Cotorra climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Cotorra?

Cotorra has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 2,194 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Cotorra between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 1988, reaching 38.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Cotorra?

The coldest day measured in Cotorra between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1951, at 19.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Cotorra?

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

Q: Has the climate of Cotorra warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Cotorra?

The wettest day measured in Cotorra between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1950, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Cotorra?

The windiest day measured in Cotorra between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 2016, with winds reaching 27.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Cotorra?

The warmest month in Cotorra is March (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Cotorra?

Cotorra receives on average 2,194 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 283 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Cotorra?

Cotorra gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Cotorra (Colombia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 2,194 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is October (26.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Cotorra averages 0 frost days, 284 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 283 rainy days per year.

Cotorra 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 38.9 °C (on 24 March 1988) and the coldest 19.5 °C (on 10 January 1951).

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

CotorraCórdoba

coords: 9.04°, -75.79°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthMarchColdest monthOctoberWettest monthMayDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.0°C

Average daily high

31.3°C

Average daily low

24.0°C

Annual rainfall

2,194mm

Sunshine / day

9.8h

Mean relative humidity

84%

Average peak wind

11.1km/h

Seasonal range

1.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

284 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

283 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

37.8 °C

Average feels-like low

28.8 °C

Average peak gust

25.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

364 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.4 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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

