Garzón climate — normals and trends
Garzón (Colombia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 2,653 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 February (19.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Garzón averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 320 rainy days per year.
Garzón has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.5 °C (on 20 January 1964) and the coldest 8.9 °C (on 2 August 1955).
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
GarzónHuila Department
- coords
- 2.20°, -75.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.5°C
Average daily high
23.4°C
Average daily low
14.6°C
Annual rainfall
2,653mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
5.6km/h
Seasonal range
1.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
320 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.2 °C
Average feels-like low
15.3 °C
Average peak gust
24.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
32.5 °C
20 January 1964
Coldest day
8.9 °C
2 August 1955
Wettest day
133 mm
27 April 1952
Windiest day
14.0 km/h
7 May 1955
Strongest gust
50.0 km/h
18 July 1975
Hottest feels-like
34.3 °C
20 January 1964
Coldest feels-like
7.4 °C
2 August 1955
Sunniest day
12.0 h
16 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 149 mm | -29 mm |
| Feb | 23.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 273 mm | +59 mm |
| Mar | 23.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 520 mm | +215 mm |
| Apr | 24.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 417 mm | +91 mm |
| May | 22.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 235 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 22.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 377 mm | +174 mm |
| Jul | 22.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 235 mm | +68 mm |
| Aug | 23.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 175 mm | +40 mm |
| Sep | 23.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 180 mm | +21 mm |
| Oct | 23.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 223 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 23.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 370 mm | +113 mm |
| Dec | 23.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 161 mm | -47 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Garzón?
Garzón has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 2,653 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Garzón?
The hottest day measured in Garzón between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, reaching 32.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Garzón?
The coldest day measured in Garzón between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1955, at 8.9 °C.
Does it snow in Garzón?
Almost never: Garzón sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Garzón warmed?
Yes: Garzón warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Garzón?
The wettest day measured in Garzón between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1952, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Garzón?
The windiest day measured in Garzón between 1940 and 2025 was 7 May 1955, with winds reaching 14.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Garzón?
The warmest month in Garzón is February (19.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Garzón?
Garzón receives on average 2,653 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 320 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Garzón?
Garzón gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Garzón?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Garzón.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Garzón?
In Garzón, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.3 °C on 20 January 1964, and the lowest was 7.4 °C on 2 August 1955.
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