Ciénaga climate — normals and trends
Ciénaga (Colombia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,536 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is October (25.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Ciénaga averages 0 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 223 rainy days per year.
Ciénaga has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.8 °C (on 24 July 1997) and the coldest 21.3 °C (on 27 November 1947).
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
CiénagaMagdalena Department
- coords
- 11.01°, -74.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
27.6°C
Average daily low
24.9°C
Annual rainfall
2,536mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
1.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
223 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.8 °C
Average feels-like low
28.3 °C
Average peak gust
25.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
31.8 °C
24 July 1997
Coldest day
21.3 °C
27 November 1947
Wettest day
258 mm
13 November 1944
Windiest day
33.5 km/h
26 February 1965
Strongest gust
54.7 km/h
15 November 1999
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
31 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
21.9 °C
31 January 1969
Sunniest day
12.0 h
19 May 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 22 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 28.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 31 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 28.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 28 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 28.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 118 mm | -41 mm |
| May | 29.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 293 mm | -48 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 257 mm | -30 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 67 mm | -116 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 151 mm | -98 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 297 mm | -38 mm |
| Oct | 28.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 286 mm | -192 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 252 mm | -63 mm |
| Dec | 28.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 81 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ciénaga?
Ciénaga has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,536 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ciénaga?
The hottest day measured in Ciénaga between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1997, reaching 31.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ciénaga?
The coldest day measured in Ciénaga between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1947, at 21.3 °C.
Does it snow in Ciénaga?
Almost never: Ciénaga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ciénaga warmed?
Yes: Ciénaga warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ciénaga?
The wettest day measured in Ciénaga between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1944, with 258 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ciénaga?
The windiest day measured in Ciénaga between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1965, with winds reaching 33.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ciénaga?
The warmest month in Ciénaga is July (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is October (25.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Ciénaga?
Ciénaga receives on average 2,536 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 223 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ciénaga?
Ciénaga gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ciénaga?
Yes: Ciénaga has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ciénaga?
In Ciénaga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 31 August 2023, and the lowest was 21.9 °C on 31 January 1969.
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