Darien climate — normals and trends
Darien (Colombia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 5,080 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 (18.0 °C on average) and the coldest is September (17.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Darien averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 360 rainy days per year.
Darien has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.9 °C (on 17 February 1998) and the coldest 10.3 °C (on 5 February 1956).
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
DarienValle del Cauca Department
- coords
- 3.93°, -76.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.7°C
Average daily high
21.6°C
Average daily low
14.9°C
Annual rainfall
5,080mm
Sunshine / day
6.5h
Mean relative humidity
92%
Average peak wind
7.0km/h
Seasonal range
0.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
360 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.0 °C
Average feels-like low
16.0 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
27.9 °C
17 February 1998
Coldest day
10.3 °C
5 February 1956
Wettest day
194 mm
13 December 1960
Windiest day
22.3 km/h
16 April 1990
Strongest gust
49.7 km/h
4 February 1971
Hottest feels-like
32.8 °C
9 March 1977
Coldest feels-like
9.6 °C
26 November 1962
Sunniest day
12.0 h
23 April 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 272 mm | -40 mm |
| Feb | 22.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 417 mm | +110 mm |
| Mar | 22.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 455 mm | +61 mm |
| Apr | 23.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 448 mm | -50 mm |
| May | 22.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 593 mm | +41 mm |
| Jun | 22.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 485 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 22.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 431 mm | +8 mm |
| Aug | 22.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 422 mm | +50 mm |
| Sep | 21.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 456 mm | +45 mm |
| Oct | 21.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 413 mm | -112 mm |
| Nov | 21.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 474 mm | +18 mm |
| Dec | 21.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 465 mm | +106 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Darien?
Darien has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 5,080 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Darien?
The hottest day measured in Darien between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1998, reaching 27.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Darien?
The coldest day measured in Darien between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1956, at 10.3 °C.
Does it snow in Darien?
Almost never: Darien sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Darien warmed?
Yes: Darien warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Darien?
The wettest day measured in Darien between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1960, with 194 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Darien?
The windiest day measured in Darien between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1990, with winds reaching 22.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Darien?
The warmest month in Darien is March (18.0 °C on average); the coldest is September (17.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Darien?
Darien receives on average 5,080 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 360 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Darien?
Darien gets on average 6.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,373 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Darien?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Darien.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Darien?
In Darien, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.8 °C on 9 March 1977, and the lowest was 9.6 °C on 26 November 1962.
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