Chimichagua climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Chimichagua?

Chimichagua has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 3,099 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Chimichagua between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2016, reaching 40.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Chimichagua?

The coldest day measured in Chimichagua between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1956, at 20.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Chimichagua?

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

Q: Has the climate of Chimichagua warmed?

Yes: Chimichagua warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Chimichagua?

The wettest day measured in Chimichagua between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1949, with 280 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Chimichagua?

The windiest day measured in Chimichagua between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1997, with winds reaching 17.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Chimichagua?

The warmest month in Chimichagua is February (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Chimichagua?

Chimichagua receives on average 3,099 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 291 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Chimichagua?

Chimichagua gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Chimichagua (Colombia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 3,099 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 February (28.6 °C on average) and the coldest is October (26.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Chimichagua averages 0 frost days, 267 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 291 rainy days per year.

Chimichagua has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 26 March 2016) and the coldest 20.6 °C (on 9 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

ChimichaguaCesar Department

coords: 9.26°, -73.81°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthOctoberWettest monthMayDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.4°C

Average daily high

31.5°C

Average daily low

24.3°C

Annual rainfall

3,099mm

Sunshine / day

9.8h

Mean relative humidity

83%

Average peak wind

7.1km/h

Seasonal range

2.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

267 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

291 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

37.8 °C

Average feels-like low

29.3 °C

Average peak gust

24.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

364 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.4 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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

