Cota climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Cota?

Cota has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 1,073 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Cota between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1964, reaching 25.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Cota?

The coldest day measured in Cota between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1978, at -0.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Cota?

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

Q: Has the climate of Cota warmed?

Yes: Cota warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Cota?

The wettest day measured in Cota between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1942, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Cota?

The windiest day measured in Cota between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1972, with winds reaching 24.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Cota?

The warmest month in Cota is February (13.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Cota?

Cota receives on average 1,073 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 198 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Cota?

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

Cota (Colombia) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 1,073 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 (13.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (12.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Cota averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 198 rainy days per year.

Cota has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 25.3 °C (on 10 February 1964) and the coldest -0.1 °C (on 17 August 1978).

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

CotaCundinamarca

coords: 4.81°, -74.10°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsbWarm-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthAprilDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

13.1°C

Average daily high

18.4°C

Average daily low

9.0°C

Annual rainfall

1,073mm

Sunshine / day

9.7h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

9.9km/h

Seasonal range

1.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

198 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

17.4 °C

Average feels-like low

7.8 °C

Average peak gust

37.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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

25.3 °C

10 February 1964

Coldest day

-0.1 °C

17 August 1978

Wettest day

109 mm

2 March 1942

Windiest day

24.5 km/h

30 July 1972

Strongest gust

72.0 km/h

24 July 1997

Hottest feels-like

25.3 °C

10 February 1964

Coldest feels-like

-3.3 °C

17 August 1978

Sunniest day

12.0 h

27 March 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Frost days
2025	21.1 °C14 January 2025	4.8 °C20 January 2025	13.2 °C	1,424 mm	0
2024	22.5 °C27 January 2024	5.6 °C24 January 2024	13.9 °C	1,108 mm	0
2023	22.6 °C17 August 2023	3.8 °C29 January 2023	13.8 °C	1,183 mm	0
2022	21.8 °C18 August 2022	4.5 °C27 December 2022	13.2 °C	1,275 mm	0
2021	22.2 °C18 January 2021	5.6 °C27 September 2021	13.6 °C	1,192 mm	0
2020	22.8 °C29 August 2020	3.2 °C7 February 2020	13.9 °C	946 mm	0
2019	22.5 °C23 February 2019	4.7 °C30 August 2019	13.5 °C	1,188 mm	0
2018	21.8 °C22 March 2018	4.6 °C11 August 2018	13.1 °C	1,310 mm	0
2017	22.5 °C2 October 2017	5.2 °C15 December 2017	13.5 °C	1,459 mm	0
2016	24.5 °C17 January 2016	5.0 °C19 January 2016	14.2 °C	1,131 mm	0
2015	23.8 °C30 October 2015	3.2 °C7 January 2015	13.9 °C	681 mm	0
2014	22.5 °C25 September 2014	4.8 °C30 August 2014	13.8 °C	901 mm	0
2013	22.7 °C30 January 2013	3.5 °C7 January 2013	13.6 °C	1,074 mm	0
2012	21.3 °C10 October 2012	5.0 °C7 November 2012	13.1 °C	1,198 mm	0
2011	21.5 °C3 October 2011	6.1 °C31 October 2011	13.3 °C	1,827 mm	0
2010	24.7 °C5 February 2010	3.5 °C5 January 2010	13.8 °C	1,238 mm	0
2009	24.3 °C5 December 2009	5.8 °C10 October 2009	14.0 °C	757 mm	0
2008	23.1 °C15 February 2008	5.3 °C1 January 2008	13.4 °C	943 mm	0
2007	24.6 °C13 February 2007	2.7 °C4 February 2007	13.6 °C	694 mm	0
2006	22.4 °C15 February 2006	5.9 °C28 September 2006	13.5 °C	922 mm	0
2005	25.2 °C10 March 2005	6.5 °C27 August 2005	14.0 °C	803 mm	0
2004	23.6 °C29 November 2004	2.8 °C6 February 2004	13.7 °C	606 mm	0
