Gigante climate — normals and trends
Gigante (Colombia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 3,407 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 (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Gigante averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 298 rainy days per year.
Gigante 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 29.9 °C (on 20 January 1964) and the coldest 8.1 °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
GiganteHuila Department
- coords
- 2.39°, -75.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.9°C
Average daily high
22.7°C
Average daily low
14.2°C
Annual rainfall
3,407mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
6.3km/h
Seasonal range
1.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
298 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.9 °C
Average feels-like low
14.4 °C
Average peak gust
27.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
29.9 °C
20 January 1964
Coldest day
8.1 °C
4 January 1968
Wettest day
181 mm
9 March 1996
Windiest day
14.7 km/h
19 July 1975
Strongest gust
51.1 km/h
2 June 1966
Hottest feels-like
33.7 °C
19 March 2020
Coldest feels-like
6.7 °C
2 August 1955
Sunniest day
12.0 h
15 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 | 23.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 164 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 22.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 363 mm | +110 mm |
| Mar | 22.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 579 mm | +180 mm |
| Apr | 23.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 433 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 22.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 329 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 22.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 373 mm | +114 mm |
| Jul | 21.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 273 mm | +47 mm |
| Aug | 22.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 286 mm | +102 mm |
| Sep | 22.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 253 mm | +50 mm |
| Oct | 22.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 264 mm | -77 mm |
| Nov | 22.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 308 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 23.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 207 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gigante?
Gigante has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 3,407 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gigante?
The hottest day measured in Gigante between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, reaching 29.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gigante?
The coldest day measured in Gigante between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1968, at 8.1 °C.
Does it snow in Gigante?
Almost never: Gigante sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gigante warmed?
Yes: Gigante warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gigante?
The wettest day measured in Gigante between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1996, with 181 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gigante?
The windiest day measured in Gigante between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1975, with winds reaching 14.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gigante?
The warmest month in Gigante is February (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Gigante?
Gigante receives on average 3,407 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 298 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gigante?
Gigante gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gigante?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gigante.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gigante?
In Gigante, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.7 °C on 19 March 2020, and the lowest was 6.7 °C on 2 August 1955.
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