Espinal climate — normals and trends
Espinal (Colombia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 1,566 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 September (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is November (22.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Espinal averages 0 frost days, 70 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 186 rainy days per year.
Espinal has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 4 October 1957) and the coldest 13.3 °C (on 4 January 1968).
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
EspinalTolima Department
- coords
- 4.15°, -74.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.5°C
Average daily high
27.9°C
Average daily low
19.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,566mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
8.4km/h
Seasonal range
1.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
70 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
186 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.2 °C
Average feels-like low
21.6 °C
Average peak gust
23.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
154 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
37.9 °C
4 October 1957
Coldest day
13.3 °C
4 January 1968
Wettest day
120 mm
16 October 1978
Windiest day
19.9 km/h
14 August 2019
Strongest gust
56.9 km/h
14 August 2019
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
5 February 2010
Coldest feels-like
12.6 °C
4 January 1968
Sunniest day
12.0 h
1 April 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 | 27.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 64 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 27.0 °C | -1.5 °C | 91 mm | +17 mm |
| Mar | 27.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 112 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 27.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 276 mm | +31 mm |
| May | 26.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 220 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 26.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 315 mm | +174 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 47 mm | -32 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 30 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 28.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 108 mm | +35 mm |
| Oct | 26.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 161 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 26.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 162 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 27.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 159 mm | +58 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Espinal?
Espinal has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 1,566 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Espinal?
The hottest day measured in Espinal between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 1957, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Espinal?
The coldest day measured in Espinal between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1968, at 13.3 °C.
Does it snow in Espinal?
Almost never: Espinal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Espinal warmed?
Yes: Espinal warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Espinal?
The wettest day measured in Espinal between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1978, with 120 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Espinal?
The windiest day measured in Espinal between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2019, with winds reaching 19.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Espinal?
The warmest month in Espinal is September (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is November (22.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Espinal?
Espinal receives on average 1,566 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 186 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Espinal?
Espinal gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Espinal?
Yes: Espinal has on average 154 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Espinal?
In Espinal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 5 February 2010, and the lowest was 12.6 °C on 4 January 1968.
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