Lorica climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Lorica?

Lorica has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 2,257 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lorica?

The hottest day measured in Lorica between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 1988, reaching 37.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Lorica?

The coldest day measured in Lorica between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1951, at 21.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Lorica?

Almost never: Lorica sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Lorica warmed?

Yes: Lorica warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Lorica?

The wettest day measured in Lorica between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 1973, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Lorica?

The windiest day measured in Lorica between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1989, with winds reaching 29.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Lorica?

The warmest month in Lorica is March (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Lorica?

Lorica receives on average 2,257 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 287 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Lorica?

Lorica gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Lorica (Colombia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 2,257 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 (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is October (26.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Lorica averages 0 frost days, 252 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 287 rainy days per year.

Lorica has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 24 March 1988) and the coldest 21.2 °C (on 10 January 1951).

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

LoricaCórdoba

coords: 9.24°, -75.81°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthMarchColdest monthOctoberWettest monthMayDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.3°C

Average daily high

30.7°C

Average daily low

24.7°C

Annual rainfall

2,257mm

Sunshine / day

10.0h

Mean relative humidity

84%

Average peak wind

12.4km/h

Seasonal range

1.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

252 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

287 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

37.4 °C

Average feels-like low

29.5 °C

Average peak gust

25.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

364 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

37.4 °C

24 March 1988

Coldest day

21.2 °C

10 January 1951

Wettest day

94 mm

2 May 1973

Windiest day

29.3 km/h

11 March 1989

Strongest gust

55.1 km/h

11 February 2005

Hottest feels-like

45.8 °C

29 April 1973

Coldest feels-like

22.8 °C

10 January 1951

Sunniest day

12.0 h

7 July 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.1 °C18 July 2025	23.2 °C2 October 2025	28.3 °C	2,128 mm	321
2024	36.0 °C13 April 2024	24.1 °C5 November 2024	28.7 °C	1,690 mm	330
2023	36.4 °C20 July 2023	23.8 °C5 January 2023	28.8 °C	1,711 mm	354
2022	34.6 °C21 February 2022	23.1 °C9 December 2022	27.9 °C	1,997 mm	334
2021	36.2 °C31 March 2021	23.4 °C1 September 2021	28.1 °C	1,826 mm	326
2020	36.5 °C18 February 2020	23.4 °C10 November 2020	28.5 °C	1,647 mm	335
2019	36.1 °C18 June 2019	23.6 °C3 January 2019	28.6 °C	1,363 mm	345
2018	35.3 °C20 February 2018	23.7 °C4 October 2018	28.2 °C	1,824 mm	339
2017	36.3 °C5 February 2017	23.7 °C12 January 2017	28.4 °C	1,678 mm	340
2016	35.8 °C23 March 2016	23.6 °C28 July 2016	28.6 °C	2,051 mm	343
2015	36.1 °C24 June 2015	24.0 °C7 January 2015	28.9 °C	1,777 mm	354
2014	35.5 °C28 March 2014	23.9 °C14 November 2014	28.5 °C	1,784 mm	347
2013	34.9 °C21 February 2013	23.5 °C8 November 2013	28.2 °C	1,973 mm	343
2012	35.3 °C8 March 2012	23.6 °C18 September 2012	28.1 °C	2,182 mm	342
2011	33.8 °C28 June 2011	22.5 °C18 October 2011	27.7 °C	2,465 mm	320
2010	36.5 °C1 February 2010	23.4 °C9 November 2010	28.2 °C	2,420 mm	321
2009	35.4 °C11 February 2009	23.8 °C9 July 2009	28.2 °C	2,010 mm	343
2008	34.8 °C16 March 2008	23.2 °C10 January 2008	27.5 °C	2,112 mm	286
2007	35.2 °C20 February 2007	23.3 °C5 December 2007	27.7 °C	2,184 mm	301
2006	35.3 °C29 June 2006	23.1 °C16 November 2006	27.8 °C	2,257 mm	319
2005	34.6 °C25 February 2005	23.4 °C25 October 2005	28.0 °C	2,151 mm	335
