Guadalajara de Buga climate — normals and trends
Guadalajara de Buga (Colombia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 11,832 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 April (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Guadalajara de Buga averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 361 rainy days per year.
Guadalajara de Buga 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 28.9 °C (on 17 February 1998) and the coldest 9.2 °C (on 25 November 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
Guadalajara de BugaValle del Cauca Department
- coords
- 3.90°, -76.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.4°C
Average daily high
22.8°C
Average daily low
14.9°C
Annual rainfall
11,832mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
90%
Average peak wind
7.5km/h
Seasonal range
0.6°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
25.6 °C
Average feels-like low
15.7 °C
Average peak gust
24.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.5 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
28.9 °C
17 February 1998
Coldest day
9.2 °C
25 November 1956
Wettest day
225 mm
1 March 1978
Windiest day
20.2 km/h
16 April 1990
Strongest gust
40.0 km/h
7 January 2003
Hottest feels-like
34.6 °C
17 February 1998
Coldest feels-like
8.3 °C
25 November 1956
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 | 24.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 847 mm | +25 mm |
| Feb | 23.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 973 mm | +188 mm |
| Mar | 23.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 924 mm | +52 mm |
| Apr | 24.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 966 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 23.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 1453 mm | +247 mm |
| Jun | 23.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 1509 mm | +248 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 1384 mm | +127 mm |
| Aug | 23.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 1208 mm | +105 mm |
| Sep | 23.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 1081 mm | +97 mm |
| Oct | 22.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 962 mm | +55 mm |
| Nov | 22.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 1129 mm | +322 mm |
| Dec | 22.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 802 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Guadalajara de Buga?
Guadalajara de Buga has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 11,832 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Guadalajara de Buga?
The hottest day measured in Guadalajara de Buga between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1998, reaching 28.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Guadalajara de Buga?
The coldest day measured in Guadalajara de Buga between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1956, at 9.2 °C.
Does it snow in Guadalajara de Buga?
Almost never: Guadalajara de Buga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Guadalajara de Buga warmed?
Yes: Guadalajara de Buga warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Guadalajara de Buga?
The wettest day measured in Guadalajara de Buga between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1978, with 225 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Guadalajara de Buga?
The windiest day measured in Guadalajara de Buga between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1990, with winds reaching 20.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Guadalajara de Buga?
The warmest month in Guadalajara de Buga is April (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Guadalajara de Buga?
Guadalajara de Buga receives on average 11,832 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 361 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Guadalajara de Buga?
Guadalajara de Buga gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Guadalajara de Buga?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Guadalajara de Buga.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Guadalajara de Buga?
In Guadalajara de Buga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.6 °C on 17 February 1998, and the lowest was 8.3 °C on 25 November 1956.
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