La Dorada climate — normals and trends
La Dorada (Colombia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,493 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 August (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is November (24.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
La Dorada averages 0 frost days, 267 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 203 rainy days per year.
La Dorada has warmed by +3.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.41 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 22 September 2023) and the coldest 14.6 °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
La DoradaCaldas Department
- coords
- 5.45°, -74.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
32.0°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,493mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
9.1km/h
Seasonal range
2.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
267 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
203 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.8 °C
Average feels-like low
23.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
307 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.5 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °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
40.7 °C
22 September 2023
Coldest day
14.6 °C
4 January 1968
Wettest day
152 mm
18 April 1967
Windiest day
25.7 km/h
15 August 1978
Strongest gust
72.4 km/h
15 August 1978
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
5 February 2010
Coldest feels-like
13.4 °C
4 January 1968
Sunniest day
12.0 h
28 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 83 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 32.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 151 mm | +54 mm |
| Mar | 31.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 169 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 31.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 165 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 30.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 100 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 31.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 71 mm | +18 mm |
| Jul | 33.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 13 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 29 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 33.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 108 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 99 mm | -126 mm |
| Nov | 29.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 217 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 29.4 °C | -0.9 °C | 86 mm | -40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Dorada?
La Dorada has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,493 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Dorada?
The hottest day measured in La Dorada between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 2023, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Dorada?
The coldest day measured in La Dorada between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1968, at 14.6 °C.
Does it snow in La Dorada?
Almost never: La Dorada sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of La Dorada warmed?
Yes: La Dorada warmed by +3.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Dorada?
The wettest day measured in La Dorada between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 1967, with 152 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Dorada?
The windiest day measured in La Dorada between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 1978, with winds reaching 25.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Dorada?
The warmest month in La Dorada is August (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is November (24.8 °C).
How much does it rain in La Dorada?
La Dorada receives on average 1,493 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 203 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Dorada?
La Dorada gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in La Dorada?
Yes: La Dorada has on average 307 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Dorada?
In La Dorada, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 5 February 2010, and the lowest was 13.4 °C on 4 January 1968.
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