2004	36.2 °C3 March 2004	23.4 °C1 January 2004	27.9 °C	1,966 mm	318
2003	36.0 °C6 February 2003	23.2 °C3 November 2003	27.8 °C	2,288 mm	325
2002	34.8 °C1 March 2002	23.2 °C31 July 2002	27.9 °C	1,818 mm	346
2001	34.8 °C27 June 2001	22.9 °C21 January 2001	27.3 °C	1,901 mm	309
2000	33.3 °C31 March 2000	22.6 °C6 January 2000	27.1 °C	1,931 mm	291
1999	33.9 °C18 April 1999	22.4 °C26 November 1999	26.8 °C	2,078 mm	208
1998	37.0 °C16 February 1998	22.8 °C27 December 1998	27.7 °C	2,137 mm	280
1997	35.5 °C24 July 1997	23.0 °C12 February 1997	27.8 °C	1,725 mm	319
1996	33.9 °C12 August 1996	22.6 °C20 January 1996	26.9 °C	2,306 mm	231
1995	35.7 °C19 February 1995	22.9 °C24 December 1995	27.3 °C	2,011 mm	265
1994	33.7 °C11 July 1994	22.8 °C7 July 1994	27.1 °C	2,276 mm	266
1993	34.6 °C22 February 1993	22.8 °C10 September 1993	27.2 °C	2,352 mm	264
1992	34.9 °C10 April 1992	22.6 °C10 October 1992	27.2 °C	2,280 mm	254
1991	35.2 °C24 February 1991	22.9 °C19 October 1991	27.3 °C	2,174 mm	263
1990	35.6 °C10 March 1990	22.9 °C2 January 1990	27.1 °C	2,260 mm	246
1989	34.2 °C16 July 1989	22.3 °C16 February 1989	26.8 °C	2,313 mm	218
1988	37.4 °C24 March 1988	22.8 °C20 December 1988	27.1 °C	2,313 mm	255
1987	34.7 °C1 March 1987	22.9 °C8 January 1987	27.5 °C	2,394 mm	290
1986	33.3 °C23 July 1986	22.6 °C26 February 1986	26.9 °C	2,142 mm	232
1985	34.2 °C5 February 1985	22.5 °C1 November 1985	26.7 °C	2,120 mm	195
1984	32.6 °C28 March 1984	21.6 °C15 November 1984	26.4 °C	2,320 mm	162
1983	34.5 °C20 March 1983	22.5 °C17 October 1983	27.3 °C	2,230 mm	248
1982	33.1 °C23 March 1982	22.7 °C19 January 1982	27.2 °C	2,000 mm	275
1981	33.7 °C11 April 1981	22.6 °C2 September 1981	27.2 °C	2,501 mm	279
1980	34.5 °C16 April 1980	22.5 °C3 October 1980	27.6 °C	2,010 mm	303
1979	34.6 °C12 April 1979	22.0 °C6 January 1979	27.3 °C	2,407 mm	281
1978	34.3 °C13 March 1978	22.6 °C5 December 1978	27.3 °C	2,487 mm	285
1977	33.6 °C7 February 1977	22.7 °C13 January 1977	27.6 °C	2,290 mm	303
1976	33.6 °C16 July 1976	21.5 °C31 January 1976	27.2 °C	2,069 mm	292
1975	33.6 °C29 March 1975	21.8 °C23 December 1975	27.0 °C	2,577 mm	237
1974	34.1 °C16 August 1974	22.2 °C23 January 1974	27.1 °C	2,713 mm	265
1973	34.9 °C26 February 1973	22.6 °C22 December 1973	27.5 °C	2,728 mm	308
1972	34.7 °C1 April 1972	22.9 °C21 April 1972	27.6 °C	2,376 mm	316
1971	33.0 °C21 July 1971	22.5 °C25 December 1971	26.8 °C	2,751 mm	253
1970	34.1 °C12 February 1970	22.5 °C11 December 1970	27.3 °C	2,943 mm	300
1969	35.0 °C2 April 1969	22.6 °C2 February 1969	27.8 °C	2,381 mm	325
1968	34.2 °C23 August 1968	22.4 °C2 January 1968	27.3 °C	2,298 mm	313
1967	34.4 °C3 April 1967	22.7 °C29 June 1967	27.2 °C	2,249 mm	308
1966	33.8 °C21 January 1966	22.7 °C22 October 1966	27.3 °C	2,561 mm	296
1965	33.2 °C24 July 1965	22.6 °C2 January 1965	27.2 °C	2,465 mm	292
1964	34.8 °C3 March 1964	21.5 °C29 December 1964	26.9 °C	2,255 mm	251
1963	33.8 °C3 March 1963	22.7 °C16 November 1963	27.0 °C	2,518 mm	270
1962	35.0 °C20 February 1962	22.7 °C1 November 1962	27.0 °C	2,269 mm	284
1961	33.8 °C15 February 1961	22.5 °C19 July 1961	27.1 °C	2,114 mm	271
1960	33.3 °C23 February 1960	22.3 °C17 December 1960	26.9 °C	2,326 mm	250
1959	34.9 °C31 January 1959	22.5 °C19 November 1959	27.1 °C	2,400 mm	274
1958	34.5 °C18 March 1958	23.1 °C20 June 1958	27.8 °C	2,387 mm	333
1957	33.1 °C7 May 1957	22.3 °C15 January 1957	27.2 °C	2,251 mm	262
1956	31.8 °C8 July 1956	21.7 °C10 January 1956	25.9 °C	2,661 mm	56
1955	31.1 °C5 March 1955	22.1 °C23 January 1955	25.9 °C	2,446 mm	47
1954	32.0 °C4 March 1954	22.4 °C23 July 1954	26.2 °C	2,311 mm	93
1953	33.4 °C7 March 1953	23.1 °C19 December 1953	26.7 °C	2,305 mm	162
1952	33.4 °C4 April 1952	22.1 °C22 July 1952	26.5 °C	2,407 mm	127
1951	32.8 °C21 July 1951	21.2 °C10 January 1951	26.4 °C	2,566 mm	129
1950	31.0 °C13 April 1950	21.9 °C9 January 1950	25.8 °C	2,885 mm	58
1949	34.0 °C13 February 1949	21.5 °C18 December 1949	26.4 °C	2,379 mm	136
1948	32.6 °C16 February 1948	22.6 °C21 December 1948	26.1 °C	2,909 mm	72
1947	31.2 °C15 April 1947	21.8 °C3 January 1947	25.9 °C	2,661 mm	20
1946	33.1 °C9 February 1946	21.5 °C3 January 1946	26.0 °C	2,760 mm	74
1945	31.2 °C2 March 1945	22.1 °C14 January 1945	25.9 °C	2,811 mm	46
1944	32.8 °C3 April 1944	22.7 °C16 October 1944	26.4 °C	2,585 mm	97
1943	31.5 °C9 December 1943	21.6 °C26 January 1943	25.8 °C	2,778 mm	31
1942	32.4 °C7 April 1942	22.3 °C5 May 1942	26.1 °C	2,426 mm	105
1941	35.2 °C19 March 1941	22.5 °C4 December 1941	26.9 °C	1,903 mm	193
1940	31.9 °C13 March 1940	21.9 °C26 January 1940	26.0 °C	2,431 mm	60

