Guacarí climate — normals and trends
Guacarí (Colombia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 17,994 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 May (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Guacarí averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 361 rainy days per year.
Guacarí 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 27.7 °C (on 18 March 2024) and the coldest 6.9 °C (on 6 January 1967).
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
GuacaríValle del Cauca Department
- coords
- 3.76°, -76.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
21.7°C
Average daily low
13.8°C
Annual rainfall
17,994mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
90%
Average peak wind
7.5km/h
Seasonal range
0.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
361 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.4 °C
Average feels-like low
14.4 °C
Average peak gust
28.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
27.7 °C
18 March 2024
Coldest day
6.9 °C
6 January 1967
Wettest day
242 mm
7 January 2003
Windiest day
11.3 km/h
16 December 2018
Strongest gust
39.2 km/h
25 April 2025
Hottest feels-like
35.4 °C
5 October 2015
Coldest feels-like
5.2 °C
6 January 1967
Sunniest day
12.0 h
23 April 1941
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 | 22.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 1648 mm | +427 mm |
| Feb | 21.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 1399 mm | +203 mm |
| Mar | 22.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 1506 mm | +135 mm |
| Apr | 23.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 1543 mm | +89 mm |
| May | 22.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 2311 mm | +668 mm |
| Jun | 22.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 2318 mm | +479 mm |
| Jul | 23.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 2148 mm | +171 mm |
| Aug | 22.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 1969 mm | +50 mm |
| Sep | 22.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 1953 mm | +247 mm |
| Oct | 21.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 1658 mm | +316 mm |
| Nov | 21.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 1648 mm | +524 mm |
| Dec | 21.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 1101 mm | -102 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Guacarí?
Guacarí has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 17,994 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Guacarí?
The hottest day measured in Guacarí between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 2024, reaching 27.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Guacarí?
The coldest day measured in Guacarí between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1967, at 6.9 °C.
Does it snow in Guacarí?
Almost never: Guacarí sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Guacarí warmed?
Yes: Guacarí warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Guacarí?
The wettest day measured in Guacarí between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2003, with 242 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Guacarí?
The windiest day measured in Guacarí between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 2018, with winds reaching 11.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Guacarí?
The warmest month in Guacarí is May (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Guacarí?
Guacarí receives on average 17,994 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 361 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Guacarí?
Guacarí gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Guacarí?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Guacarí.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Guacarí?
In Guacarí, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.4 °C on 5 October 2015, and the lowest was 5.2 °C on 6 January 1967.
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