Ayapel climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ayapel?

Ayapel has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 2,887 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Ayapel between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 2016, reaching 39.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ayapel?

The coldest day measured in Ayapel between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1951, at 20.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ayapel?

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

Q: Has the climate of Ayapel warmed?

Yes: Ayapel warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ayapel?

The wettest day measured in Ayapel between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1993, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ayapel?

The windiest day measured in Ayapel between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 2003, with winds reaching 21.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ayapel?

The warmest month in Ayapel is February (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ayapel?

Ayapel receives on average 2,887 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 308 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ayapel?

Ayapel gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ayapel (Colombia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 2,887 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 February (28.1 °C on average) and the coldest is October (26.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Ayapel averages 0 frost days, 272 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 308 rainy days per year.

Ayapel has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 25 March 2016) and the coldest 20.8 °C (on 10 January 1951).

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

AyapelCórdoba

coords: 8.31°, -75.14°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthOctoberWettest monthMayDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.1°C

Average daily high

31.3°C

Average daily low

24.1°C

Annual rainfall

2,887mm

Sunshine / day

9.5h

Mean relative humidity

85%

Average peak wind

8.7km/h

Seasonal range

1.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

272 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

308 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

37.9 °C

Average feels-like low

29.0 °C

Average peak gust

20.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

364 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.7 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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

