Galeras climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Galeras?

Galeras has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 2,105 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Galeras?

The hottest day measured in Galeras between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2016, reaching 39.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Galeras?

The coldest day measured in Galeras between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1956, at 19.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Galeras?

Almost never: Galeras sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Galeras warmed?

Yes: Galeras warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Galeras?

The wettest day measured in Galeras between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 2024, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Galeras?

The windiest day measured in Galeras between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 2016, with winds reaching 23.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Galeras?

The warmest month in Galeras is March (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Galeras?

Galeras receives on average 2,105 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 268 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Galeras?

Galeras gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Galeras (Colombia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 2,105 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 (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is October (26.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Galeras averages 0 frost days, 268 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 268 rainy days per year.

Galeras 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 39.8 °C (on 26 March 2016) and the coldest 19.1 °C (on 11 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

GalerasSucre Department

coords: 9.16°, -75.05°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthMarchColdest monthOctoberWettest monthMayDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.1°C

Average daily high

31.3°C

Average daily low

24.1°C

Annual rainfall

2,105mm

Sunshine / day

9.6h

Mean relative humidity

82%

Average peak wind

10.2km/h

Seasonal range

2.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

268 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

268 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

37.5 °C

Average feels-like low

28.6 °C

Average peak gust

23.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

364 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.5 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