2003	23.2 °C21 February 2003	5.7 °C1 January 2003	13.6 °C	757 mm	0
2002	23.4 °C1 January 2002	5.3 °C10 March 2002	13.6 °C	739 mm	0
2001	23.4 °C24 November 2001	2.0 °C30 January 2001	13.5 °C	623 mm	0
2000	22.8 °C13 February 2000	5.7 °C8 February 2000	13.2 °C	869 mm	0
1999	23.0 °C21 December 1999	6.1 °C29 November 1999	13.1 °C	940 mm	0
1998	24.3 °C27 February 1998	5.6 °C3 January 1998	14.0 °C	764 mm	0
1997	23.8 °C13 December 1997	4.6 °C30 August 1997	13.5 °C	728 mm	0
1996	23.3 °C2 December 1996	4.0 °C10 January 1996	13.0 °C	1,063 mm	0
1995	23.6 °C2 February 1995	3.4 °C11 February 1995	13.4 °C	880 mm	0
1994	22.1 °C19 November 1994	3.2 °C1 January 1994	12.9 °C	1,083 mm	0
1993	22.7 °C10 February 1993	3.7 °C27 December 1993	13.3 °C	1,017 mm	0
1992	23.6 °C23 March 1992	5.4 °C21 September 1992	13.6 °C	680 mm	0
1991	24.0 °C1 February 1991	5.2 °C26 August 1991	13.5 °C	1,011 mm	0
1990	23.0 °C18 October 1990	7.0 °C7 June 1990	13.5 °C	878 mm	0
1989	22.1 °C3 September 1989	3.5 °C20 December 1989	13.0 °C	1,134 mm	0
1988	23.1 °C12 March 1988	5.2 °C23 October 1988	13.2 °C	1,206 mm	0
1987	22.7 °C25 March 1987	3.9 °C17 December 1987	13.7 °C	908 mm	0
1986	21.6 °C26 December 1986	4.3 °C19 July 1986	12.7 °C	1,118 mm	0
1985	22.3 °C1 February 1985	2.6 °C20 December 1985	12.8 °C	968 mm	0
1984	22.3 °C4 April 1984	4.9 °C7 December 1984	12.8 °C	864 mm	0
1983	23.5 °C10 February 1983	5.4 °C25 June 1983	13.5 °C	746 mm	0
1982	22.4 °C7 March 1982	4.2 °C20 January 1982	13.1 °C	1,072 mm	0
1981	23.5 °C23 January 1981	5.3 °C17 December 1981	13.4 °C	1,177 mm	0
1980	22.8 °C27 September 1980	4.3 °C9 January 1980	13.8 °C	602 mm	0
1979	21.9 °C15 October 1979	3.5 °C5 February 1979	12.9 °C	1,311 mm	0
1978	22.9 °C14 February 1978	-0.1 °C17 August 1978	12.6 °C	1,216 mm	1
1977	24.0 °C28 January 1977	1.9 °C7 January 1977	13.3 °C	979 mm	0
1976	21.6 °C28 December 1976	4.3 °C11 January 1976	12.7 °C	1,279 mm	0
1975	22.5 °C25 January 1975	5.2 °C20 November 1975	12.7 °C	1,357 mm	0
1974	21.2 °C27 December 1974	4.6 °C25 December 1974	12.6 °C	1,678 mm	0
1973	24.9 °C30 March 1973	5.4 °C29 September 1973	13.7 °C	1,093 mm	0
1972	22.2 °C25 December 1972	3.7 °C28 December 1972	13.0 °C	1,328 mm	0
1971	23.1 °C10 December 1971	5.6 °C8 March 1971	12.7 °C	1,341 mm	0
1970	24.8 °C19 February 1970	3.2 °C28 January 1970	13.6 °C	1,116 mm	0
1969	24.2 °C7 March 1969	5.7 °C31 October 1969	13.6 °C	1,438 mm	0
1968	23.1 °C20 January 1968	2.8 °C4 January 1968	13.0 °C	1,269 mm	0
1967	23.1 °C9 February 1967	3.5 °C19 August 1967	12.9 °C	1,240 mm	0
1966	24.3 °C6 April 1966	5.0 °C11 February 1966	13.6 °C	1,074 mm	0
1965	24.4 °C23 January 1965	4.2 °C1 February 1965	12.9 °C	1,210 mm	0
1964	25.3 °C10 February 1964	2.9 °C2 March 1964	13.1 °C	875 mm	0
1963	23.5 °C28 December 1963	3.5 °C14 December 1963	13.4 °C	801 mm	0
1962	23.9 °C26 February 1962	5.3 °C4 January 1962	13.0 °C	969 mm	0
1961	22.3 °C3 January 1961	2.9 °C15 February 1961	12.9 °C	792 mm	0
1960	21.8 °C10 November 1960	3.7 °C11 January 1960	12.6 °C	963 mm	0
1959	22.6 °C17 January 1959	3.2 °C3 January 1959	12.6 °C	833 mm	0
1958	24.3 °C7 April 1958	5.6 °C19 July 1958	14.1 °C	856 mm	0
1957	23.9 °C5 October 1957	4.7 °C29 March 1957	12.9 °C	901 mm	0
1956	19.5 °C16 September 1956	3.6 °C21 January 1956	11.5 °C	1,176 mm	0
1955	20.1 °C18 January 1955	3.3 °C25 January 1955	11.8 °C	1,507 mm	0
1954	19.5 °C18 September 1954	4.9 °C5 January 1954	11.8 °C	1,086 mm	0
1953	20.3 °C17 February 1953	3.6 °C20 February 1953	12.3 °C	1,216 mm	0
1952	20.0 °C23 February 1952	5.0 °C22 March 1952	12.2 °C	1,076 mm	0
1951	20.3 °C14 October 1951	6.3 °C10 January 1951	12.0 °C	1,377 mm	0
1950	18.9 °C6 October 1950	4.8 °C15 September 1950	11.6 °C	1,711 mm	0
1949	19.2 °C26 October 1949	4.3 °C19 December 1949	11.9 °C	1,079 mm	0
1948	20.5 °C14 February 1948	3.9 °C16 February 1948	12.0 °C	1,086 mm	0
1947	20.1 °C18 March 1947	4.2 °C25 February 1947	11.9 °C	1,398 mm	0
1946	19.7 °C30 September 1946	4.9 °C9 August 1946	11.8 °C	1,114 mm	0
1945	20.8 °C18 March 1945	2.8 °C1 January 1945	11.9 °C	1,152 mm	0
1944	21.4 °C30 September 1944	2.7 °C19 December 1944	12.3 °C	950 mm	0
1943	19.8 °C2 December 1943	4.8 °C29 November 1943	11.5 °C	1,254 mm	0
1942	19.3 °C1 March 1942	4.4 °C10 January 1942	11.7 °C	1,544 mm	0
1941	22.2 °C1 April 1941	5.1 °C22 March 1941	12.7 °C	859 mm	0
1940	20.3 °C24 February 1940	2.6 °C14 January 1940	12.0 °C	1,125 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

