Chaparral climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Chaparral?

Chaparral has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 1,997 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Chaparral between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2010, reaching 32.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Chaparral?

The coldest day measured in Chaparral between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1985, at 10.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Chaparral?

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

Q: Has the climate of Chaparral warmed?

Yes: Chaparral warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Chaparral?

The wettest day measured in Chaparral between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1950, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Chaparral?

The windiest day measured in Chaparral between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1993, with winds reaching 15.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Chaparral?

The warmest month in Chaparral is September (21.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (19.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Chaparral?

Chaparral receives on average 1,997 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 241 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Chaparral?

Chaparral gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Chaparral (Colombia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 1,997 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 September (21.0 °C on average) and the coldest is December (19.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Chaparral averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 241 rainy days per year.

Chaparral has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 32.1 °C (on 4 February 2010) and the coldest 10.1 °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

ChaparralTolima Department

coords: 3.72°, -75.48°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthSeptemberColdest monthDecemberWettest monthNovemberDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

20.0°C

Average daily high

24.9°C

Average daily low

15.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,997mm

Sunshine / day

10.4h

Mean relative humidity

67%

Average peak wind

7.2km/h

Seasonal range

1.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

2 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

241 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.2 °C

Average feels-like low

16.0 °C

Average peak gust

35.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.8 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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

