Cúcuta climate — normals and trends
Cúcuta (Colombia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,326 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 August (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Cúcuta averages 0 frost days, 269 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 186 rainy days per year.
Cúcuta 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 40.2 °C (on 8 September 1958) and the coldest 14.3 °C (on 9 January 1950).
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
CúcutaNorte de Santander Department
- coords
- 7.91°, -72.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
31.9°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,326mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
7.9km/h
Seasonal range
3.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
269 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
186 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.6 °C
Average feels-like low
24.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
311 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
40.2 °C
8 September 1958
Coldest day
14.3 °C
9 January 1950
Wettest day
207 mm
4 May 2009
Windiest day
18.6 km/h
30 July 1972
Strongest gust
64.8 km/h
31 July 1972
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
8 September 1958
Coldest feels-like
14.3 °C
11 March 1943
Sunniest day
12.1 h
22 May 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 45 mm | -63 mm |
| Feb | 31.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 125 mm | +15 mm |
| Mar | 32.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 121 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 31.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 249 mm | +48 mm |
| May | 31.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 65 mm | -62 mm |
| Jun | 32.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 46 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 34.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 4 mm | -21 mm |
| Aug | 34.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 35 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 35.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 12 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 32.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 52 mm | -106 mm |
| Nov | 31.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 88 mm | -100 mm |
| Dec | 28.7 °C | -1.6 °C | 77 mm | -44 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cúcuta?
Cúcuta has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,326 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cúcuta?
The hottest day measured in Cúcuta between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 1958, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cúcuta?
The coldest day measured in Cúcuta between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1950, at 14.3 °C.
Does it snow in Cúcuta?
Almost never: Cúcuta sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cúcuta warmed?
Yes: Cúcuta warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cúcuta?
The wettest day measured in Cúcuta between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 2009, with 207 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cúcuta?
The windiest day measured in Cúcuta between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1972, with winds reaching 18.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cúcuta?
The warmest month in Cúcuta is August (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Cúcuta?
Cúcuta receives on average 1,326 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 186 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cúcuta?
Cúcuta gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cúcuta?
Yes: Cúcuta has on average 311 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cúcuta?
In Cúcuta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 8 September 1958, and the lowest was 14.3 °C on 11 March 1943.
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