Ibague climate — normals and trends
Ibague (Colombia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 2,773 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 (15.9 °C on average) and the coldest is November (15.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Ibague averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 313 rainy days per year.
Ibague has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.1 °C (on 11 February 2020) and the coldest 7.1 °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
IbagueTolima Department
- coords
- 4.44°, -75.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.6°C
Average daily high
20.2°C
Average daily low
12.0°C
Annual rainfall
2,773mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
7.3km/h
Seasonal range
0.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
313 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.4 °C
Average feels-like low
11.6 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 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
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
27.1 °C
11 February 2020
Coldest day
7.1 °C
4 January 1968
Wettest day
86 mm
12 October 1969
Windiest day
16.2 km/h
5 August 2019
Strongest gust
64.1 km/h
14 August 2019
Hottest feels-like
29.5 °C
27 October 2017
Coldest feels-like
5.1 °C
4 January 1968
Snowiest day
0.5 cm
1 March 1965
Sunniest day
12.0 h
1 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 | 20.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 94 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 19.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 138 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 19.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 273 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 19.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 381 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 19.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 307 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 19.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 310 mm | +88 mm |
| Jul | 19.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 158 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 20.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 174 mm | +21 mm |
| Sep | 19.9 °C | -1.0 °C | 224 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 18.8 °C | -1.3 °C | 313 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 19.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 253 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 19.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 177 mm | +25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ibague?
Ibague has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 2,773 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ibague?
The hottest day measured in Ibague between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2020, reaching 27.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ibague?
The coldest day measured in Ibague between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1968, at 7.1 °C.
Does it snow in Ibague?
Almost never: Ibague sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ibague warmed?
Yes: Ibague warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ibague?
The wettest day measured in Ibague between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 1969, with 86 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ibague?
The windiest day measured in Ibague between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2019, with winds reaching 16.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ibague?
The warmest month in Ibague is March (15.9 °C on average); the coldest is November (15.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Ibague?
Ibague receives on average 2,773 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 313 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ibague?
Ibague gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ibague?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ibague between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1965, with 0.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ibague?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ibague.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ibague?
In Ibague, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.5 °C on 27 October 2017, and the lowest was 5.1 °C on 4 January 1968.
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