Buenaventura climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Buenaventura?

Buenaventura has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 10,658 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Buenaventura between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 2017, reaching 34.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Buenaventura?

The coldest day measured in Buenaventura between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1962, at 18.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Buenaventura?

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

Q: Has the climate of Buenaventura warmed?

Yes: Buenaventura warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Buenaventura?

The wettest day measured in Buenaventura between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 1980, with 332 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Buenaventura?

The windiest day measured in Buenaventura between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1971, with winds reaching 19.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Buenaventura?

The warmest month in Buenaventura is March (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is October (24.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Buenaventura?

Buenaventura receives on average 10,658 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 361 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Buenaventura?

Buenaventura gets on average 5.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 1,898 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Buenaventura (Colombia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 10,658 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is October (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Buenaventura averages 0 frost days, 51 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 361 rainy days per year.

Buenaventura has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.4 °C (on 19 February 2017) and the coldest 18.0 °C (on 26 November 1962).

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

BuenaventuraValle del Cauca Department

coords: 3.88°, -77.03°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthMarchColdest monthOctoberWettest monthOctoberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

24.6°C

Average daily high

27.8°C

Average daily low

22.2°C

Annual rainfall

10,658mm

Sunshine / day

5.2h

Mean relative humidity

91%

Average peak wind

6.9km/h

Seasonal range

1.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

51 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

361 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

33.6 °C

Average feels-like low

26.4 °C

Average peak gust

22.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

362 d/yr

Solar radiation

11.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.6 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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

