Cartago climate — normals and trends
Cartago (Colombia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.6 °C and it receives 4,995 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 July (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is November (20.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Cartago averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 357 rainy days per year.
Cartago has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.9 °C (on 18 September 2024) and the coldest 12.4 °C (on 12 March 1942).
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
CartagoValle del Cauca Department
- coords
- 4.75°, -75.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.6°C
Average daily high
24.8°C
Average daily low
17.7°C
Annual rainfall
4,995mm
Sunshine / day
6.7h
Mean relative humidity
90%
Average peak wind
4.7km/h
Seasonal range
0.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
357 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.7 °C
Average feels-like low
20.0 °C
Average peak gust
20.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
30.9 °C
18 September 2024
Coldest day
12.4 °C
12 March 1942
Wettest day
143 mm
31 March 1985
Windiest day
13.2 km/h
20 September 2025
Strongest gust
42.1 km/h
28 August 2016
Hottest feels-like
36.8 °C
26 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
12.5 °C
22 November 1954
Sunniest day
12.0 h
9 May 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 | 26.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 268 mm | -56 mm |
| Feb | 24.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 594 mm | +233 mm |
| Mar | 24.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 565 mm | +102 mm |
| Apr | 25.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 579 mm | +36 mm |
| May | 25.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 433 mm | -76 mm |
| Jun | 24.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 546 mm | +169 mm |
| Jul | 26.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 213 mm | -89 mm |
| Aug | 25.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 317 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 25.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 356 mm | -30 mm |
| Oct | 24.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 368 mm | -147 mm |
| Nov | 23.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 550 mm | +54 mm |
| Dec | 24.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 369 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cartago?
Cartago has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.6 °C and it receives 4,995 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cartago?
The hottest day measured in Cartago between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 2024, reaching 30.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cartago?
The coldest day measured in Cartago between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1942, at 12.4 °C.
Does it snow in Cartago?
Almost never: Cartago sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cartago warmed?
Yes: Cartago warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cartago?
The wettest day measured in Cartago between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1985, with 143 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cartago?
The windiest day measured in Cartago between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 2025, with winds reaching 13.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cartago?
The warmest month in Cartago is July (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is November (20.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Cartago?
Cartago receives on average 4,995 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 357 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cartago?
Cartago gets on average 6.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,446 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cartago?
Yes: Cartago has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cartago?
In Cartago, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.8 °C on 26 March 2016, and the lowest was 12.5 °C on 22 November 1954.
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