La Plata climate — normals and trends
La Plata (Colombia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 2,372 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 (16.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
La Plata averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 307 rainy days per year.
La Plata 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 27.7 °C (on 20 January 1964) and the coldest 5.7 °C (on 17 August 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 PlataHuila Department
- coords
- 2.39°, -75.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.5°C
Average daily high
20.2°C
Average daily low
11.9°C
Annual rainfall
2,372mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
5.9km/h
Seasonal range
1.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
307 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.5 °C
Average feels-like low
11.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
20 January 1964
Coldest day
5.7 °C
17 August 1978
Wettest day
116 mm
4 November 1972
Windiest day
11.5 km/h
11 February 1965
Strongest gust
59.8 km/h
3 March 1966
Hottest feels-like
29.6 °C
11 March 2020
Coldest feels-like
3.7 °C
17 August 1978
Sunniest day
12.0 h
29 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 120 mm | -66 mm |
| Feb | 20.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 325 mm | +112 mm |
| Mar | 20.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 469 mm | +165 mm |
| Apr | 21.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 364 mm | +49 mm |
| May | 19.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 194 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 19.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 253 mm | +109 mm |
| Jul | 19.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 237 mm | +113 mm |
| Aug | 20.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 173 mm | +93 mm |
| Sep | 19.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 132 mm | +42 mm |
| Oct | 19.9 °C | -1.0 °C | 195 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 20.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 232 mm | -37 mm |
| Dec | 20.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 188 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Plata?
La Plata has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 2,372 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Plata?
The hottest day measured in La Plata between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, reaching 27.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Plata?
The coldest day measured in La Plata between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1978, at 5.7 °C.
Does it snow in La Plata?
Almost never: La Plata sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of La Plata warmed?
Yes: La Plata warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Plata?
The wettest day measured in La Plata between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1972, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Plata?
The windiest day measured in La Plata between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1965, with winds reaching 11.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Plata?
The warmest month in La Plata is March (16.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.4 °C).
How much does it rain in La Plata?
La Plata receives on average 2,372 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 307 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Plata?
La Plata gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in La Plata?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in La Plata.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Plata?
In La Plata, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.6 °C on 11 March 2020, and the lowest was 3.7 °C on 17 August 1978.
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