39.6 °C

25 March 2016

Coldest day

20.8 °C

10 January 1951

Wettest day

76 mm

10 July 1993

Windiest day

21.8 km/h

10 March 2003

Strongest gust

46.1 km/h

10 March 2003

Hottest feels-like

45.7 °C

13 May 1958

Coldest feels-like

22.9 °C

10 January 1951

Sunniest day

12.0 h

31 March 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.8 °C31 January 2025	22.3 °C6 October 2025	28.2 °C	2,997 mm	325
2024	38.2 °C10 April 2024	23.3 °C11 November 2024	29.0 °C	2,505 mm	346
2023	37.8 °C2 April 2023	23.1 °C11 January 2023	28.9 °C	2,304 mm	358
2022	37.0 °C24 March 2022	22.9 °C30 October 2022	27.9 °C	2,614 mm	338
2021	38.8 °C26 February 2021	23.3 °C17 August 2021	28.0 °C	2,597 mm	330
2020	39.0 °C19 February 2020	23.2 °C14 July 2020	28.6 °C	2,272 mm	344
2019	38.1 °C21 February 2019	23.2 °C4 October 2019	29.0 °C	1,922 mm	351
2018	38.0 °C23 March 2018	23.4 °C4 January 2018	28.4 °C	2,238 mm	344
2017	38.6 °C4 March 2017	22.9 °C8 November 2017	28.6 °C	2,121 mm	348
2016	39.6 °C25 March 2016	23.0 °C7 September 2016	28.9 °C	2,561 mm	354
2015	38.7 °C28 February 2015	23.4 °C7 January 2015	28.9 °C	2,498 mm	358
2014	37.7 °C21 February 2014	23.3 °C15 November 2014	28.5 °C	2,567 mm	352
2013	36.8 °C27 February 2013	23.0 °C5 November 2013	28.2 °C	2,782 mm	348
2012	37.7 °C1 March 2012	23.2 °C18 August 2012	28.1 °C	2,808 mm	359
2011	34.5 °C12 June 2011	21.7 °C21 October 2011	27.5 °C	3,251 mm	335
2010	38.3 °C4 February 2010	22.5 °C11 July 2010	28.0 °C	3,259 mm	328
2009	35.5 °C10 February 2009	23.1 °C25 January 2009	28.0 °C	2,739 mm	346
2008	35.4 °C8 February 2008	22.3 °C7 October 2008	27.3 °C	2,888 mm	299
2007	38.4 °C3 March 2007	22.5 °C2 December 2007	27.6 °C	3,090 mm	309
2006	37.4 °C18 February 2006	22.4 °C3 December 2006	27.6 °C	2,842 mm	322
2005	37.5 °C25 February 2005	23.0 °C28 December 2005	28.0 °C	2,630 mm	348
2004	37.3 °C15 March 2004	22.4 °C1 January 2004	27.7 °C	2,623 mm	336
2003	38.2 °C8 March 2003	22.4 °C29 June 2003	27.8 °C	2,693 mm	338
2002	37.3 °C13 March 2002	22.5 °C31 July 2002	27.7 °C	2,509 mm	347
2001	35.0 °C13 February 2001	22.0 °C24 January 2001	27.2 °C	2,597 mm	327
2000	35.0 °C28 March 2000	21.8 °C8 January 2000	26.8 °C	2,825 mm	315
1999	34.3 °C24 May 1999	21.4 °C26 November 1999	26.4 °C	3,005 mm	254
1998	39.2 °C2 February 1998	22.5 °C23 December 1998	27.6 °C	3,013 mm	306
1997	36.4 °C3 April 1997	22.5 °C19 January 1997	27.6 °C	2,345 mm	330
1996	34.8 °C12 August 1996	22.2 °C20 January 1996	26.5 °C	3,008 mm	248
1995	37.1 °C11 February 1995	22.3 °C24 July 1995	27.2 °C	2,807 mm	284
1994	35.3 °C10 February 1994	22.4 °C7 July 1994	26.8 °C	3,075 mm	284
1993	36.8 °C13 March 1993	22.2 °C17 July 1993	26.9 °C	3,156 mm	284
1992	36.1 °C8 April 1992	22.3 °C15 July 1992	27.0 °C	2,718 mm	284
1991	37.6 °C25 February 1991	22.2 °C26 October 1991	27.2 °C	2,812 mm	299
1990	36.1 °C13 March 1990	22.3 °C1 January 1990	26.8 °C	2,702 mm	275
1989	35.7 °C14 February 1989	21.5 °C30 December 1989	26.5 °C	2,947 mm	255
1988	38.0 °C28 March 1988	21.6 °C19 December 1988	26.9 °C	3,070 mm	278
1987	35.7 °C24 February 1987	22.5 °C4 October 1987	27.4 °C	2,922 mm	315
1986	34.1 °C9 September 1986	22.1 °C8 February 1986	26.5 °C	2,925 mm	261
1985	37.3 °C25 March 1985	21.6 °C31 July 1985	26.5 °C	2,722 mm	242
1984	33.1 °C15 March 1984	20.9 °C15 November 1984	26.0 °C	2,954 mm	206
1983	35.0 °C20 March 1983	21.9 °C13 December 1983	27.1 °C	2,684 mm	259
1982	33.8 °C24 July 1982	22.1 °C24 September 1982	26.9 °C	2,754 mm	301
1981	36.3 °C2 April 1981	22.0 °C2 September 1981	26.9 °C	3,145 mm	299
1980	36.8 °C12 March 1980	21.9 °C9 November 1980	27.7 °C	2,516 mm	337
1979	36.2 °C21 February 1979	21.9 °C6 January 1979	27.3 °C	3,039 mm	309
1978	35.4 °C2 February 1978	22.2 °C2 January 1978	27.1 °C	3,284 mm	302
1977	36.5 °C11 March 1977	22.8 °C24 June 1977	27.6 °C	3,102 mm	318
1976	34.2 °C21 February 1976	21.6 °C1 January 1976	27.1 °C	2,591 mm	333
1975	34.9 °C13 February 1975	21.4 °C23 December 1975	26.7 °C	3,220 mm	274
1974	34.5 °C24 February 1974	21.5 °C22 January 1974	26.7 °C	3,321 mm	291
1973	37.2 °C2 February 1973	21.9 °C21 December 1973	27.4 °C	3,394 mm	313
1972	35.3 °C17 July 1972	22.1 °C8 December 1972	27.3 °C	3,270 mm	331
1971	34.4 °C21 July 1971	21.9 °C24 November 1971	26.5 °C	3,411 mm	283
1970	35.9 °C12 February 1970	22.1 °C5 February 1970	27.1 °C	3,584 mm	320
1969	36.1 °C19 March 1969	22.3 °C12 October 1969	27.6 °C	3,009 mm	337
1968	35.7 °C7 March 1968	21.9 °C10 January 1968	27.1 °C	3,035 mm	334
1967	34.9 °C18 February 1967	22.1 °C22 April 1967	27.1 °C	2,986 mm	318
1966	35.7 °C24 February 1966	22.2 °C17 November 1966	27.2 °C	3,034 mm	325
1965	34.7 °C20 June 1965	21.6 °C10 January 1965	27.1 °C	2,801 mm	330
1964	36.4 °C14 March 1964	21.3 °C21 December 1964	26.8 °C	2,825 mm	287
1963	34.8 °C29 January 1963	21.7 °C9 February 1963	26.8 °C	3,164 mm	311
1962	35.5 °C26 February 1962	21.9 °C24 November 1962	26.7 °C	2,748 mm	287
1961	35.9 °C5 March 1961	22.1 °C20 September 1961	27.0 °C	2,803 mm	298
1960	34.2 °C3 March 1960	22.0 °C9 January 1960	26.5 °C	2,963 mm	275
1959	35.5 °C15 February 1959	21.4 °C1 October 1959	26.8 °C	2,985 mm	282
1958	36.1 °C11 March 1958	22.2 °C8 November 1958	27.6 °C	3,094 mm	344
1957	34.4 °C9 July 1957	22.0 °C3 January 1957	27.0 °C	2,738 mm	291
1956	31.6 °C5 August 1956	20.9 °C11 January 1956	25.4 °C	3,431 mm	69
1955	31.3 °C19 June 1955	21.7 °C30 January 1955	25.4 °C	3,146 mm	61
1954	31.8 °C15 May 1954	22.0 °C22 November 1954	25.6 °C	2,950 mm	98
1953	33.8 °C9 March 1953	22.4 °C4 February 1953	26.3 °C	2,722 mm	174
1952	34.4 °C22 March 1952	22.0 °C14 November 1952	26.2 °C	2,914 mm	161
1951	33.0 °C5 August 1951	20.8 °C10 January 1951	26.0 °C	3,027 mm	148
1950	31.5 °C15 September 1950	21.5 °C3 February 1950	25.3 °C	3,628 mm	54
1949	34.4 °C19 March 1949	21.1 °C19 December 1949	26.1 °C	2,856 mm	151
1948	32.5 °C28 February 1948	21.4 °C19 April 1948	25.8 °C	3,206 mm	103
1947	31.5 °C17 August 1947	20.9 °C29 November 1947	25.5 °C	3,201 mm	48
1946	32.3 °C11 February 1946	21.7 °C4 January 1946	25.6 °C	3,085 mm	101
1945	32.0 °C1 March 1945	21.5 °C9 January 1945	25.5 °C	3,184 mm	68
1944	32.3 °C3 April 1944	21.8 °C16 December 1944	25.9 °C	3,095 mm	114
1943	32.0 °C27 May 1943	20.9 °C10 March 1943	25.5 °C	3,134 mm	68
1942	32.6 °C16 March 1942	21.6 °C5 January 1942	25.6 °C	3,223 mm	105
1941	35.6 °C20 April 1941	21.5 °C12 January 1941	26.5 °C	2,326 mm	219
1940	32.7 °C15 March 1940	21.4 °C18 January 1940	25.7 °C	2,729 mm	111

