Chivolo climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Chivolo?

Chivolo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 1,780 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Chivolo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1998, reaching 41.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Chivolo?

The coldest day measured in Chivolo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1949, at 17.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Chivolo?

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

Q: Has the climate of Chivolo warmed?

Yes: Chivolo warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Chivolo?

The wettest day measured in Chivolo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 1984, with 91 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Chivolo?

The windiest day measured in Chivolo between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2005, with winds reaching 24.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Chivolo?

The warmest month in Chivolo is February (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Chivolo?

Chivolo receives on average 1,780 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 241 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Chivolo?

Chivolo gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Chivolo (Colombia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 1,780 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 (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is October (26.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Chivolo averages 0 frost days, 293 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 241 rainy days per year.

Chivolo has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.8 °C (on 17 February 1998) and the coldest 17.9 °C (on 17 December 1949).

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

ChivoloMagdalena Department

coords: 10.03°, -74.62°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthOctoberWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.1°C

Average daily high

32.1°C

Average daily low

23.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,780mm

Sunshine / day

9.7h

Mean relative humidity

81%

Average peak wind

10.5km/h

Seasonal range

2.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

293 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

241 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

38.4 °C

Average feels-like low

28.0 °C

Average peak gust

24.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

363 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.5 °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

41.8 °C

17 February 1998

Coldest day

17.9 °C

17 December 1949

Wettest day

91 mm

24 October 1984

Windiest day

24.9 km/h

5 February 2005

Strongest gust

54.4 km/h

5 February 2005

Hottest feels-like

46.3 °C

20 May 2024

Coldest feels-like

19.1 °C

1 February 2001

Sunniest day

12.0 h

27 March 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	40.5 °C25 March 2025	21.8 °C18 January 2025	28.5 °C	1,674 mm	334
2024	40.8 °C16 February 2024	22.1 °C27 August 2024	28.8 °C	1,795 mm	348
2023	40.1 °C5 May 2023	21.8 °C17 January 2023	28.9 °C	1,397 mm	355
2022	39.3 °C23 March 2022	20.7 °C25 December 2022	27.7 °C	1,911 mm	340
2021	39.7 °C31 January 2021	21.6 °C4 March 2021	28.0 °C	1,510 mm	329
2020	40.3 °C19 February 2020	21.0 °C5 December 2020	28.4 °C	1,390 mm	337
2019	40.5 °C20 July 2019	22.2 °C19 October 2019	28.9 °C	1,134 mm	346
2018	39.9 °C11 March 2018	22.3 °C18 December 2018	28.4 °C	1,222 mm	352
2017	40.1 °C5 April 2017	21.7 °C14 December 2017	28.5 °C	1,452 mm	346
2016	41.7 °C26 March 2016	21.8 °C16 November 2016	28.7 °C	1,363 mm	351
2015	40.2 °C4 July 2015	22.6 °C9 January 2015	29.1 °C	1,307 mm	354
2014	39.0 °C12 April 2014	21.0 °C11 January 2014	28.5 °C	1,487 mm	354
2013	39.0 °C23 February 2013	21.7 °C23 December 2013	28.2 °C	1,656 mm	347
2012	39.5 °C3 March 2012	21.6 °C21 January 2012	28.0 °C	1,498 mm	355
2011	38.3 °C1 February 2011	20.8 °C19 May 2011	27.1 °C	2,387 mm	320
2010	40.7 °C2 February 2010	21.5 °C22 December 2010	27.7 °C	2,425 mm	318
2009	38.9 °C11 February 2009	21.5 °C26 January 2009	28.1 °C	1,631 mm	347
2008	37.6 °C9 February 2008	20.7 °C4 January 2008	27.2 °C	1,819 mm	314
2007	40.8 °C28 February 2007	21.4 °C8 January 2007	27.4 °C	2,001 mm	315
2006	39.7 °C1 March 2006	21.0 °C10 January 2006	27.6 °C	1,855 mm	337
2005	38.0 °C20 February 2005	21.0 °C16 December 2005	27.5 °C	1,937 mm	334
2004	39.7 °C3 March 2004	21.1 °C1 January 2004	27.6 °C	1,613 mm	334