40.2 °C

26 March 2016

Coldest day

20.6 °C

9 January 1956

Wettest day

280 mm

15 May 1949

Windiest day

17.3 km/h

27 August 1997

Strongest gust

42.5 km/h

1 October 2016

Hottest feels-like

46.4 °C

18 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

22.5 °C

18 January 1950

Sunniest day

12.0 h

1 June 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.9 °C23 March 2025	22.7 °C27 September 2025	28.7 °C	2,810 mm	322
2024	39.4 °C10 April 2024	23.3 °C31 October 2024	29.0 °C	2,703 mm	336
2023	38.7 °C3 March 2023	22.8 °C30 January 2023	28.8 °C	2,617 mm	336
2022	36.5 °C19 January 2022	22.3 °C20 June 2022	27.8 °C	3,083 mm	315
2021	37.6 °C7 February 2021	22.7 °C1 November 2021	28.1 °C	3,003 mm	306
2020	38.1 °C3 March 2020	22.7 °C4 October 2020	28.5 °C	2,494 mm	315
2019	38.7 °C24 January 2019	22.4 °C10 January 2019	29.0 °C	2,055 mm	330
2018	39.5 °C10 March 2018	22.8 °C6 April 2018	28.6 °C	2,464 mm	329
2017	38.8 °C3 February 2017	23.0 °C30 October 2017	28.7 °C	2,444 mm	328
2016	40.2 °C26 March 2016	23.3 °C4 August 2016	29.1 °C	2,791 mm	336
2015	39.2 °C4 July 2015	22.8 °C9 February 2015	29.3 °C	2,242 mm	347
2014	38.0 °C17 February 2014	23.0 °C20 October 2014	28.9 °C	2,614 mm	346
2013	38.8 °C25 February 2013	22.6 °C27 August 2013	28.6 °C	2,786 mm	336
2012	39.2 °C4 March 2012	23.1 °C26 March 2012	28.4 °C	3,012 mm	342
2011	36.3 °C1 February 2011	22.7 °C11 March 2011	27.6 °C	3,773 mm	299
2010	37.6 °C20 January 2010	22.5 °C21 December 2010	28.0 °C	3,685 mm	303
2009	36.4 °C13 February 2009	23.0 °C4 May 2009	28.3 °C	2,707 mm	333
2008	36.4 °C26 January 2008	22.4 °C4 February 2008	27.6 °C	3,061 mm	286
2007	40.0 °C26 February 2007	22.4 °C5 December 2007	27.7 °C	3,214 mm	292
2006	37.9 °C16 March 2006	22.9 °C29 July 2006	27.8 °C	3,042 mm	306
2005	36.2 °C9 January 2005	22.1 °C16 December 2005	27.9 °C	2,984 mm	317
2004	38.2 °C12 March 2004	22.6 °C1 January 2004	28.0 °C	2,644 mm	320
2003	40.0 °C8 March 2003	22.0 °C20 September 2003	28.0 °C	2,928 mm	322
2002	39.5 °C17 March 2002	22.2 °C17 September 2002	28.4 °C	2,477 mm	342
2001	36.7 °C6 February 2001	22.0 °C13 September 2001	27.6 °C	2,322 mm	311
2000	36.0 °C9 April 2000	21.5 °C5 January 2000	27.3 °C	2,699 mm	313
1999	36.0 °C18 April 1999	21.6 °C17 January 1999	26.7 °C	3,218 mm	233
1998	37.6 °C19 March 1998	22.2 °C7 December 1998	27.9 °C	3,248 mm	299
1997	38.0 °C24 July 1997	22.1 °C22 March 1997	28.4 °C	2,178 mm	332
1996	37.0 °C26 February 1996	21.0 °C13 January 1996	27.0 °C	3,084 mm	270
1995	38.1 °C4 April 1995	21.3 °C19 August 1995	27.4 °C	3,195 mm	270
1994	35.8 °C6 February 1994	22.2 °C22 January 1994	27.3 °C	3,329 mm	284
1993	36.7 °C13 March 1993	21.7 °C29 September 1993	27.3 °C	3,338 mm	283
1992	36.7 °C25 February 1992	21.8 °C15 July 1992	27.4 °C	3,193 mm	272
1991	38.1 °C25 February 1991	22.4 °C19 October 1991	27.7 °C	2,728 mm	295
1990	36.7 °C13 March 1990	21.7 °C25 December 1990	27.4 °C	2,773 mm	276
1989	36.4 °C14 February 1989	21.3 °C9 January 1989	26.9 °C	3,500 mm	256
1988	38.1 °C28 March 1988	22.2 °C5 December 1988	27.2 °C	3,509 mm	253
1987	36.2 °C13 April 1987	22.3 °C8 January 1987	27.5 °C	3,302 mm	278
1986	35.0 °C9 January 1986	21.6 °C26 February 1986	27.1 °C	2,831 mm	263
1985	37.3 °C3 March 1985	21.2 °C30 December 1985	27.0 °C	3,125 mm	251
1984	35.5 °C15 March 1984	21.3 °C6 January 1984	26.4 °C	3,374 mm	214
1983	35.5 °C5 February 1983	22.1 °C13 December 1983	27.4 °C	3,143 mm	256
1982	35.8 °C24 July 1982	21.4 °C8 January 1982	27.3 °C	3,147 mm	292
1981	36.1 °C11 February 1981	21.9 °C2 September 1981	27.1 °C	3,766 mm	274
1980	39.2 °C28 March 1980	22.2 °C9 November 1980	27.9 °C	2,455 mm	316
1979	37.5 °C23 February 1979	21.3 °C20 December 1979	27.5 °C	3,459 mm	289
1978	36.0 °C2 February 1978	22.1 °C13 January 1978	27.2 °C	3,828 mm	272
1977	37.4 °C5 March 1977	22.6 °C21 December 1977	27.7 °C	3,382 mm	297
1976	35.9 °C24 February 1976	21.3 °C18 February 1976	27.5 °C	2,513 mm	311
1975	35.3 °C12 January 1975	21.2 °C30 December 1975	26.9 °C	3,789 mm	222
1974	36.2 °C24 February 1974	21.0 °C20 January 1974	26.9 °C	3,461 mm	251
1973	38.4 °C25 February 1973	21.6 °C3 December 1973	27.5 °C	3,788 mm	271
1972	37.1 °C2 August 1972	22.1 °C17 January 1972	27.9 °C	2,788 mm	322
1971	35.8 °C21 July 1971	21.2 °C15 August 1971	26.9 °C	3,838 mm	274
1970	36.9 °C15 February 1970	22.0 °C23 July 1970	27.2 °C	4,108 mm	279
1969	36.5 °C3 February 1969	22.1 °C1 February 1969	27.7 °C	3,154 mm	304
1968	36.6 °C4 April 1968	21.7 °C10 January 1968	27.5 °C	3,157 mm	306
1967	36.3 °C13 March 1967	22.5 °C24 November 1967	27.7 °C	2,790 mm	313
1966	36.9 °C3 March 1966	21.4 °C6 October 1966	27.4 °C	3,341 mm	288
1965	36.4 °C26 March 1965	21.9 °C10 March 1965	27.5 °C	2,812 mm	293
1964	35.1 °C3 February 1964	21.4 °C23 December 1964	27.0 °C	2,942 mm	258
1963	36.5 °C29 January 1963	21.8 °C5 February 1963	27.1 °C	3,327 mm	263
1962	35.6 °C3 February 1962	22.0 °C10 February 1962	27.0 °C	3,079 mm	262
1961	36.3 °C5 March 1961	21.7 °C24 September 1961	27.2 °C	2,600 mm	274
1960	34.5 °C7 March 1960	21.6 °C15 October 1960	26.6 °C	3,324 mm	217
1959	35.8 °C15 February 1959	21.8 °C20 November 1959	27.0 °C	2,691 mm	265
1958	36.9 °C11 March 1958	22.6 °C17 April 1958	27.7 °C	3,116 mm	324
1957	35.0 °C17 September 1957	22.2 °C12 January 1957	27.3 °C	2,449 mm	281
1956	32.5 °C7 March 1956	20.6 °C9 January 1956	25.8 °C	3,428 mm	114
1955	32.6 °C10 April 1955	21.8 °C21 January 1955	25.8 °C	3,574 mm	129
1954	33.1 °C5 March 1954	21.6 °C24 November 1954	26.0 °C	3,041 mm	138
1953	35.5 °C9 March 1953	21.9 °C10 December 1953	26.7 °C	3,090 mm	221
1952	35.3 °C22 March 1952	21.5 °C18 November 1952	26.6 °C	2,962 mm	177
1951	35.2 °C18 March 1951	20.7 °C12 January 1951	26.5 °C	2,983 mm	212
1950	32.9 °C31 May 1950	20.7 °C7 January 1950	25.7 °C	3,954 mm	126
1949	35.5 °C18 March 1949	20.9 °C17 December 1949	26.4 °C	3,119 mm	194
1948	35.4 °C15 February 1948	22.1 °C26 January 1948	26.2 °C	4,098 mm	138
1947	32.9 °C14 March 1947	21.5 °C28 November 1947	25.7 °C	4,141 mm	91
1946	34.8 °C10 February 1946	21.7 °C3 January 1946	26.2 °C	3,478 mm	166
1945	34.8 °C16 March 1945	21.1 °C13 January 1945	25.9 °C	3,420 mm	121
1944	34.8 °C9 February 1944	21.4 °C16 December 1944	26.6 °C	3,755 mm	193
1943	33.4 °C13 February 1943	21.2 °C23 January 1943	26.0 °C	3,042 mm	156
1942	33.9 °C18 February 1942	21.5 °C1 December 1942	25.9 °C	4,225 mm	140
1941	36.2 °C19 March 1941	21.1 °C13 January 1941	27.2 °C	2,282 mm	264
1940	34.3 °C23 February 1940	21.6 °C23 January 1940	26.0 °C	3,086 mm	131