38.9 °C

24 March 1988

Coldest day

19.5 °C

10 January 1951

Wettest day

71 mm

26 November 1950

Windiest day

27.3 km/h

1 October 2016

Strongest gust

55.8 km/h

27 November 1942

Hottest feels-like

46.1 °C

29 April 1973

Coldest feels-like

22.0 °C

10 January 1951

Sunniest day

12.0 h

7 July 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.3 °C31 January 2025	23.0 °C10 January 2025	28.1 °C	1,994 mm	316
2024	38.2 °C13 April 2024	22.8 °C9 December 2024	28.6 °C	1,572 mm	342
2023	36.7 °C13 May 2023	23.0 °C29 January 2023	28.7 °C	1,590 mm	356
2022	36.1 °C21 February 2022	21.5 °C8 December 2022	27.8 °C	1,850 mm	346
2021	38.3 °C26 February 2021	22.9 °C31 January 2021	27.9 °C	1,682 mm	344
2020	38.1 °C18 February 2020	22.6 °C29 December 2020	28.5 °C	1,471 mm	352
2019	36.9 °C26 February 2019	22.7 °C1 January 2019	28.5 °C	1,193 mm	353
2018	37.2 °C17 February 2018	23.1 °C16 August 2018	28.1 °C	1,601 mm	347
2017	37.7 °C5 February 2017	22.4 °C23 January 2017	28.3 °C	1,517 mm	353
2016	37.6 °C23 March 2016	22.7 °C28 July 2016	28.5 °C	1,938 mm	355
2015	37.8 °C22 February 2015	22.6 °C7 January 2015	28.7 °C	1,679 mm	360
2014	37.0 °C28 March 2014	23.3 °C20 October 2014	28.3 °C	1,753 mm	355
2013	37.0 °C20 February 2013	23.1 °C2 November 2013	28.1 °C	1,930 mm	349
2012	37.1 °C2 March 2012	23.0 °C21 January 2012	27.9 °C	2,110 mm	357
2011	34.6 °C3 February 2011	21.9 °C21 October 2011	27.5 °C	2,415 mm	339
2010	38.1 °C1 February 2010	22.4 °C21 December 2010	28.1 °C	2,527 mm	336
2009	37.6 °C11 February 2009	23.3 °C9 July 2009	28.0 °C	2,052 mm	352
2008	36.6 °C16 March 2008	22.4 °C28 December 2008	27.3 °C	2,159 mm	312
2007	37.3 °C23 February 2007	22.8 °C5 December 2007	27.6 °C	2,227 mm	326
2006	37.3 °C22 February 2006	21.9 °C20 January 2006	27.6 °C	2,187 mm	346
2005	37.4 °C25 February 2005	22.5 °C28 November 2005	27.9 °C	2,123 mm	349
2004	38.0 °C3 March 2004	21.8 °C18 January 2004	27.7 °C	1,934 mm	339
2003	37.9 °C6 February 2003	22.6 °C31 October 2003	27.7 °C	2,283 mm	345
2002	36.8 °C20 February 2002	22.8 °C28 January 2002	27.7 °C	1,717 mm	356
2001	35.7 °C8 February 2001	22.1 °C30 January 2001	27.1 °C	1,786 mm	339
2000	34.9 °C1 April 2000	21.6 °C17 December 2000	26.8 °C	2,011 mm	320
1999	34.5 °C13 March 1999	21.0 °C26 November 1999	26.5 °C	2,192 mm	257
1998	38.0 °C16 February 1998	22.0 °C24 December 1998	27.6 °C	2,155 mm	313
1997	36.6 °C8 March 1997	22.5 °C16 November 1997	27.5 °C	1,644 mm	337
1996	34.2 °C12 August 1996	21.8 °C27 January 1996	26.6 °C	2,292 mm	277
1995	37.6 °C19 February 1995	22.4 °C6 January 1995	27.1 °C	2,044 mm	286
1994	34.9 °C10 February 1994	21.4 °C29 December 1994	26.8 °C	2,305 mm	291
1993	36.2 °C22 February 1993	22.2 °C27 December 1993	27.0 °C	2,279 mm	305
1992	36.3 °C9 April 1992	21.5 °C20 December 1992	26.9 °C	2,165 mm	292
1991	37.4 °C24 February 1991	22.2 °C19 October 1991	27.1 °C	2,081 mm	306
1990	37.0 °C10 March 1990	22.2 °C2 January 1990	26.8 °C	2,168 mm	284
1989	36.2 °C14 February 1989	21.0 °C16 February 1989	26.5 °C	2,261 mm	267
1988	38.9 °C24 March 1988	21.4 °C20 December 1988	26.9 °C	2,220 mm	287
1987	35.9 °C30 January 1987	22.1 °C25 December 1987	27.3 °C	2,316 mm	316
1986	34.3 °C18 March 1986	21.6 °C29 November 1986	26.6 °C	2,127 mm	279
1985	36.4 °C25 March 1985	21.3 °C30 December 1985	26.5 °C	2,064 mm	250
1984	33.6 °C22 March 1984	20.9 °C7 January 1984	26.1 °C	2,375 mm	215
1983	35.4 °C15 April 1983	21.9 °C12 December 1983	27.1 °C	2,113 mm	272
1982	34.6 °C22 March 1982	21.5 °C9 January 1982	26.9 °C	1,929 mm	306
1981	35.7 °C11 April 1981	21.9 °C2 September 1981	27.0 °C	2,468 mm	314
1980	35.9 °C16 April 1980	21.9 °C9 November 1980	27.4 °C	1,900 mm	326
1979	35.6 °C3 February 1979	20.6 °C6 January 1979	27.1 °C	2,356 mm	313
1978	36.3 °C2 February 1978	21.8 °C5 December 1978	27.1 °C	2,369 mm	319
1977	35.3 °C7 February 1977	22.1 °C13 January 1977	27.5 °C	2,153 mm	326
1976	33.8 °C19 March 1976	20.9 °C2 January 1976	27.0 °C	1,894 mm	332
1975	34.7 °C31 March 1975	20.7 °C25 December 1975	26.8 °C	2,561 mm	290
1974	35.0 °C24 February 1974	21.6 °C23 January 1974	26.8 °C	2,597 mm	310
1973	36.3 °C31 January 1973	21.3 °C15 December 1973	27.4 °C	2,635 mm	326
1972	35.6 °C4 April 1972	22.3 °C21 April 1972	27.4 °C	2,325 mm	335
1971	33.5 °C27 April 1971	21.8 °C20 January 1971	26.5 °C	2,592 mm	291
1970	35.3 °C12 February 1970	22.0 °C18 January 1970	27.1 °C	2,936 mm	327
1969	36.3 °C2 April 1969	21.6 °C2 February 1969	27.6 °C	2,341 mm	337
1968	34.9 °C28 April 1968	21.1 °C2 January 1968	27.1 °C	2,354 mm	334
1967	34.9 °C5 April 1967	21.7 °C24 November 1967	27.0 °C	2,232 mm	325
1966	34.9 °C24 February 1966	21.4 °C16 November 1966	27.1 °C	2,499 mm	321
1965	34.1 °C25 March 1965	21.5 °C2 January 1965	27.0 °C	2,338 mm	326
1964	36.0 °C3 March 1964	21.3 °C23 December 1964	26.7 °C	2,303 mm	294
1963	35.4 °C29 January 1963	21.8 °C28 November 1963	26.8 °C	2,343 mm	317
1962	36.5 °C26 February 1962	21.9 °C27 November 1962	26.7 °C	2,145 mm	311
1961	35.2 °C15 February 1961	22.0 °C2 December 1961	26.9 °C	1,949 mm	310
1960	34.7 °C29 February 1960	21.7 °C9 January 1960	26.6 °C	2,212 mm	295
1959	35.8 °C31 January 1959	21.6 °C8 January 1959	26.8 °C	2,315 mm	309
1958	35.8 °C18 March 1958	22.4 °C23 September 1958	27.6 °C	2,331 mm	346
1957	33.6 °C13 August 1957	21.0 °C16 January 1957	27.0 °C	2,095 mm	309
1956	31.9 °C19 August 1956	20.4 °C10 January 1956	25.5 °C	2,732 mm	97
1955	32.0 °C5 March 1955	21.1 °C23 January 1955	25.6 °C	2,422 mm	111
1954	32.8 °C5 March 1954	21.4 °C31 January 1954	25.8 °C	2,319 mm	144
1953	33.9 °C7 March 1953	22.0 °C24 February 1953	26.4 °C	2,159 mm	226
1952	34.5 °C22 March 1952	21.8 °C5 January 1952	26.2 °C	2,394 mm	193
1951	32.9 °C21 July 1951	19.5 °C10 January 1951	26.1 °C	2,499 mm	201
1950	31.8 °C27 January 1950	20.3 °C9 January 1950	25.5 °C	2,925 mm	121
1949	34.8 °C13 February 1949	19.8 °C16 December 1949	26.1 °C	2,372 mm	176
1948	33.4 °C16 February 1948	21.4 °C21 April 1948	25.8 °C	2,693 mm	108
1947	31.0 °C15 April 1947	20.7 °C3 January 1947	25.6 °C	2,620 mm	55
1946	33.9 °C9 February 1946	20.7 °C10 January 1946	25.6 °C	2,714 mm	102
1945	32.5 °C2 March 1945	20.6 °C14 January 1945	25.6 °C	2,731 mm	92
1944	33.5 °C3 April 1944	21.6 °C29 December 1944	26.1 °C	2,544 mm	162
1943	31.7 °C27 May 1943	20.3 °C26 January 1943	25.5 °C	2,724 mm	76
1942	32.5 °C16 March 1942	21.2 °C7 January 1942	25.7 °C	2,401 mm	154
1941	36.5 °C19 April 1941	20.9 °C11 January 1941	26.6 °C	1,836 mm	235
1940	33.2 °C13 March 1940	21.4 °C20 January 1940	25.7 °C	2,293 mm	105