2003	40.7 °C8 March 2003	21.8 °C28 December 2003	27.8 °C	1,772 mm	338
2002	39.3 °C9 March 2002	21.6 °C10 January 2002	28.1 °C	1,269 mm	354
2001	37.3 °C9 February 2001	19.6 °C1 February 2001	27.1 °C	1,479 mm	332
2000	36.4 °C29 March 2000	20.0 °C19 December 2000	26.8 °C	1,544 mm	326
1999	37.3 °C13 March 1999	21.1 °C27 November 1999	26.4 °C	1,768 mm	269
1998	41.8 °C17 February 1998	21.4 °C25 December 1998	27.8 °C	1,856 mm	323
1997	40.0 °C25 December 1997	21.7 °C11 January 1997	28.2 °C	1,099 mm	343
1996	37.9 °C26 February 1996	20.5 °C28 January 1996	26.7 °C	1,943 mm	291
1995	39.2 °C19 February 1995	20.6 °C12 January 1995	27.1 °C	1,843 mm	295
1994	38.4 °C10 February 1994	20.4 °C24 January 1994	27.1 °C	1,525 mm	317
1993	39.1 °C13 March 1993	20.5 °C10 January 1993	27.0 °C	1,906 mm	313
1992	38.3 °C10 April 1992	20.3 °C27 January 1992	27.0 °C	1,812 mm	300
1991	39.9 °C24 February 1991	20.7 °C22 January 1991	27.2 °C	1,632 mm	311
1990	39.4 °C10 March 1990	21.0 °C23 December 1990	27.1 °C	1,685 mm	306
1989	38.2 °C13 February 1989	19.5 °C10 January 1989	26.7 °C	1,850 mm	285
1988	40.8 °C24 March 1988	20.7 °C21 December 1988	26.9 °C	2,057 mm	278
1987	38.8 °C24 February 1987	20.7 °C8 January 1987	27.3 °C	1,854 mm	316
1986	36.9 °C19 March 1986	20.7 °C17 January 1986	26.7 °C	1,627 mm	292
1985	38.0 °C7 February 1985	19.6 °C15 January 1985	26.5 °C	1,693 mm	265
1984	35.7 °C15 March 1984	20.0 °C7 January 1984	26.1 °C	1,946 mm	249
1983	37.7 °C22 February 1983	20.4 °C17 October 1983	27.3 °C	1,647 mm	286
1982	37.5 °C22 March 1982	19.6 °C23 January 1982	27.1 °C	1,441 mm	311
1981	38.8 °C11 April 1981	21.3 °C20 January 1981	26.9 °C	2,027 mm	307
1980	38.8 °C26 January 1980	20.8 °C12 January 1980	27.6 °C	1,481 mm	333
1979	38.8 °C31 March 1979	19.3 °C6 January 1979	27.2 °C	1,998 mm	309
1978	38.8 °C2 February 1978	21.0 °C24 December 1978	27.1 °C	2,363 mm	313
1977	38.2 °C9 March 1977	21.3 °C9 January 1977	27.5 °C	1,851 mm	333
1976	36.9 °C15 March 1976	19.3 °C11 January 1976	27.2 °C	1,323 mm	336
1975	36.0 °C29 January 1975	19.5 °C25 December 1975	26.4 °C	2,223 mm	261
1974	37.2 °C24 February 1974	19.4 °C28 December 1974	26.5 °C	2,097 mm	283
1973	39.9 °C2 February 1973	19.7 °C5 December 1973	27.2 °C	2,381 mm	301
1972	39.7 °C31 July 1972	21.0 °C13 March 1972	27.7 °C	1,749 mm	341
1971	37.9 °C12 February 1971	19.5 °C10 December 1971	26.5 °C	2,111 mm	294
1970	39.8 °C12 February 1970	20.7 °C20 December 1970	27.0 °C	2,556 mm	303
1969	39.0 °C20 March 1969	19.9 °C30 December 1969	27.5 °C	2,124 mm	313
1968	38.3 °C31 March 1968	19.6 °C9 January 1968	27.3 °C	1,840 mm	321
1967	36.7 °C18 February 1967	20.8 °C28 February 1967	27.2 °C	1,520 mm	328
1966	37.2 °C9 February 1966	20.2 °C13 February 1966	27.0 °C	2,052 mm	297
1965	37.8 °C3 February 1965	20.3 °C28 February 1965	27.1 °C	1,950 mm	316
1964	36.5 °C2 February 1964	19.9 °C21 December 1964	26.6 °C	1,880 mm	280
1963	37.6 °C3 March 1963	20.7 °C24 January 1963	27.0 °C	1,770 mm	321
1962	38.2 °C20 February 1962	20.5 °C15 February 1962	27.0 °C	1,463 mm	316
1961	35.7 °C19 February 1961	21.0 °C24 January 1961	26.9 °C	1,430 mm	311
1960	36.1 °C23 February 1960	20.0 °C21 December 1960	26.3 °C	2,146 mm	276
1959	36.6 °C11 February 1959	20.1 °C30 November 1959	26.7 °C	1,673 mm	301
1958	39.6 °C11 March 1958	21.4 °C19 November 1958	27.4 °C	1,928 mm	338
1957	35.6 °C6 May 1957	19.3 °C15 January 1957	26.9 °C	1,359 mm	318
1956	33.7 °C7 March 1956	18.0 °C9 January 1956	25.4 °C	1,808 mm	142
1955	34.3 °C17 February 1955	19.6 °C22 January 1955	25.4 °C	1,955 mm	154
1954	34.4 °C15 February 1954	20.3 °C3 January 1954	25.7 °C	1,878 mm	183
1953	36.1 °C8 March 1953	21.0 °C28 December 1953	26.4 °C	1,715 mm	273
1952	37.0 °C22 March 1952	20.2 °C15 January 1952	26.2 °C	1,921 mm	229
1951	36.5 °C19 March 1951	19.1 °C9 January 1951	26.1 °C	1,804 mm	241
1950	34.1 °C13 March 1950	18.9 °C10 January 1950	25.3 °C	2,248 mm	175
1949	37.0 °C18 March 1949	17.9 °C17 December 1949	26.1 °C	1,762 mm	221
1948	36.4 °C27 March 1948	20.4 °C18 December 1948	25.8 °C	2,237 mm	166
1947	34.4 °C15 March 1947	19.6 °C30 November 1947	25.4 °C	2,038 mm	129
1946	35.9 °C26 March 1946	19.1 °C11 January 1946	25.8 °C	1,690 mm	180
1945	35.2 °C16 March 1945	19.9 °C5 February 1945	25.5 °C	1,971 mm	144
1944	35.9 °C9 April 1944	19.3 °C29 December 1944	26.3 °C	1,936 mm	219
1943	33.3 °C13 February 1943	19.8 °C26 January 1943	25.5 °C	1,647 mm	184
1942	35.8 °C1 March 1942	19.9 °C9 January 1942	25.7 °C	2,516 mm	181
1941	39.5 °C22 March 1941	20.3 °C11 January 1941	27.1 °C	1,259 mm	313
1940	36.4 °C13 March 1940	20.1 °C18 January 1940	25.8 °C	1,686 mm	185

