Bucaramanga climate — normals and trends
Bucaramanga (Colombia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 8,364 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 May (15.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Bucaramanga averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 362 rainy days per year.
Bucaramanga has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 24.4 °C (on 22 April 2010) and the coldest 7.0 °C (on 4 February 1985).
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
BucaramangaSantander Department
- coords
- 7.13°, -73.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.5°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
12.6°C
Annual rainfall
8,364mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
5.9km/h
Seasonal range
0.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
362 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.7 °C
Average feels-like low
12.2 °C
Average peak gust
26.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °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
24.4 °C
22 April 2010
Coldest day
7.0 °C
4 February 1985
Wettest day
149 mm
16 June 1991
Windiest day
11.2 km/h
3 March 2018
Strongest gust
43.6 km/h
23 June 1994
Hottest feels-like
27.8 °C
14 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
3.8 °C
4 February 1985
Snowiest day
1.5 cm
10 December 1942
Sunniest day
12.1 h
22 May 2006
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 | 20.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 459 mm | +145 mm |
| Feb | 20.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 286 mm | -47 mm |
| Mar | 20.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 443 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 19.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 761 mm | +109 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 1024 mm | +90 mm |
| Jun | 18.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 1303 mm | +209 mm |
| Jul | 19.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 1092 mm | +67 mm |
| Aug | 19.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 807 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 19.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 903 mm | +145 mm |
| Oct | 18.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 742 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 19.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 763 mm | +56 mm |
| Dec | 19.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 296 mm | -193 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bucaramanga?
Bucaramanga has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 8,364 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bucaramanga?
The hottest day measured in Bucaramanga between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 2010, reaching 24.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bucaramanga?
The coldest day measured in Bucaramanga between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1985, at 7.0 °C.
Does it snow in Bucaramanga?
Almost never: Bucaramanga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bucaramanga warmed?
Yes: Bucaramanga warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bucaramanga?
The wettest day measured in Bucaramanga between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1991, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bucaramanga?
The windiest day measured in Bucaramanga between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 2018, with winds reaching 11.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bucaramanga?
The warmest month in Bucaramanga is May (15.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Bucaramanga?
Bucaramanga receives on average 8,364 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 362 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bucaramanga?
Bucaramanga gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bucaramanga?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bucaramanga between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 1942, with 1.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bucaramanga?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Bucaramanga.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bucaramanga?
In Bucaramanga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 27.8 °C on 14 August 2024, and the lowest was 3.8 °C on 4 February 1985.
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