39.8 °C

26 March 2016

Coldest day

19.1 °C

11 January 1956

Wettest day

81 mm

9 June 2024

Windiest day

23.1 km/h

1 October 2016

Strongest gust

49.0 km/h

27 November 1942

Hottest feels-like

46.3 °C

20 May 2024

Coldest feels-like

21.1 °C

11 January 1956

Sunniest day

12.0 h

28 March 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.1 °C23 March 2025	22.7 °C18 January 2025	28.2 °C	1,826 mm	318
2024	39.8 °C13 April 2024	23.2 °C8 December 2024	28.8 °C	1,845 mm	338
2023	37.9 °C2 April 2023	22.3 °C17 January 2023	28.8 °C	1,688 mm	352
2022	37.6 °C24 March 2022	21.4 °C30 October 2022	27.7 °C	1,929 mm	331
2021	38.3 °C1 March 2021	22.8 °C6 January 2021	27.9 °C	1,767 mm	316
2020	38.9 °C19 February 2020	22.0 °C14 December 2020	28.4 °C	1,637 mm	338
2019	37.6 °C28 February 2019	22.6 °C5 January 2019	28.8 °C	1,373 mm	345
2018	38.1 °C11 March 2018	22.6 °C2 August 2018	28.3 °C	1,620 mm	342
2017	39.0 °C4 March 2017	22.1 °C25 January 2017	28.4 °C	1,528 mm	343
2016	39.8 °C26 March 2016	22.9 °C4 August 2016	28.8 °C	1,903 mm	346
2015	38.8 °C12 March 2015	23.5 °C7 January 2015	29.0 °C	1,561 mm	354
2014	37.5 °C12 April 2014	23.0 °C11 January 2014	28.5 °C	1,636 mm	354
2013	37.6 °C22 February 2013	22.4 °C22 December 2013	28.2 °C	1,892 mm	346
2012	37.3 °C2 March 2012	23.1 °C16 June 2012	28.1 °C	1,896 mm	348
2011	35.3 °C3 February 2011	22.0 °C13 March 2011	27.4 °C	2,465 mm	327
2010	37.9 °C9 February 2010	22.1 °C21 December 2010	28.0 °C	2,570 mm	321
2009	36.0 °C8 March 2009	22.6 °C26 January 2009	28.1 °C	1,876 mm	343
2008	35.5 °C29 February 2008	22.0 °C29 January 2008	27.3 °C	2,032 mm	297
2007	38.3 °C26 February 2007	22.2 °C5 December 2007	27.6 °C	2,342 mm	304
2006	36.7 °C18 February 2006	22.6 °C7 January 2006	27.6 °C	1,993 mm	328
2005	36.7 °C15 March 2005	22.6 °C20 January 2005	27.9 °C	2,054 mm	339
2004	37.6 °C14 March 2004	22.1 °C18 January 2004	27.8 °C	1,819 mm	325
2003	38.2 °C7 February 2003	22.7 °C31 October 2003	27.8 °C	2,010 mm	329
2002	38.8 °C18 March 2002	22.0 °C11 January 2002	27.9 °C	1,537 mm	352
2001	36.0 °C7 April 2001	21.9 °C5 January 2001	27.2 °C	1,648 mm	316
2000	35.2 °C29 March 2000	21.5 °C15 January 2000	26.9 °C	1,775 mm	308
1999	34.9 °C13 March 1999	21.2 °C27 December 1999	26.5 °C	1,972 mm	235
1998	38.4 °C17 February 1998	22.2 °C24 December 1998	27.7 °C	1,955 mm	302
1997	37.0 °C8 March 1997	22.2 °C23 March 1997	27.9 °C	1,486 mm	329
1996	35.4 °C26 February 1996	21.6 °C28 January 1996	26.7 °C	2,145 mm	255
1995	38.0 °C19 February 1995	22.1 °C9 December 1995	27.3 °C	2,024 mm	276
1994	35.5 °C9 February 1994	21.2 °C29 December 1994	26.9 °C	2,025 mm	282
1993	37.3 °C12 March 1993	21.4 °C10 January 1993	27.0 °C	2,294 mm	286
1992	37.0 °C9 April 1992	21.0 °C20 December 1992	27.0 °C	2,152 mm	266
1991	37.0 °C25 February 1991	21.5 °C22 January 1991	27.3 °C	1,966 mm	291
1990	36.8 °C10 March 1990	21.7 °C23 December 1990	27.0 °C	1,950 mm	275
1989	37.3 °C14 February 1989	21.1 °C10 January 1989	26.6 °C	2,198 mm	252
1988	38.1 °C24 March 1988	21.7 °C19 December 1988	27.0 °C	2,302 mm	273
1987	36.7 °C24 February 1987	21.0 °C8 January 1987	27.4 °C	2,252 mm	310
1986	35.1 °C26 March 1986	21.7 °C18 December 1986	26.7 °C	1,937 mm	261
1985	37.0 °C25 March 1985	20.9 °C30 December 1985	26.7 °C	2,039 mm	227
1984	33.4 °C28 March 1984	20.8 °C7 January 1984	26.1 °C	2,222 mm	189
1983	35.2 °C22 February 1983	21.9 °C8 December 1983	27.2 °C	2,063 mm	252
1982	35.0 °C10 March 1982	20.9 °C9 January 1982	27.0 °C	1,817 mm	301
1981	37.1 °C2 April 1981	21.3 °C3 January 1981	27.1 °C	2,368 mm	300
1980	36.9 °C28 March 1980	21.9 °C12 January 1980	27.7 °C	1,767 mm	323
1979	36.6 °C31 March 1979	20.4 °C22 December 1979	27.4 °C	2,337 mm	302
1978	36.2 °C31 January 1978	21.2 °C2 January 1978	27.1 °C	2,464 mm	293
1977	36.8 °C6 March 1977	21.9 °C13 January 1977	27.5 °C	2,198 mm	316
1976	35.0 °C16 March 1976	19.9 °C31 January 1976	27.2 °C	1,865 mm	320
1975	34.6 °C11 February 1975	20.4 °C30 December 1975	26.8 °C	2,520 mm	244
1974	35.2 °C24 February 1974	20.7 °C28 December 1974	26.7 °C	2,606 mm	280
1973	37.4 °C2 February 1973	21.8 °C23 December 1973	27.4 °C	2,650 mm	294
1972	36.5 °C31 July 1972	22.0 °C13 March 1972	27.5 °C	2,236 mm	332
1971	34.6 °C21 July 1971	21.2 °C12 February 1971	26.6 °C	2,547 mm	279
1970	37.4 °C12 February 1970	21.8 °C23 January 1970	27.1 °C	2,896 mm	308
1969	37.1 °C20 March 1969	22.0 °C2 February 1969	27.6 °C	2,399 mm	321
1968	35.8 °C23 February 1968	21.5 °C10 January 1968	27.2 °C	2,226 mm	326
1967	35.9 °C3 April 1967	21.8 °C20 March 1967	27.2 °C	1,915 mm	322
1966	35.9 °C24 February 1966	21.3 °C13 February 1966	27.1 °C	2,398 mm	308
1965	35.5 °C6 February 1965	21.5 °C1 January 1965	27.1 °C	2,140 mm	313
1964	34.7 °C2 February 1964	20.5 °C10 December 1964	26.7 °C	2,136 mm	275
1963	35.6 °C29 January 1963	21.1 °C17 January 1963	26.8 °C	2,206 mm	285
1962	35.5 °C20 February 1962	21.3 °C10 January 1962	26.8 °C	2,075 mm	280
1961	36.0 °C5 March 1961	21.8 °C3 February 1961	26.9 °C	1,851 mm	286
1960	34.1 °C23 February 1960	21.7 °C27 December 1960	26.5 °C	2,239 mm	254
1959	35.5 °C11 February 1959	21.5 °C9 January 1959	26.7 °C	2,248 mm	277
1958	37.0 °C11 March 1958	22.3 °C19 November 1958	27.6 °C	2,238 mm	336
1957	34.0 °C17 September 1957	20.7 °C14 January 1957	27.0 °C	1,921 mm	284
1956	31.5 °C8 July 1956	19.1 °C11 January 1956	25.5 °C	2,423 mm	86
1955	32.6 °C5 March 1955	20.5 °C23 January 1955	25.6 °C	2,264 mm	95
1954	32.8 °C5 March 1954	21.3 °C5 December 1954	25.8 °C	2,241 mm	128
1953	33.9 °C8 March 1953	21.4 °C9 December 1953	26.4 °C	2,056 mm	179
1952	35.3 °C23 March 1952	21.4 °C5 January 1952	26.3 °C	2,260 mm	153
1951	34.2 °C18 March 1951	19.2 °C10 January 1951	26.2 °C	2,169 mm	161
1950	31.6 °C27 January 1950	20.4 °C7 January 1950	25.5 °C	2,798 mm	89
1949	34.8 °C19 March 1949	19.3 °C16 December 1949	26.2 °C	2,206 mm	157
1948	33.9 °C16 March 1948	20.9 °C21 April 1948	25.9 °C	2,657 mm	106
1947	31.6 °C14 March 1947	20.2 °C3 January 1947	25.6 °C	2,564 mm	46
1946	32.8 °C8 February 1946	20.8 °C5 January 1946	25.8 °C	2,191 mm	113
1945	33.2 °C4 March 1945	20.2 °C13 January 1945	25.7 °C	2,483 mm	85
1944	33.3 °C10 March 1944	20.7 °C1 January 1944	26.2 °C	2,445 mm	156
1943	32.1 °C13 February 1943	20.1 °C9 February 1943	25.6 °C	2,403 mm	84
1942	33.0 °C16 March 1942	20.1 °C9 January 1942	25.8 °C	2,602 mm	129
1941	36.4 °C18 March 1941	21.0 °C13 January 1941	26.8 °C	1,574 mm	233
1940	33.3 °C14 March 1940	20.9 °C8 March 1940	25.7 °C	2,223 mm	108

