El Copey climate — normals and trends
El Copey (Colombia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,745 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is November (25.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
El Copey averages 0 frost days, 249 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 215 rainy days per year.
El Copey has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.7 °C (on 26 March 2016) and the coldest 16.0 °C (on 10 January 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
El CopeyCesar Department
- coords
- 10.15°, -73.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,745mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
8.0km/h
Seasonal range
2.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
249 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
215 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.3 °C
Average feels-like low
26.0 °C
Average peak gust
22.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
344 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
41.7 °C
26 March 2016
Coldest day
16.0 °C
10 January 1956
Wettest day
263 mm
12 August 1960
Windiest day
35.6 km/h
10 November 1966
Strongest gust
49.0 km/h
21 March 1998
Hottest feels-like
45.6 °C
21 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
16.7 °C
9 January 1942
Sunniest day
12.0 h
1 June 2024
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 | 33.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 11 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 35.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 59 mm | +40 mm |
| Mar | 35.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 31 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 34.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 70 mm | -67 mm |
| May | 31.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 196 mm | -48 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 208 mm | +16 mm |
| Jul | 33.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 70 mm | -72 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 146 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 30.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 181 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 29.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 261 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 30.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 107 mm | -103 mm |
| Dec | 31.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 46 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of El Copey?
El Copey has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,745 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Copey?
The hottest day measured in El Copey between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2016, reaching 41.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in El Copey?
The coldest day measured in El Copey between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1956, at 16.0 °C.
Does it snow in El Copey?
Almost never: El Copey sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of El Copey warmed?
Yes: El Copey warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in El Copey?
The wettest day measured in El Copey between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1960, with 263 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in El Copey?
The windiest day measured in El Copey between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 1966, with winds reaching 35.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in El Copey?
The warmest month in El Copey is March (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is November (25.0 °C).
How much does it rain in El Copey?
El Copey receives on average 1,745 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 215 rainy days.
Is it sunny in El Copey?
El Copey gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in El Copey?
Yes: El Copey has on average 344 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Copey?
In El Copey, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.6 °C on 21 March 2016, and the lowest was 16.7 °C on 9 January 1942.
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