Barrancabermeja climate — normals and trends
Barrancabermeja (Colombia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 3,894 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is November (25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Barrancabermeja averages 0 frost days, 175 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 315 rainy days per year.
Barrancabermeja has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 16 March 2016) and the coldest 18.9 °C (on 19 January 1997).
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
BarrancabermejaSantander Department
- coords
- 7.07°, -73.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
3,894mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
5.9km/h
Seasonal range
1.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
175 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
315 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
27.2 °C
Average peak gust
21.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
39.1 °C
16 March 2016
Coldest day
18.9 °C
19 January 1997
Wettest day
147 mm
23 December 2024
Windiest day
13.7 km/h
30 September 1972
Strongest gust
35.6 km/h
20 March 1985
Hottest feels-like
45.2 °C
27 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
21.4 °C
10 January 1951
Sunniest day
12.0 h
21 March 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 | 31.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 114 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 32.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 123 mm | -45 mm |
| Mar | 31.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 241 mm | -39 mm |
| Apr | 30.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 339 mm | -43 mm |
| May | 30.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 489 mm | +70 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 429 mm | +55 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 266 mm | -60 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 279 mm | -75 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 308 mm | -90 mm |
| Oct | 30.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 315 mm | -117 mm |
| Nov | 29.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 413 mm | +28 mm |
| Dec | 30.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 198 mm | -38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Barrancabermeja?
Barrancabermeja has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 3,894 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barrancabermeja?
The hottest day measured in Barrancabermeja between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2016, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Barrancabermeja?
The coldest day measured in Barrancabermeja between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1997, at 18.9 °C.
Does it snow in Barrancabermeja?
Almost never: Barrancabermeja sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Barrancabermeja warmed?
Yes: Barrancabermeja warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Barrancabermeja?
The wettest day measured in Barrancabermeja between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 2024, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Barrancabermeja?
The windiest day measured in Barrancabermeja between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 1972, with winds reaching 13.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Barrancabermeja?
The warmest month in Barrancabermeja is March (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is November (25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Barrancabermeja?
Barrancabermeja receives on average 3,894 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 315 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Barrancabermeja?
Barrancabermeja gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Barrancabermeja?
Yes: Barrancabermeja has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Barrancabermeja?
In Barrancabermeja, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.2 °C on 27 March 2016, and the lowest was 21.4 °C on 10 January 1951.
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