Chiriguaná climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Chiriguaná?

Chiriguaná has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 2,972 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Chiriguaná between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 2016, reaching 38.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Chiriguaná?

The coldest day measured in Chiriguaná between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1950, at 18.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Chiriguaná?

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

Q: Has the climate of Chiriguaná warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Chiriguaná?

The wettest day measured in Chiriguaná between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 2025, with 175 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Chiriguaná?

The windiest day measured in Chiriguaná between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 2004, with winds reaching 15.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Chiriguaná?

The warmest month in Chiriguaná is March (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is October (24.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Chiriguaná?

Chiriguaná receives on average 2,972 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 283 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Chiriguaná?

Chiriguaná gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Chiriguaná (Colombia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 2,972 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is October (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Chiriguaná averages 0 frost days, 174 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 283 rainy days per year.

Chiriguaná has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 27 March 2016) and the coldest 18.1 °C (on 7 January 1950).

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

ChiriguanáCesar Department

coords: 9.36°, -73.60°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthMarchColdest monthOctoberWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

25.4°C

Average daily high

29.9°C

Average daily low

22.1°C

Annual rainfall

2,972mm

Sunshine / day

10.0h

Mean relative humidity

81%

Average peak wind

6.2km/h

Seasonal range

2.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

174 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

283 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.3 °C

Average feels-like low

25.7 °C

Average peak gust

27.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

358 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.4 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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

