El Carmen de Chucurí climate — normals and trends
El Carmen de Chucurí (Colombia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 4,690 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 May (21.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
El Carmen de Chucurí averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 359 rainy days per year.
El Carmen de Chucurí has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.8 °C (on 28 February 2007) and the coldest 14.3 °C (on 26 January 1943).
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
El Carmen de ChucuríSantander Department
- coords
- 6.70°, -73.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.2°C
Average daily high
25.2°C
Average daily low
18.2°C
Annual rainfall
4,690mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
90%
Average peak wind
6.2km/h
Seasonal range
0.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
359 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.0 °C
Average feels-like low
20.4 °C
Average peak gust
25.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
10 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
30.8 °C
28 February 2007
Coldest day
14.3 °C
26 January 1943
Wettest day
149 mm
9 February 1998
Windiest day
9.4 km/h
29 October 1972
Strongest gust
38.5 km/h
20 March 1985
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
31 October 1958
Coldest feels-like
14.7 °C
17 February 1989
Sunniest day
12.0 h
21 March 1940
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 | 26.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 158 mm | -54 mm |
| Feb | 27.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 313 mm | +43 mm |
| Mar | 26.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 358 mm | -49 mm |
| Apr | 25.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 429 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 25.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 514 mm | +36 mm |
| Jun | 24.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 419 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 25.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 418 mm | +9 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 393 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 25.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 435 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 25.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 492 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 25.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 404 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 25.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 229 mm | -40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of El Carmen de Chucurí?
El Carmen de Chucurí has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 4,690 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Carmen de Chucurí?
The hottest day measured in El Carmen de Chucurí between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 2007, reaching 30.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in El Carmen de Chucurí?
The coldest day measured in El Carmen de Chucurí between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1943, at 14.3 °C.
Does it snow in El Carmen de Chucurí?
Almost never: El Carmen de Chucurí sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of El Carmen de Chucurí warmed?
Yes: El Carmen de Chucurí warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in El Carmen de Chucurí?
The wettest day measured in El Carmen de Chucurí between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1998, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in El Carmen de Chucurí?
The windiest day measured in El Carmen de Chucurí between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 1972, with winds reaching 9.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in El Carmen de Chucurí?
The warmest month in El Carmen de Chucurí is May (21.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.9 °C).
How much does it rain in El Carmen de Chucurí?
El Carmen de Chucurí receives on average 4,690 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 359 rainy days.
Is it sunny in El Carmen de Chucurí?
El Carmen de Chucurí gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in El Carmen de Chucurí?
Yes: El Carmen de Chucurí has on average 10 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Carmen de Chucurí?
In El Carmen de Chucurí, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 31 October 1958, and the lowest was 14.7 °C on 17 February 1989.
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