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.9 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

325 d/yr

+53

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2997 mm

+110 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.8 °C	+1.3 °C	64 mm	+1 mm
Feb	33.5 °C	+0.7 °C	55 mm	-11 mm
Mar	33.7 °C	+0.9 °C	128 mm	-1 mm
Apr	31.3 °C	-0.3 °C	302 mm	+20 mm
May	31.3 °C	+0.2 °C	422 mm	+51 mm
Jun	31.1 °C	+0.1 °C	373 mm	+53 mm
Jul	32.5 °C	+1.2 °C	300 mm	-15 mm
Aug	31.6 °C	+0.5 °C	347 mm	+26 mm
Sep	31.7 °C	+0.9 °C	262 mm	-47 mm
Oct	31.1 °C	+0.6 °C	331 mm	+3 mm
Nov	31.1 °C	+0.6 °C	292 mm	+40 mm
Dec	31.5 °C	+0.8 °C	123 mm	-10 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.8 °C

31 Jan 2025

Coldest day

22.3 °C

6 Oct 2025

Wettest day

65.2 mm

23 Jun 2025

Windiest day

15.7 km/h

11 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

30.6 km/h

28 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.1 °C

24 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

26.2 °C

6 Oct 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

14 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ayapel?

Ayapel has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 2,887 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ayapel?

The hottest day measured in Ayapel between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 2016, reaching 39.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ayapel?

The coldest day measured in Ayapel between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1951, at 20.8 °C.

Does it snow in Ayapel?

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

Has the climate of Ayapel warmed?

Yes: Ayapel warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ayapel?

The wettest day measured in Ayapel between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1993, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ayapel?

The windiest day measured in Ayapel between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 2003, with winds reaching 21.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ayapel?

The warmest month in Ayapel is February (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Ayapel?

Ayapel receives on average 2,887 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 308 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ayapel?

Ayapel gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ayapel?

Yes: Ayapel has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ayapel?

In Ayapel, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 13 May 1958, and the lowest was 22.9 °C on 10 January 1951.

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