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

32.2 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

318 d/yr

+50

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1826 mm

-279 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.8 °C	+0.8 °C	20 mm	-10 mm
Feb	33.7 °C	+0.5 °C	38 mm	+1 mm
Mar	34.0 °C	+0.9 °C	74 mm	+2 mm
Apr	32.4 °C	+0.6 °C	182 mm	-14 mm
May	31.8 °C	+0.9 °C	230 mm	-66 mm
Jun	31.8 °C	+0.9 °C	198 mm	-59 mm
Jul	32.8 °C	+1.6 °C	149 mm	-63 mm
Aug	32.1 °C	+1.1 °C	214 mm	-21 mm
Sep	31.5 °C	+0.9 °C	183 mm	-60 mm
Oct	30.7 °C	+0.5 °C	279 mm	+14 mm
Nov	31.5 °C	+1.2 °C	197 mm	+12 mm
Dec	31.9 °C	+1.1 °C	62 mm	-16 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.1 °C

23 Mar 2025

Coldest day

22.7 °C

18 Jan 2025

Wettest day

35.9 mm

29 Nov 2025

Windiest day

18.3 km/h

13 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

36.7 km/h

13 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.0 °C

24 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

26.1 °C

16 Oct 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

31 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Galeras?

Galeras has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 2,105 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Galeras?

The hottest day measured in Galeras between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2016, reaching 39.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Galeras?

The coldest day measured in Galeras between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1956, at 19.1 °C.

Does it snow in Galeras?

Almost never: Galeras sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Galeras warmed?

Yes: Galeras warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Galeras?

The wettest day measured in Galeras between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 2024, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Galeras?

The windiest day measured in Galeras between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 2016, with winds reaching 23.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Galeras?

The warmest month in Galeras is March (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Galeras?

Galeras receives on average 2,105 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 268 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Galeras?

Galeras gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Galeras?

Yes: Galeras has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Galeras?

In Galeras, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.3 °C on 20 May 2024, and the lowest was 21.1 °C on 11 January 1956.

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