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

33.2 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

334 d/yr

+41

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1674 mm

-106 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	35.3 °C	+1.6 °C	14 mm	-5 mm
Feb	36.3 °C	+1.4 °C	38 mm	+11 mm
Mar	35.2 °C	+0.7 °C	72 mm	+12 mm
Apr	33.8 °C	+1.1 °C	119 mm	-33 mm
May	32.2 °C	+0.9 °C	221 mm	-33 mm
Jun	32.4 °C	+1.1 °C	232 mm	+19 mm
Jul	33.8 °C	+1.8 °C	82 mm	-74 mm
Aug	33.1 °C	+1.4 °C	152 mm	-41 mm
Sep	31.6 °C	+0.6 °C	253 mm	+33 mm
Oct	30.7 °C	+0.3 °C	276 mm	+20 mm
Nov	31.7 °C	+1.3 °C	166 mm	-1 mm
Dec	32.0 °C	+0.4 °C	48 mm	-16 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.5 °C

25 Mar 2025

Coldest day

21.8 °C

18 Jan 2025

Wettest day

29.1 mm

27 Apr 2025

Windiest day

19.4 km/h

7 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

43.9 km/h

6 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.3 °C

31 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

24.9 °C

27 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

25 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Chivolo?

Chivolo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 1,780 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chivolo?

The hottest day measured in Chivolo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1998, reaching 41.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Chivolo?

The coldest day measured in Chivolo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1949, at 17.9 °C.

Does it snow in Chivolo?

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

Has the climate of Chivolo warmed?

Yes: Chivolo warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Chivolo?

The wettest day measured in Chivolo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 1984, with 91 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Chivolo?

The windiest day measured in Chivolo between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2005, with winds reaching 24.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Chivolo?

The warmest month in Chivolo is February (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Chivolo?

Chivolo receives on average 1,780 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 241 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Chivolo?

Chivolo gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Chivolo?

Yes: Chivolo has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chivolo?

In Chivolo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.3 °C on 20 May 2024, and the lowest was 19.1 °C on 1 February 2001.

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