La Virginia climate — normals and trends
La Virginia (Colombia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 5,723 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 (19.5 °C on average) and the coldest is October (19.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
La Virginia averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 359 rainy days per year.
La Virginia 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 29.0 °C (on 18 April 2010) and the coldest 11.8 °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
La VirginiaRisaralda Department
- coords
- 4.90°, -75.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.3°C
Average daily high
23.5°C
Average daily low
16.5°C
Annual rainfall
5,723mm
Sunshine / day
6.4h
Mean relative humidity
91%
Average peak wind
4.8km/h
Seasonal range
0.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
359 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.2 °C
Average feels-like low
18.1 °C
Average peak gust
21.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
29.0 °C
18 April 2010
Coldest day
11.8 °C
25 November 1956
Wettest day
150 mm
13 April 1972
Windiest day
11.5 km/h
16 April 1990
Strongest gust
40.7 km/h
21 March 2010
Hottest feels-like
35.3 °C
5 February 2017
Coldest feels-like
11.7 °C
25 November 1956
Sunniest day
12.0 h
9 May 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 | 24.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 261 mm | -71 mm |
| Feb | 23.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 533 mm | +171 mm |
| Mar | 23.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 503 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 23.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 644 mm | +44 mm |
| May | 23.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 541 mm | -55 mm |
| Jun | 23.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 678 mm | +207 mm |
| Jul | 24.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 372 mm | -50 mm |
| Aug | 23.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 461 mm | +20 mm |
| Sep | 23.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 473 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 22.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 509 mm | -84 mm |
| Nov | 22.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 639 mm | +83 mm |
| Dec | 22.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 354 mm | -46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Virginia?
La Virginia has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 5,723 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Virginia?
The hottest day measured in La Virginia between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 2010, reaching 29.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Virginia?
The coldest day measured in La Virginia between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1956, at 11.8 °C.
Does it snow in La Virginia?
Almost never: La Virginia sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of La Virginia warmed?
Yes: La Virginia warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Virginia?
The wettest day measured in La Virginia between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1972, with 150 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Virginia?
The windiest day measured in La Virginia between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1990, with winds reaching 11.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Virginia?
The warmest month in La Virginia is April (19.5 °C on average); the coldest is October (19.1 °C).
How much does it rain in La Virginia?
La Virginia receives on average 5,723 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 359 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Virginia?
La Virginia gets on average 6.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,336 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in La Virginia?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in La Virginia.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Virginia?
In La Virginia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.3 °C on 5 February 2017, and the lowest was 11.7 °C on 25 November 1956.
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