32.1 °C

4 February 2010

Coldest day

10.1 °C

4 February 1985

Wettest day

89 mm

16 March 1950

Windiest day

15.7 km/h

4 August 1993

Strongest gust

65.2 km/h

4 August 1993

Hottest feels-like

34.1 °C

2 April 2010

Coldest feels-like

8.4 °C

4 January 1968

Sunniest day

12.0 h

1 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	30.3 °C28 July 2025	14.9 °C21 January 2025	20.8 °C	1,949 mm	1
2024	31.5 °C15 September 2024	14.6 °C6 January 2024	21.9 °C	1,608 mm	25
2023	31.9 °C12 October 2023	13.0 °C29 January 2023	21.6 °C	1,700 mm	19
2022	30.0 °C18 August 2022	14.0 °C15 December 2022	20.8 °C	1,871 mm	1
2021	30.3 °C27 September 2021	13.9 °C5 August 2021	21.1 °C	1,611 mm	5
2020	30.8 °C5 February 2020	13.6 °C22 March 2020	22.0 °C	1,124 mm	16
2019	30.6 °C28 September 2019	15.0 °C17 July 2019	21.8 °C	963 mm	6
2018	31.0 °C30 September 2018	14.0 °C23 December 2018	21.2 °C	1,451 mm	3
2017	31.1 °C12 October 2017	11.8 °C23 January 2017	21.2 °C	1,437 mm	8
2016	31.7 °C27 March 2016	12.3 °C22 November 2016	21.7 °C	1,436 mm	16
2015	30.2 °C17 September 2015	14.1 °C17 February 2015	21.7 °C	1,212 mm	4
2014	30.0 °C7 October 2014	13.4 °C2 January 2014	21.0 °C	1,710 mm	1
2013	30.0 °C11 April 2013	13.5 °C30 December 2013	21.0 °C	1,673 mm	1
2012	29.9 °C21 September 2012	13.4 °C14 September 2012	20.7 °C	1,663 mm	0
2011	29.6 °C22 September 2011	13.0 °C15 January 2011	20.3 °C	2,706 mm	0
2010	32.1 °C4 February 2010	11.9 °C4 January 2010	21.0 °C	2,108 mm	22
2009	30.5 °C10 October 2009	14.0 °C27 January 2009	20.7 °C	1,490 mm	1
2008	29.0 °C12 September 2008	12.6 °C19 January 2008	20.0 °C	2,387 mm	0
2007	31.5 °C13 February 2007	12.4 °C22 February 2007	20.8 °C	1,615 mm	12
2006	31.2 °C23 September 2006	12.9 °C14 January 2006	20.6 °C	1,537 mm	4
2005	30.4 °C25 February 2005	12.6 °C1 January 2005	20.8 °C	1,724 mm	5
2004	29.6 °C2 September 2004	11.5 °C29 January 2004	20.5 °C	1,528 mm	0
2003	30.5 °C17 January 2003	14.3 °C26 January 2003	20.9 °C	1,391 mm	2
2002	29.6 °C22 September 2002	13.2 °C15 January 2002	20.8 °C	1,209 mm	0
2001	29.2 °C12 October 2001	11.9 °C30 January 2001	20.5 °C	1,328 mm	0
2000	28.6 °C14 October 2000	12.4 °C9 February 2000	19.5 °C	1,899 mm	0
1999	29.2 °C7 September 1999	12.1 °C29 November 1999	19.4 °C	2,210 mm	0
1998	30.8 °C27 February 1998	13.4 °C26 December 1998	21.0 °C	1,496 mm	3
1997	30.0 °C10 October 1997	13.2 °C30 April 1997	20.4 °C	1,529 mm	1
1996	29.1 °C23 September 1996	11.8 °C8 January 1996	19.3 °C	2,047 mm	0
1995	29.6 °C4 October 1995	13.3 °C6 January 1995	19.9 °C	1,902 mm	0
1994	29.7 °C21 September 1994	12.2 °C1 January 1994	19.8 °C	2,026 mm	0
1993	30.2 °C21 September 1993	13.4 °C12 January 1993	20.0 °C	1,851 mm	1
1992	29.0 °C23 January 1992	12.7 °C2 February 1992	20.4 °C	1,580 mm	0
1991	29.1 °C28 February 1991	12.2 °C23 January 1991	20.2 °C	1,992 mm	0
1990	29.7 °C20 September 1990	13.0 °C28 December 1990	20.2 °C	1,794 mm	0
1989	28.1 °C7 August 1989	12.4 °C25 January 1989	19.5 °C	2,179 mm	0
1988	30.0 °C20 February 1988	12.2 °C17 December 1988	19.9 °C	2,395 mm	1
1987	29.8 °C7 February 1987	12.8 °C12 January 1987	20.7 °C	1,789 mm	0
1986	28.7 °C17 September 1986	11.1 °C8 February 1986	19.4 °C	2,227 mm	0
1985	29.2 °C4 March 1985	10.1 °C4 February 1985	19.3 °C	2,265 mm	0
1984	28.2 °C15 August 1984	12.0 °C3 December 1984	19.1 °C	2,130 mm	0
1983	30.2 °C20 March 1983	13.1 °C14 February 1983	20.6 °C	1,330 mm	1
1982	28.9 °C10 September 1982	11.8 °C21 January 1982	20.1 °C	2,136 mm	0
1981	30.5 °C4 March 1981	12.5 °C7 January 1981	20.1 °C	1,986 mm	1
1980	30.1 °C13 August 1980	13.2 °C15 February 1980	20.9 °C	1,251 mm	2
1979	29.8 °C15 October 1979	12.3 °C15 December 1979	20.1 °C	2,212 mm	0
1978	30.2 °C17 February 1978	10.7 °C17 August 1978	20.2 °C	2,162 mm	1
1977	30.0 °C18 September 1977	12.9 °C7 January 1977	20.6 °C	1,744 mm	1
1976	29.3 °C6 September 1976	11.9 °C12 January 1976	19.6 °C	2,047 mm	0
1975	28.7 °C12 September 1975	11.7 °C20 July 1975	19.6 °C	2,752 mm	0
1974	28.5 °C20 August 1974	12.1 °C6 January 1974	19.6 °C	2,784 mm	0
1973	30.0 °C28 February 1973	13.2 °C30 September 1973	20.4 °C	2,406 mm	1
1972	29.9 °C30 September 1972	11.2 °C28 December 1972	20.1 °C	2,271 mm	0
1971	28.5 °C31 August 1971	11.7 °C14 December 1971	19.0 °C	3,113 mm	0
1970	31.0 °C4 April 1970	12.6 °C17 December 1970	20.1 °C	2,439 mm	1
1969	30.0 °C21 February 1969	13.2 °C1 January 1969	20.5 °C	2,150 mm	1
1968	29.0 °C22 August 1968	10.4 °C4 January 1968	19.8 °C	2,408 mm	0
1967	29.1 °C14 August 1967	11.0 °C6 January 1967	20.0 °C	2,211 mm	0
1966	30.7 °C1 February 1966	11.6 °C24 December 1966	20.5 °C	2,174 mm	2
1965	29.5 °C25 February 1965	12.6 °C4 January 1965	20.1 °C	1,876 mm	0
1964	31.3 °C8 February 1964	12.6 °C14 December 1964	20.2 °C	1,604 mm	13
1963	30.5 °C12 October 1963	12.8 °C27 February 1963	20.4 °C	1,789 mm	4
1962	29.5 °C25 September 1962	11.7 °C26 December 1962	19.8 °C	1,771 mm	0
1961	29.3 °C2 March 1961	11.5 °C17 December 1961	19.9 °C	1,678 mm	0
1960	28.7 °C6 October 1960	10.8 °C25 December 1960	19.1 °C	1,933 mm	0
1959	29.2 °C26 September 1959	11.0 °C3 January 1959	19.6 °C	1,527 mm	0
1958	30.3 °C11 March 1958	14.0 °C12 December 1958	20.5 °C	1,819 mm	1
1957	30.5 °C18 September 1957	11.8 °C28 January 1957	19.4 °C	1,551 mm	4
1956	25.0 °C16 September 1956	11.9 °C21 January 1956	17.9 °C	2,410 mm	0
1955	25.3 °C6 October 1955	10.6 °C2 August 1955	17.8 °C	3,153 mm	0
1954	26.3 °C24 September 1954	12.5 °C17 December 1954	18.2 °C	2,433 mm	0
1953	26.3 °C29 August 1953	12.6 °C21 February 1953	18.8 °C	2,441 mm	0
1952	25.8 °C6 September 1952	12.7 °C17 January 1952	18.7 °C	2,247 mm	0
1951	27.0 °C17 September 1951	11.4 °C13 January 1951	18.5 °C	2,789 mm	0
1950	25.9 °C11 September 1950	12.5 °C12 January 1950	18.0 °C	4,039 mm	0
1949	26.2 °C11 August 1949	12.7 °C14 February 1949	18.3 °C	2,247 mm	0
1948	27.3 °C23 September 1948	11.8 °C2 January 1948	18.5 °C	2,218 mm	0
1947	24.6 °C1 September 1947	12.7 °C20 December 1947	18.1 °C	2,651 mm	0
1946	26.6 °C28 October 1946	13.0 °C16 January 1946	18.5 °C	2,021 mm	0
1945	27.2 °C20 September 1945	11.2 °C1 January 1945	18.4 °C	2,421 mm	0
1944	27.7 °C4 October 1944	10.6 °C20 February 1944	18.9 °C	2,088 mm	0
1943	26.4 °C23 September 1943	11.3 °C29 November 1943	18.1 °C	2,677 mm	0
1942	26.2 °C22 September 1942	11.4 °C15 July 1942	18.2 °C	3,056 mm	0
1941	27.8 °C12 April 1941	12.6 °C6 March 1941	19.5 °C	1,581 mm	0
1940	26.7 °C22 August 1940	11.4 °C14 January 1940	18.6 °C	2,414 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.1 °C