17.1 °C

-1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1424 mm

+351 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	18.7 °C	-0.5 °C	49 mm	-22 mm
Feb	18.6 °C	-0.7 °C	98 mm	+3 mm
Mar	17.4 °C	-1.5 °C	194 mm	+47 mm
Apr	17.4 °C	-0.8 °C	227 mm	+57 mm
May	16.7 °C	-1.1 °C	115 mm	+4 mm
Jun	16.2 °C	-1.0 °C	121 mm	+71 mm
Jul	16.1 °C	-1.0 °C	66 mm	+32 mm
Aug	16.2 °C	-1.7 °C	82 mm	+56 mm
Sep	16.7 °C	-2.1 °C	102 mm	+64 mm
Oct	16.7 °C	-2.0 °C	117 mm	+3 mm
Nov	17.6 °C	-0.9 °C	140 mm	+3 mm
Dec	17.5 °C	-1.3 °C	113 mm	+33 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

21.1 °C

14 Jan 2025

Coldest day

4.8 °C

20 Jan 2025

Wettest day

43.4 mm

25 Apr 2025

Windiest day

18.8 km/h

28 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

71.6 km/h

28 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

22.3 °C

15 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

2.4 °C

20 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

13 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Cota?

Cota has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 1,073 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cota?

The hottest day measured in Cota between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1964, reaching 25.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Cota?

The coldest day measured in Cota between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1978, at -0.1 °C.

Does it snow in Cota?

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

Has the climate of Cota warmed?

Yes: Cota warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Cota?

The wettest day measured in Cota between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1942, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Cota?

The windiest day measured in Cota between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1972, with winds reaching 24.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Cota?

The warmest month in Cota is February (13.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Cota?

Cota receives on average 1,073 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 198 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Cota?

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

Are there tropical nights in Cota?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Cota.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cota?

In Cota, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 25.3 °C on 10 February 1964, and the lowest was -3.3 °C on 17 August 1978.

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