34.4 °C

19 February 2017

Coldest day

18.0 °C

26 November 1962

Wettest day

332 mm

29 October 1980

Windiest day

19.1 km/h

4 February 1971

Strongest gust

46.4 km/h

16 December 1985

Hottest feels-like

43.2 °C

17 February 1998

Coldest feels-like

20.0 °C

8 January 1956

Sunniest day

12.0 h

20 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.7 °C12 April 2025	21.0 °C3 October 2025	25.8 °C	8,593 mm	93
2024	33.5 °C28 March 2024	20.6 °C9 November 2024	26.4 °C	8,619 mm	172
2023	33.5 °C19 April 2023	22.0 °C20 January 2023	26.4 °C	9,596 mm	189
2022	33.4 °C13 March 2022	21.2 °C26 June 2022	25.4 °C	10,255 mm	82
2021	32.5 °C14 March 2021	20.2 °C20 August 2021	25.4 °C	9,943 mm	78
2020	33.9 °C21 March 2020	20.5 °C9 September 2020	26.0 °C	9,702 mm	144
2019	33.4 °C28 February 2019	21.0 °C19 November 2019	26.1 °C	9,530 mm	132
2018	33.1 °C8 April 2018	21.3 °C11 January 2018	25.8 °C	8,358 mm	118
2017	34.4 °C19 February 2017	20.5 °C22 January 2017	26.0 °C	9,450 mm	124
2016	33.4 °C29 March 2016	19.6 °C22 November 2016	25.9 °C	9,570 mm	111
2015	33.2 °C19 October 2015	21.2 °C12 September 2015	26.2 °C	9,640 mm	150
2014	32.8 °C12 May 2014	20.6 °C20 November 2014	25.7 °C	10,084 mm	99
2013	32.6 °C25 March 2013	20.6 °C1 June 2013	25.4 °C	11,038 mm	77
2012	32.5 °C1 March 2012	20.7 °C24 September 2012	25.6 °C	10,435 mm	101
2011	32.3 °C4 March 2011	19.2 °C18 October 2011	25.4 °C	9,903 mm	95
2010	33.2 °C1 April 2010	21.1 °C16 August 2010	25.5 °C	11,986 mm	100
2009	32.6 °C14 March 2009	21.1 °C23 December 2009	25.6 °C	11,832 mm	99
2008	32.0 °C29 February 2008	20.2 °C2 February 2008	25.0 °C	10,103 mm	59
2007	32.6 °C11 April 2007	20.4 °C18 December 2007	25.0 °C	11,534 mm	53
2006	31.9 °C18 February 2006	20.6 °C11 June 2006	25.3 °C	10,241 mm	79
2005	32.5 °C22 April 2005	20.7 °C2 October 2005	25.3 °C	11,438 mm	71
2004	33.5 °C30 March 2004	19.8 °C24 January 2004	25.0 °C	12,045 mm	57
2003	32.8 °C20 March 2003	20.2 °C27 September 2003	24.9 °C	11,486 mm	49
2002	32.0 °C28 April 2002	20.2 °C11 November 2002	25.1 °C	10,841 mm	66
2001	32.2 °C20 March 2001	20.1 °C4 June 2001	24.7 °C	11,332 mm	40
2000	31.7 °C12 November 2000	19.7 °C21 September 2000	24.4 °C	12,436 mm	18
1999	31.0 °C11 March 1999	19.7 °C29 June 1999	24.1 °C	11,179 mm	19
1998	33.9 °C17 February 1998	20.2 °C20 October 1998	25.1 °C	11,040 mm	73
1997	32.6 °C12 March 1997	19.8 °C2 February 1997	25.2 °C	10,051 mm	98
1996	31.9 °C18 March 1996	19.9 °C7 February 1996	24.0 °C	12,071 mm	17
1995	32.6 °C13 March 1995	20.0 °C2 October 1995	24.4 °C	11,353 mm	36
1994	31.4 °C28 December 1994	19.8 °C19 August 1994	24.5 °C	11,178 mm	25
1993	32.2 °C17 March 1993	20.3 °C16 January 1993	24.8 °C	10,913 mm	49
1992	32.4 °C20 April 1992	19.3 °C11 August 1992	24.7 °C	10,318 mm	43
1991	32.1 °C2 April 1991	19.8 °C30 December 1991	24.9 °C	9,692 mm	48
1990	32.1 °C15 May 1990	20.1 °C23 November 1990	24.7 °C	10,494 mm	30
1989	31.8 °C9 March 1989	19.7 °C24 August 1989	24.4 °C	10,664 mm	17
1988	32.9 °C10 March 1988	19.4 °C17 December 1988	24.4 °C	10,999 mm	37
1987	32.9 °C4 April 1987	20.5 °C2 August 1987	25.2 °C	10,937 mm	83
1986	31.5 °C7 February 1986	20.2 °C2 September 1986	24.5 °C	10,106 mm	36
1985	32.9 °C22 March 1985	19.6 °C1 July 1985	24.0 °C	9,006 mm	39
1984	31.7 °C18 April 1984	19.4 °C14 October 1984	23.9 °C	10,969 mm	20
1983	33.3 °C18 March 1983	19.8 °C17 October 1983	25.0 °C	9,783 mm	76
1982	32.2 °C15 April 1982	20.2 °C2 October 1982	24.9 °C	9,200 mm	57
1981	32.1 °C20 May 1981	20.0 °C2 September 1981	24.7 °C	10,730 mm	46
1980	32.9 °C10 April 1980	20.3 °C29 December 1980	25.0 °C	10,280 mm	47
1979	32.2 °C7 November 1979	20.2 °C4 February 1979	24.7 °C	12,330 mm	42
1978	32.5 °C2 April 1978	19.6 °C17 July 1978	24.6 °C	10,652 mm	33
1977	32.9 °C9 March 1977	20.3 °C10 October 1977	24.9 °C	8,693 mm	42
1976	31.2 °C29 September 1976	19.9 °C25 December 1976	24.7 °C	9,980 mm	40
1975	32.0 °C3 April 1975	19.7 °C21 July 1975	24.2 °C	12,547 mm	16
1974	32.3 °C29 March 1974	19.2 °C1 October 1974	24.4 °C	10,695 mm	43
1973	33.1 °C12 February 1973	19.7 °C9 December 1973	24.8 °C	10,688 mm	49
1972	32.8 °C13 March 1972	20.2 °C13 January 1972	25.0 °C	10,994 mm	75
1971	31.8 °C16 April 1971	19.1 °C16 August 1971	24.0 °C	11,437 mm	25
1970	32.4 °C18 February 1970	19.7 °C5 December 1970	24.6 °C	11,453 mm	42
1969	32.1 °C16 May 1969	19.8 °C22 January 1969	25.1 °C	10,589 mm	79
1968	31.9 °C17 April 1968	19.9 °C20 October 1968	24.5 °C	11,253 mm	33
1967	32.6 °C12 February 1967	19.2 °C6 January 1967	24.6 °C	10,713 mm	53
1966	32.2 °C5 March 1966	19.5 °C16 September 1966	24.8 °C	10,176 mm	70
1965	32.2 °C4 April 1965	20.2 °C3 January 1965	25.0 °C	8,628 mm	82
1964	32.4 °C1 May 1964	19.4 °C13 December 1964	24.4 °C	10,334 mm	33
1963	33.2 °C22 April 1963	19.4 °C21 February 1963	24.7 °C	9,655 mm	70
1962	30.8 °C22 November 1962	18.0 °C26 November 1962	24.2 °C	9,879 mm	24
1961	31.9 °C15 February 1961	19.2 °C13 February 1961	24.3 °C	11,314 mm	39
1960	30.5 °C11 March 1960	19.3 °C15 November 1960	23.8 °C	9,815 mm	7
1959	30.6 °C10 March 1959	19.9 °C6 November 1959	24.0 °C	10,792 mm	7
1958	32.2 °C5 April 1958	20.2 °C21 October 1958	24.7 °C	12,508 mm	82
1957	32.0 °C8 October 1957	19.8 °C14 January 1957	24.2 °C	10,357 mm	29
1956	29.3 °C17 March 1956	18.4 °C8 January 1956	23.0 °C	12,305 mm	0
1955	29.9 °C3 April 1955	19.1 °C13 December 1955	22.9 °C	9,772 mm	0
1954	28.9 °C23 February 1954	19.4 °C30 January 1954	23.1 °C	10,519 mm	0
1953	29.8 °C25 September 1953	19.7 °C21 January 1953	23.7 °C	11,073 mm	0
1952	29.4 °C29 March 1952	19.7 °C13 December 1952	23.5 °C	11,625 mm	0
1951	29.8 °C30 March 1951	19.6 °C10 January 1951	23.6 °C	11,289 mm	0
1950	29.2 °C16 May 1950	19.5 °C11 July 1950	23.0 °C	11,153 mm	0
1949	29.5 °C23 March 1949	19.7 °C23 December 1949	23.3 °C	11,108 mm	0
1948	29.4 °C13 April 1948	19.8 °C5 October 1948	23.4 °C	10,887 mm	0
1947	29.7 °C22 March 1947	19.5 °C9 October 1947	23.3 °C	10,140 mm	0
1946	29.4 °C20 February 1946	19.7 °C5 January 1946	23.0 °C	12,477 mm	0
1945	29.9 °C8 May 1945	18.8 °C10 February 1945	23.1 °C	13,651 mm	0
1944	30.1 °C1 April 1944	20.0 °C21 February 1944	23.2 °C	12,602 mm	1
1943	29.7 °C7 March 1943	19.0 °C21 January 1943	23.1 °C	11,344 mm	0
1942	31.1 °C7 March 1942	19.0 °C4 December 1942	23.3 °C	8,761 mm	14
1941	31.3 °C30 April 1941	19.6 °C11 January 1941	24.0 °C	11,013 mm	19
1940	29.9 °C19 May 1940	19.5 °C4 February 1940	23.5 °C	10,407 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?

Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.9 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

93 d/yr

+42

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

8593 mm

-2065 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.0 °C	+1.1 °C	545 mm	-102 mm
Feb	28.8 °C	+0.3 °C	701 mm	+230 mm
Mar	29.7 °C	+0.9 °C	510 mm	-70 mm
Apr	30.2 °C	+1.7 °C	660 mm	-175 mm
May	29.3 °C	+1.2 °C	781 mm	-362 mm
Jun	28.9 °C	+1.4 °C	682 mm	-327 mm
Jul	28.9 °C	+1.5 °C	994 mm	-2 mm
Aug	28.9 °C	+1.6 °C	639 mm	-328 mm
Sep	28.7 °C	+1.4 °C	934 mm	-164 mm
Oct	28.0 °C	+0.6 °C	788 mm	-396 mm
Nov	28.0 °C	+0.4 °C	873 mm	-75 mm
Dec	28.4 °C	+0.8 °C	486 mm	-294 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.7 °C

12 Apr 2025

Coldest day

21.0 °C

3 Oct 2025

Wettest day

228.6 mm

19 Jul 2025

Windiest day

12.7 km/h

22 Dec 2025

Strongest gust

33.5 km/h

22 Dec 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.9 °C

7 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

24.7 °C

3 Oct 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

9 May 2025

What was the weather like that day?

Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.

Date

Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Buenaventura?

Buenaventura has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 10,658 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Buenaventura?

The hottest day measured in Buenaventura between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 2017, reaching 34.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Buenaventura?

The coldest day measured in Buenaventura between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1962, at 18.0 °C.

Does it snow in Buenaventura?

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

Has the climate of Buenaventura warmed?

Yes: Buenaventura warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Buenaventura?

The wettest day measured in Buenaventura between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 1980, with 332 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Buenaventura?

The windiest day measured in Buenaventura between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1971, with winds reaching 19.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Buenaventura?

The warmest month in Buenaventura is March (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is October (24.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Buenaventura?

Buenaventura receives on average 10,658 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 361 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Buenaventura?

Buenaventura gets on average 5.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 1,898 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Buenaventura?

Yes: Buenaventura has on average 362 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Buenaventura?

In Buenaventura, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 17 February 1998, and the lowest was 20.0 °C on 8 January 1956.

Compare Buenaventura with another city

Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.

Nearby cities

The climate around Buenaventura

Other cities — Colombia

All cities in Colombia →