La Mesa climate — normals and trends
La Mesa (Colombia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.6 °C and it receives 2,596 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 (14.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
La Mesa averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 317 rainy days per year.
La Mesa has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 25.7 °C (on 5 February 2010) and the coldest 1.5 °C (on 13 September 1978).
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 MesaCundinamarca
- coords
- 5.27°, -73.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.6°C
Average daily high
19.0°C
Average daily low
9.5°C
Annual rainfall
2,596mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
7.8km/h
Seasonal range
0.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
317 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
19.7 °C
Average feels-like low
8.3 °C
Average peak gust
30.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
25.7 °C
5 February 2010
Coldest day
1.5 °C
13 September 1978
Wettest day
166 mm
24 February 2010
Windiest day
20.9 km/h
30 July 1972
Strongest gust
67.3 km/h
24 June 2015
Hottest feels-like
27.2 °C
25 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
-1.4 °C
13 September 1978
Sunniest day
12.0 h
27 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 120 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | 18.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 257 mm | +55 mm |
| Mar | 18.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 351 mm | +44 mm |
| Apr | 18.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 380 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 18.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 267 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 17.9 °C | -0.9 °C | 192 mm | +47 mm |
| Jul | 18.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 91 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 18.0 °C | -1.5 °C | 172 mm | +58 mm |
| Sep | 18.1 °C | -1.6 °C | 174 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 17.4 °C | -1.5 °C | 345 mm | +44 mm |
| Nov | 18.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 225 mm | -40 mm |
| Dec | 17.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 134 mm | -40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Mesa?
La Mesa has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.6 °C and it receives 2,596 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Mesa?
The hottest day measured in La Mesa between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2010, reaching 25.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Mesa?
The coldest day measured in La Mesa between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 1978, at 1.5 °C.
Does it snow in La Mesa?
Almost never: La Mesa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of La Mesa warmed?
Yes: La Mesa warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Mesa?
The wettest day measured in La Mesa between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2010, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Mesa?
The windiest day measured in La Mesa between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1972, with winds reaching 20.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Mesa?
The warmest month in La Mesa is May (14.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.2 °C).
How much does it rain in La Mesa?
La Mesa receives on average 2,596 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 317 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Mesa?
La Mesa 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 Mesa?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in La Mesa.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Mesa?
In La Mesa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 27.2 °C on 25 March 2016, and the lowest was -1.4 °C on 13 September 1978.
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