Barranquilla climate — normals and trends
Barranquilla (Colombia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,504 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 June (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (26.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Barranquilla averages 0 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 181 rainy days per year.
Barranquilla has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.2 °C (on 16 September 2024) and the coldest 22.5 °C (on 11 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
BarranquillaAtlántico
- coords
- 10.97°, -74.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
28.1°C
Average daily low
25.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,504mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
25.0km/h
Seasonal range
1.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
181 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.3 °C
Average feels-like low
28.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
32.2 °C
16 September 2024
Coldest day
22.5 °C
11 January 1956
Wettest day
189 mm
14 November 1977
Windiest day
52.5 km/h
3 March 2004
Strongest gust
79.6 km/h
15 February 1989
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
19 September 2024
Coldest feels-like
20.3 °C
15 February 1989
Sunniest day
12.0 h
18 July 2025
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 | 28.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 7 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 27.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 13 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | 28.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 28.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 52 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 29.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 199 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 29.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 167 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 29.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 38 mm | -76 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 116 mm | -59 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 230 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 29.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 285 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 29.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 145 mm | -43 mm |
| Dec | 28.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 32 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Barranquilla?
Barranquilla has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,504 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barranquilla?
The hottest day measured in Barranquilla between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 2024, reaching 32.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Barranquilla?
The coldest day measured in Barranquilla between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1956, at 22.5 °C.
Does it snow in Barranquilla?
Almost never: Barranquilla sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Barranquilla warmed?
Yes: Barranquilla warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Barranquilla?
The wettest day measured in Barranquilla between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 1977, with 189 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Barranquilla?
The windiest day measured in Barranquilla between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 2004, with winds reaching 52.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Barranquilla?
The warmest month in Barranquilla is June (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (26.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Barranquilla?
Barranquilla receives on average 1,504 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 181 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Barranquilla?
Barranquilla gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Barranquilla?
Yes: Barranquilla has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Barranquilla?
In Barranquilla, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 19 September 2024, and the lowest was 20.3 °C on 15 February 1989.
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