Corozal climate — normals and trends
Corozal (Colombia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 2,167 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is October (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Corozal averages 0 frost days, 270 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 275 rainy days per year.
Corozal has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 13 April 2024) and the coldest 18.1 °C (on 18 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
CorozalSucre Department
- coords
- 9.32°, -75.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
31.3°C
Average daily low
23.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,167mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
10.7km/h
Seasonal range
1.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
270 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
275 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.4 °C
Average feels-like low
27.8 °C
Average peak gust
24.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
40.4 °C
13 April 2024
Coldest day
18.1 °C
18 December 1949
Wettest day
68 mm
26 November 1950
Windiest day
25.0 km/h
21 March 1998
Strongest gust
51.1 km/h
10 January 2020
Hottest feels-like
46.2 °C
15 September 2024
Coldest feels-like
20.0 °C
16 December 1949
Sunniest day
12.0 h
19 July 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 13 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 33.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 61 mm | +17 mm |
| Mar | 33.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 90 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 31.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 181 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 31.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 242 mm | -64 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 188 mm | -75 mm |
| Jul | 32.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 168 mm | -53 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 200 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 189 mm | -53 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 267 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 31.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 217 mm | +28 mm |
| Dec | 31.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 66 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Corozal?
Corozal has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 2,167 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Corozal?
The hottest day measured in Corozal between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 2024, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Corozal?
The coldest day measured in Corozal between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1949, at 18.1 °C.
Does it snow in Corozal?
Almost never: Corozal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Corozal warmed?
Yes: Corozal warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Corozal?
The wettest day measured in Corozal between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1950, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Corozal?
The windiest day measured in Corozal between 1940 and 2025 was 21 March 1998, with winds reaching 25.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Corozal?
The warmest month in Corozal is February (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is October (25.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Corozal?
Corozal receives on average 2,167 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 275 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Corozal?
Corozal gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Corozal?
Yes: Corozal has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Corozal?
In Corozal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 15 September 2024, and the lowest was 20.0 °C on 16 December 1949.
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