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

32.7 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

322 d/yr

+55

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2810 mm

-289 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	34.1 °C	+1.4 °C	51 mm	-10 mm
Feb	35.4 °C	+1.9 °C	59 mm	-19 mm
Mar	34.6 °C	+1.4 °C	141 mm	-12 mm
Apr	32.7 °C	+1.0 °C	308 mm	-14 mm
May	31.6 °C	+0.8 °C	322 mm	-114 mm
Jun	31.4 °C	+0.5 °C	298 mm	-34 mm
Jul	33.3 °C	+1.8 °C	131 mm	-125 mm
Aug	32.3 °C	+1.1 °C	222 mm	-77 mm
Sep	31.5 °C	+1.1 °C	279 mm	-60 mm
Oct	31.1 °C	+1.1 °C	616 mm	+226 mm
Nov	32.0 °C	+1.8 °C	263 mm	-39 mm
Dec	32.6 °C	+1.3 °C	122 mm	-12 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.9 °C

23 Mar 2025

Coldest day

22.7 °C

27 Sep 2025

Wettest day

279.8 mm

27 Oct 2025

Windiest day

13.4 km/h

25 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

34.6 km/h

2 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.1 °C

23 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

26.8 °C

16 Oct 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

22 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Chimichagua?

Chimichagua has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 3,099 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chimichagua?

The hottest day measured in Chimichagua between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2016, reaching 40.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Chimichagua?

The coldest day measured in Chimichagua between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1956, at 20.6 °C.

Does it snow in Chimichagua?

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

Has the climate of Chimichagua warmed?

Yes: Chimichagua warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Chimichagua?

The wettest day measured in Chimichagua between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1949, with 280 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Chimichagua?

The windiest day measured in Chimichagua between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1997, with winds reaching 17.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Chimichagua?

The warmest month in Chimichagua is February (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Chimichagua?

Chimichagua receives on average 3,099 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 291 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Chimichagua?

Chimichagua gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Chimichagua?

Yes: Chimichagua has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chimichagua?

In Chimichagua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.4 °C on 18 March 2024, and the lowest was 22.5 °C on 18 January 1950.

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