C1 July 1976	18.7 °C7 January 1976	27.7 °C	819 mm	357
1975	36.8 °C29 March 1975	18.2 °C31 January 1975	26.7 °C	1,700 mm	292
1974	36.9 °C7 July 1974	18.3 °C29 December 1974	26.7 °C	1,737 mm	304
1973	39.4 °C1 February 1973	19.4 °C13 December 1973	27.6 °C	2,123 mm	305
1972	40.2 °C31 July 1972	20.3 °C14 March 1972	28.2 °C	1,004 mm	351
1971	37.5 °C21 July 1971	18.7 °C10 December 1971	26.8 °C	1,498 mm	322
1970	38.2 °C13 February 1970	19.6 °C23 January 1970	26.9 °C	2,389 mm	307
1969	38.7 °C21 July 1969	17.5 °C2 February 1969	27.6 °C	2,010 mm	331
1968	37.6 °C31 March 1968	18.2 °C10 January 1968	27.4 °C	1,348 mm	341
1967	38.0 °C25 September 1967	18.4 °C20 January 1967	27.5 °C	1,219 mm	347
1966	37.6 °C23 February 1966	19.1 °C13 February 1966	27.2 °C	1,711 mm	312
1965	37.7 °C24 July 1965	19.5 °C9 February 1965	27.6 °C	1,154 mm	332
1964	37.2 °C16 May 1964	19.4 °C1 February 1964	26.9 °C	1,209 mm	310
1963	39.1 °C26 July 1963	19.1 °C24 January 1963	27.9 °C	1,080 mm	347
1962	38.7 °C31 July 1962	18.6 °C9 January 1962	27.8 °C	789 mm	350
1961	38.7 °C15 August 1961	18.8 °C17 November 1961	27.6 °C	974 mm	339
1960	36.9 °C23 February 1960	19.1 °C19 December 1960	26.9 °C	1,354 mm	304
1959	37.7 °C6 September 1959	19.3 °C8 January 1959	27.7 °C	865 mm	337
1958	40.4 °C19 March 1958	21.4 °C14 November 1958	27.9 °C	1,145 mm	357
1957	37.6 °C23 August 1957	17.8 °C22 January 1957	27.4 °C	804 mm	327
1956	34.9 °C9 April 1956	16.4 °C10 January 1956	25.7 °C	1,113 mm	183
1955	34.4 °C23 April 1955	18.2 °C6 March 1955	25.6 °C	2,015 mm	180
1954	35.2 °C30 March 1954	18.7 °C23 January 1954	25.9 °C	1,453 mm	202
1953	36.7 °C19 April 1953	18.8 °C1 January 1953	26.9 °C	977 mm	297
1952	36.9 °C5 April 1952	18.0 °C13 November 1952	26.4 °C	1,139 mm	265
1951	35.9 °C20 March 1951	19.3 °C10 January 1951	26.4 °C	1,254 mm	293
1950	35.3 °C29 March 1950	18.2 °C7 January 1950	25.6 °C	2,269 mm	196
1949	38.3 °C19 March 1949	17.8 °C19 December 1949	26.5 °C	1,276 mm	274
1948	37.3 °C27 March 1948	19.2 °C14 February 1948	26.2 °C	1,653 mm	204
1947	35.6 °C16 April 1947	17.1 °C30 November 1947	25.8 °C	1,741 mm	172
1946	35.6 °C26 March 1946	16.9 °C11 January 1946	26.3 °C	988 mm	235
1945	35.4 °C16 March 1945	17.6 °C7 February 1945	25.8 °C	1,343 mm	196
1944	36.4 °C9 April 1944	17.5 °C20 February 1944	26.3 °C	2,039 mm	256
1943	34.7 °C21 July 1943	18.4 °C9 February 1943	26.0 °C	1,326 mm	238
1942	36.9 °C18 March 1942	16.9 °C9 January 1942	26.0 °C	2,282 mm	204
1941	39.2 °C19 April 1941	18.3 °C11 January 1941	27.5 °C	695 mm	339
1940	36.1 °C24 February 1940	18.6 °C13 January 1940	26.3 °C	1,293 mm	237

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.8 °C

+1.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

358 d/yr

+42

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

638 mm

-611 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	36.1 °C	+2.7 °C	0 mm	-9 mm
Feb	36.8 °C	+2.2 °C	12 mm	+1 mm
Mar	36.1 °C	+1.1 °C	21 mm	-2 mm
Apr	36.0 °C	+2.0 °C	41 mm	-50 mm
May	33.6 °C	+1.1 °C	142 mm	-48 mm
Jun	34.2 °C	+2.0 °C	79 mm	-32 mm
Jul	37.0 °C	+3.5 °C	8 mm	-43 mm
Aug	36.4 °C	+2.9 °C	38 mm	-49 mm
Sep	33.9 °C	+1.4 °C	82 mm	-57 mm
Oct	31.7 °C	+0.6 °C	127 mm	-155 mm
Nov	32.8 °C	+2.0 °C	67 mm	-146 mm
Dec	33.8 °C	+2.1 °C	22 mm	-21 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

41.8 °C

25 Mar 2025

Coldest day

21.3 °C

4 Feb 2025

Wettest day

36.9 mm

7 May 2025

Windiest day

15.3 km/h

13 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

36.0 km/h

16 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.3 °C

24 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

22.9 °C

4 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

22 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Aracataca?

Aracataca has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 1,249 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aracataca?

The hottest day measured in Aracataca between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2023, reaching 43.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Aracataca?

The coldest day measured in Aracataca between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1956, at 16.4 °C.

Does it snow in Aracataca?

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

Has the climate of Aracataca warmed?

Yes: Aracataca warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Aracataca?

The wettest day measured in Aracataca between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1977, with 206 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Aracataca?

The windiest day measured in Aracataca between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1989, with winds reaching 22.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Aracataca?

The warmest month in Aracataca is March (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is November (26.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Aracataca?

Aracataca receives on average 1,249 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Aracataca?

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

Are there tropical nights in Aracataca?

Yes: Aracataca has on average 359 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Aracataca?

In Aracataca, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.4 °C on 25 September 2009, and the lowest was 17.5 °C on 10 January 1956.

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