38.4 °C

27 March 2016

Coldest day

18.1 °C

7 January 1950

Wettest day

175 mm

27 October 2025

Windiest day

15.6 km/h

9 February 2004

Strongest gust

51.1 km/h

9 February 2004

Hottest feels-like

44.4 °C

6 April 2024

Coldest feels-like

18.8 °C

7 January 1950

Sunniest day

12.0 h

1 June 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.8 °C25 March 2025	20.9 °C2 December 2025	26.7 °C	2,654 mm	243
2024	38.0 °C18 March 2024	20.5 °C7 December 2024	26.9 °C	3,005 mm	262
2023	35.9 °C3 May 2023	20.5 °C30 January 2023	26.6 °C	2,721 mm	274
2022	35.4 °C24 March 2022	19.5 °C7 December 2022	25.7 °C	2,962 mm	206
2021	35.7 °C8 February 2021	20.3 °C1 November 2021	25.9 °C	2,874 mm	215
2020	35.9 °C27 March 2020	20.2 °C8 February 2020	26.3 °C	2,765 mm	230
2019	35.7 °C24 January 2019	20.6 °C4 October 2019	26.8 °C	2,089 mm	264
2018	37.5 °C11 March 2018	20.4 °C1 December 2018	26.2 °C	2,446 mm	250
2017	36.5 °C3 February 2017	20.6 °C11 January 2017	26.4 °C	2,595 mm	239
2016	38.4 °C27 March 2016	21.1 °C16 November 2016	27.1 °C	2,753 mm	261
2015	36.6 °C4 July 2015	21.4 °C21 March 2015	27.3 °C	2,137 mm	312
2014	36.6 °C13 April 2014	20.8 °C3 March 2014	26.9 °C	2,592 mm	281
2013	36.8 °C27 February 2013	21.0 °C24 December 2013	26.7 °C	2,711 mm	271
2012	36.5 °C4 March 2012	20.9 °C25 August 2012	26.4 °C	2,736 mm	275
2011	34.8 °C28 March 2011	20.3 °C21 October 2011	25.6 °C	3,404 mm	200
2010	36.6 °C2 February 2010	19.8 °C22 December 2010	26.1 °C	3,941 mm	192
2009	34.8 °C1 March 2009	20.9 °C29 December 2009	26.3 °C	2,530 mm	280
2008	34.1 °C22 February 2008	19.8 °C4 February 2008	25.5 °C	2,967 mm	185
2007	37.2 °C28 February 2007	19.6 °C5 December 2007	25.7 °C	3,147 mm	188
2006	35.4 °C2 March 2006	20.1 °C6 February 2006	25.7 °C	3,097 mm	208
2005	35.7 °C23 March 2005	19.0 °C29 December 2005	26.0 °C	3,030 mm	226
2004	36.4 °C11 March 2004	20.0 °C1 January 2004	26.1 °C	2,636 mm	232
2003	37.6 °C8 March 2003	20.6 °C30 December 2003	26.0 °C	3,014 mm	225
2002	37.2 °C17 March 2002	19.4 °C10 January 2002	26.4 °C	2,426 mm	276
2001	34.7 °C26 June 2001	19.8 °C3 February 2001	25.5 °C	2,547 mm	228
2000	34.1 °C18 March 2000	19.0 °C17 January 2000	25.3 °C	2,677 mm	207
1999	34.6 °C13 March 1999	19.2 °C17 January 1999	24.7 °C	3,235 mm	134
1998	36.9 °C19 March 1998	20.5 °C29 November 1998	26.0 °C	3,241 mm	195
1997	36.0 °C24 July 1997	20.4 °C5 January 1997	26.4 °C	1,971 mm	288
1996	34.5 °C26 February 1996	19.5 °C25 January 1996	25.0 °C	3,038 mm	159
1995	35.9 °C14 February 1995	20.0 °C19 August 1995	25.4 °C	3,307 mm	173
1994	33.7 °C6 February 1994	19.8 °C22 January 1994	25.3 °C	2,968 mm	183
1993	36.8 °C12 March 1993	19.9 °C10 January 1993	25.4 °C	3,099 mm	175
1992	36.3 °C25 February 1992	20.0 °C20 December 1992	25.6 °C	2,921 mm	187
1991	35.6 °C24 February 1991	19.8 °C21 January 1991	25.8 °C	2,449 mm	197
1990	34.7 °C13 March 1990	19.0 °C25 December 1990	25.5 °C	2,627 mm	182
1989	34.4 °C1 March 1989	18.3 °C9 January 1989	25.1 °C	3,195 mm	140
1988	35.7 °C20 February 1988	19.2 °C5 December 1988	25.2 °C	3,443 mm	146
1987	35.4 °C24 February 1987	20.5 °C6 January 1987	25.6 °C	3,141 mm	185
1986	33.5 °C8 February 1986	19.6 °C1 December 1986	25.2 °C	2,328 mm	168
1985	34.8 °C3 March 1985	18.1 °C30 December 1985	25.0 °C	2,889 mm	167
1984	33.5 °C15 March 1984	19.4 °C6 January 1984	24.5 °C	3,290 mm	104
1983	35.2 °C26 February 1983	19.7 °C13 December 1983	25.6 °C	2,851 mm	176
1982	34.3 °C22 March 1982	18.7 °C8 January 1982	25.5 °C	2,638 mm	199
1981	34.8 °C13 February 1981	19.9 °C2 January 1981	25.2 °C	3,394 mm	151
1980	36.8 °C27 March 1980	19.9 °C21 December 1980	26.0 °C	2,696 mm	232
1979	35.2 °C13 April 1979	18.7 °C6 January 1979	25.6 °C	2,997 mm	204
1978	34.4 °C3 February 1978	19.4 °C1 January 1978	25.2 °C	3,830 mm	138
1977	36.0 °C11 March 1977	19.9 °C21 December 1977	25.8 °C	3,346 mm	202
1976	34.2 °C3 April 1976	18.7 °C2 January 1976	25.5 °C	2,417 mm	199
1975	33.6 °C11 February 1975	18.4 °C30 December 1975	24.8 °C	3,533 mm	122
1974	34.4 °C8 March 1974	18.4 °C28 December 1974	24.9 °C	3,134 mm	165
1973	36.4 °C5 March 1973	19.4 °C5 December 1973	25.5 °C	3,777 mm	168
1972	35.4 °C31 July 1972	19.6 °C26 December 1972	25.9 °C	2,537 mm	257
1971	35.1 °C21 July 1971	19.0 °C24 November 1971	24.9 °C	3,403 mm	191
1970	36.4 °C12 February 1970	19.8 °C10 November 1970	25.3 °C	3,888 mm	168
1969	35.5 °C2 April 1969	19.1 °C1 February 1969	25.8 °C	3,022 mm	201
1968	35.4 °C4 April 1968	19.6 °C10 January 1968	25.6 °C	2,899 mm	222
1967	35.0 °C5 April 1967	20.3 °C19 March 1967	25.7 °C	2,552 mm	247
1966	35.2 °C23 March 1966	20.1 °C6 October 1966	25.5 °C	3,199 mm	178
1965	34.5 °C26 March 1965	19.3 °C31 January 1965	25.5 °C	2,866 mm	200
1964	33.3 °C3 February 1964	19.2 °C10 December 1964	24.9 °C	2,950 mm	139
1963	33.6 °C29 January 1963	19.4 °C5 February 1963	24.9 °C	3,326 mm	135
1962	33.7 °C20 February 1962	19.6 °C17 December 1962	24.8 °C	3,159 mm	137
1961	33.4 °C5 March 1961	19.4 °C1 February 1961	25.0 °C	2,759 mm	142
1960	32.5 °C7 March 1960	18.3 °C16 December 1960	24.5 °C	3,524 mm	92
1959	33.3 °C15 February 1959	19.2 °C20 November 1959	25.0 °C	2,804 mm	151
1958	35.4 °C11 March 1958	20.2 °C11 October 1958	25.7 °C	3,054 mm	220
1957	34.0 °C17 September 1957	19.2 °C2 January 1957	25.3 °C	2,274 mm	173
1956	31.4 °C5 March 1956	18.9 °C9 January 1956	23.8 °C	3,136 mm	24
1955	31.2 °C14 May 1955	18.6 °C1 January 1955	23.8 °C	3,351 mm	23
1954	31.3 °C13 May 1954	18.9 °C23 November 1954	24.0 °C	2,845 mm	33
1953	33.0 °C9 March 1953	19.1 °C14 January 1953	24.7 °C	2,971 mm	89
1952	33.5 °C23 March 1952	19.2 °C13 November 1952	24.5 °C	2,952 mm	71
1951	33.8 °C19 March 1951	18.5 °C12 January 1951	24.5 °C	2,718 mm	78
1950	31.6 °C12 March 1950	18.1 °C7 January 1950	23.8 °C	3,528 mm	39
1949	33.9 °C18 March 1949	18.5 °C23 December 1949	24.3 °C	2,849 mm	99
1948	33.3 °C27 March 1948	19.3 °C24 January 1948	24.3 °C	3,612 mm	78
1947	32.6 °C15 March 1947	18.6 °C2 January 1947	23.7 °C	3,659 mm	18
1946	32.4 °C13 March 1946	19.0 °C10 January 1946	24.2 °C	3,205 mm	90
1945	32.7 °C16 March 1945	18.4 °C13 January 1945	23.8 °C	3,118 mm	44
1944	32.8 °C29 February 1944	18.6 °C16 December 1944	24.5 °C	3,344 mm	111
1943	31.3 °C13 February 1943	18.6 °C21 January 1943	23.9 °C	2,803 mm	29
1942	32.5 °C18 March 1942	18.9 °C1 December 1942	23.9 °C	3,969 mm	60
1941	36.1 °C22 March 1941	19.0 °C13 January 1941	25.3 °C	2,241 mm	183
1940	32.4 °C14 March 1940	18.3 °C31 January 1940	24.0 °C	2,899 mm	63