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.4 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

321 d/yr

+69

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2128 mm

-130 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.4 °C	+0.4 °C	27 mm	-11 mm
Feb	31.4 °C	-0.2 °C	33 mm	-6 mm
Mar	31.7 °C	0.0 °C	60 mm	-2 mm
Apr	31.1 °C	-0.1 °C	220 mm	+47 mm
May	31.2 °C	+0.5 °C	252 mm	-41 mm
Jun	31.4 °C	+0.8 °C	229 mm	-61 mm
Jul	32.0 °C	+1.2 °C	235 mm	-43 mm
Aug	31.4 °C	+0.8 °C	251 mm	-18 mm
Sep	31.2 °C	+0.9 °C	208 mm	-52 mm
Oct	31.0 °C	+1.0 °C	298 mm	+33 mm
Nov	31.3 °C	+1.3 °C	226 mm	+28 mm
Dec	31.6 °C	+1.2 °C	90 mm	-4 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.1 °C

18 Jul 2025

Coldest day

23.2 °C

2 Oct 2025

Wettest day

47.0 mm

16 Oct 2025

Windiest day

20.3 km/h

10 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

38.2 km/h

27 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.3 °C

24 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

27.6 °C

29 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

7 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Lorica?

Lorica has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 2,257 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lorica?

The hottest day measured in Lorica between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 1988, reaching 37.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Lorica?

The coldest day measured in Lorica between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1951, at 21.2 °C.

Does it snow in Lorica?

Almost never: Lorica sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Lorica warmed?

Yes: Lorica warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Lorica?

The wettest day measured in Lorica between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 1973, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Lorica?

The windiest day measured in Lorica between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1989, with winds reaching 29.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Lorica?

The warmest month in Lorica is March (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Lorica?

Lorica receives on average 2,257 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 287 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Lorica?

Lorica gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Lorica?

Yes: Lorica has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lorica?

In Lorica, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 29 April 1973, and the lowest was 22.8 °C on 10 January 1951.

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