+0.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

1 d/yr

-1

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1949 mm

-48 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.5 °C	+1.0 °C	108 mm	-61 mm
Feb	25.1 °C	+0.2 °C	212 mm	+37 mm
Mar	24.3 °C	-0.6 °C	331 mm	+90 mm
Apr	24.8 °C	+0.4 °C	260 mm	+15 mm
May	24.5 °C	0.0 °C	123 mm	-36 mm
Jun	24.5 °C	-0.2 °C	180 mm	+93 mm
Jul	25.8 °C	+0.5 °C	90 mm	+29 mm
Aug	26.7 °C	+0.6 °C	61 mm	+22 mm
Sep	26.4 °C	-0.1 °C	76 mm	+15 mm
Oct	25.1 °C	-0.1 °C	119 mm	-112 mm
Nov	24.7 °C	+0.7 °C	157 mm	-147 mm
Dec	23.7 °C	-0.3 °C	234 mm	+7 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

30.3 °C

28 Jul 2025

Coldest day

14.9 °C

21 Jan 2025

Wettest day

53.4 mm

14 Jun 2025

Windiest day

13.4 km/h

28 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

59.0 km/h

28 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

30.4 °C

25 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.9 °C

15 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

5 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Chaparral?

Chaparral has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 1,997 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chaparral?

The hottest day measured in Chaparral between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2010, reaching 32.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Chaparral?

The coldest day measured in Chaparral between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1985, at 10.1 °C.

Does it snow in Chaparral?

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

Has the climate of Chaparral warmed?

Yes: Chaparral warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Chaparral?

The wettest day measured in Chaparral between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1950, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Chaparral?

The windiest day measured in Chaparral between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1993, with winds reaching 15.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Chaparral?

The warmest month in Chaparral is September (21.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (19.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Chaparral?

Chaparral receives on average 1,997 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 241 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Chaparral?

Chaparral gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Chaparral?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Chaparral.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chaparral?

In Chaparral, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.1 °C on 2 April 2010, and the lowest was 8.4 °C on 4 January 1968.

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