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.7 °C

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

316 d/yr

+32

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1994 mm

-200 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.3 °C	+0.6 °C	17 mm	-19 mm
Feb	32.6 °C	-0.2 °C	39 mm	-2 mm
Mar	32.5 °C	-0.3 °C	70 mm	+2 mm
Apr	31.3 °C	-0.6 °C	227 mm	+49 mm
May	31.4 °C	+0.3 °C	249 mm	-40 mm
Jun	31.5 °C	+0.5 °C	213 mm	-66 mm
Jul	32.2 °C	+1.0 °C	204 mm	-67 mm
Aug	31.7 °C	+0.7 °C	232 mm	-29 mm
Sep	31.3 °C	+0.6 °C	198 mm	-48 mm
Oct	30.8 °C	+0.4 °C	238 mm	-13 mm
Nov	31.1 °C	+0.6 °C	224 mm	+36 mm
Dec	31.2 °C	+0.4 °C	85 mm	-4 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.3 °C

31 Jan 2025

Coldest day

23.0 °C

10 Jan 2025

Wettest day

39.4 mm

10 Jul 2025

Windiest day

17.9 km/h

14 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

42.1 km/h

27 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.9 °C

24 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

27.3 °C

10 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

7 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Cotorra?

Cotorra has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 2,194 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cotorra?

The hottest day measured in Cotorra between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 1988, reaching 38.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Cotorra?

The coldest day measured in Cotorra between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1951, at 19.5 °C.

Does it snow in Cotorra?

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

Has the climate of Cotorra warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Cotorra?

The wettest day measured in Cotorra between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1950, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Cotorra?

The windiest day measured in Cotorra between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 2016, with winds reaching 27.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Cotorra?

The warmest month in Cotorra is March (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Cotorra?

Cotorra receives on average 2,194 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 283 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Cotorra?

Cotorra gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Cotorra?

Yes: Cotorra has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cotorra?

In Cotorra, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 29 April 1973, and the lowest was 22.0 °C on 10 January 1951.

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