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.9 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

243 d/yr

+69

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2654 mm

-318 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.9 °C	+0.9 °C	35 mm	-6 mm
Feb	32.8 °C	+1.0 °C	46 mm	-5 mm
Mar	33.3 °C	+1.7 °C	79 mm	-33 mm
Apr	31.8 °C	+1.6 °C	195 mm	-65 mm
May	30.2 °C	+0.8 °C	311 mm	-70 mm
Jun	30.2 °C	+0.7 °C	254 mm	-71 mm
Jul	31.9 °C	+1.7 °C	184 mm	-100 mm
Aug	30.7 °C	+1.0 °C	285 mm	-75 mm
Sep	29.4 °C	+0.6 °C	395 mm	+11 mm
Oct	28.7 °C	+0.5 °C	576 mm	+182 mm
Nov	30.1 °C	+1.5 °C	207 mm	-69 mm
Dec	30.2 °C	+0.5 °C	89 mm	-16 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.8 °C

25 Mar 2025

Coldest day

20.9 °C

2 Dec 2025

Wettest day

175.1 mm

27 Oct 2025

Windiest day

11.2 km/h

30 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

36.7 km/h

15 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.0 °C

11 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

22.3 °C

12 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

19 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Chiriguaná?

Chiriguaná has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 2,972 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chiriguaná?

The hottest day measured in Chiriguaná between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 2016, reaching 38.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Chiriguaná?

The coldest day measured in Chiriguaná between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1950, at 18.1 °C.

Does it snow in Chiriguaná?

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

Has the climate of Chiriguaná warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Chiriguaná?

The wettest day measured in Chiriguaná between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 2025, with 175 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Chiriguaná?

The windiest day measured in Chiriguaná between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 2004, with winds reaching 15.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Chiriguaná?

The warmest month in Chiriguaná is March (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is October (24.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Chiriguaná?

Chiriguaná receives on average 2,972 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 283 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Chiriguaná?

Chiriguaná gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Chiriguaná?

Yes: Chiriguaná has on average 358 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chiriguaná?

In Chiriguaná, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 6 April 2024, and the lowest was 18.8 °C on 7 January 1950.

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