Baranoa climate — normals and trends
Baranoa (Colombia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 1,747 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 April (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is October (26.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Baranoa averages 0 frost days, 258 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 219 rainy days per year.
Baranoa has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 29 March 2010) and the coldest 20.4 °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
BaranoaAtlántico
- coords
- 10.79°, -74.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.2°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
24.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,747mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
1.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
258 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
219 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.1 °C
Average feels-like low
29.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
37.8 °C
29 March 2010
Coldest day
20.4 °C
10 January 1956
Wettest day
162 mm
13 April 1982
Windiest day
39.8 km/h
5 February 2009
Strongest gust
72.7 km/h
31 January 1969
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
27 April 2015
Coldest feels-like
21.9 °C
16 February 1989
Sunniest day
12.0 h
18 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 19 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 31.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 17 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 31.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 12 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 32.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 80 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 31.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 256 mm | +34 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 219 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 77 mm | -78 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 159 mm | -55 mm |
| Sep | 31.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 275 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 255 mm | -47 mm |
| Nov | 31.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 189 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 30.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 62 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baranoa?
Baranoa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 1,747 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baranoa?
The hottest day measured in Baranoa between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 2010, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baranoa?
The coldest day measured in Baranoa between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1956, at 20.4 °C.
Does it snow in Baranoa?
Almost never: Baranoa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Baranoa warmed?
Yes: Baranoa warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baranoa?
The wettest day measured in Baranoa between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1982, with 162 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baranoa?
The windiest day measured in Baranoa between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2009, with winds reaching 39.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baranoa?
The warmest month in Baranoa is April (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Baranoa?
Baranoa receives on average 1,747 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 219 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baranoa?
Baranoa gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Baranoa?
Yes: Baranoa has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baranoa?
In Baranoa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 27 April 2015, and the lowest was 21.9 °C on 16 February 1989.
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