Luruaco climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Luruaco?

Luruaco has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 1,745 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Luruaco between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1998, reaching 40.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Luruaco?

The coldest day measured in Luruaco between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1956, at 20.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Luruaco?

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

Q: Has the climate of Luruaco warmed?

Yes: Luruaco warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Luruaco?

The wettest day measured in Luruaco between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 2008, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Luruaco?

The windiest day measured in Luruaco between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2009, with winds reaching 33.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Luruaco?

The warmest month in Luruaco is March (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Luruaco?

Luruaco receives on average 1,745 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 246 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Luruaco?

Luruaco gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Luruaco (Colombia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 1,745 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is October (26.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Luruaco averages 0 frost days, 273 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 246 rainy days per year.

Luruaco 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 40.2 °C (on 17 February 1998) and the coldest 20.2 °C (on 10 January 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

LuruacoAtlántico

coords: 10.62°, -75.15°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthOctoberWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.3°C

Average daily high

31.4°C

Average daily low

24.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,745mm

Sunshine / day

10.1h

Mean relative humidity

83%

Average peak wind

13.0km/h

Seasonal range

1.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

273 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

246 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

37.8 °C

Average feels-like low

29.3 °C

Average peak gust

27.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

364 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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

40.2 °C

17 February 1998

Coldest day

20.2 °C

10 January 1956

Wettest day

124 mm

25 November 2008

Windiest day

33.6 km/h

5 February 2009

Strongest gust

64.8 km/h

31 January 1969

Hottest feels-like

47.1 °C

18 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

22.4 °C

16 February 1989

Sunniest day

12.0 h

18 July 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.3 °C24 March 2025	22.9 °C18 January 2025	28.3 °C	1,649 mm	327
2024	39.6 °C18 March 2024	23.6 °C27 August 2024	28.7 °C	1,788 mm	330
2023	38.4 °C9 May 2023	22.8 °C12 March 2023	28.6 °C	1,402 mm	350
2022	37.0 °C23 March 2022	22.6 °C30 October 2022	27.7 °C	2,075 mm	324
2021	37.3 °C24 February 2021	23.2 °C4 March 2021	27.9 °C	1,531 mm	327
2020	37.7 °C3 March 2020	23.2 °C1 November 2020	28.3 °C	1,479 mm	319
2019	38.1 °C2 May 2019	23.5 °C10 January 2019	28.6 °C	1,275 mm	345
2018	37.3 °C10 March 2018	23.3 °C25 February 2018	28.1 °C	1,333 mm	341
2017	39.8 °C16 April 2017	22.2 °C24 January 2017	28.2 °C	1,628 mm	336
2016	38.0 °C25 March 2016	23.3 °C16 November 2016	28.4 °C	1,517 mm	341
2015	39.3 °C4 July 2015	23.8 °C7 January 2015	28.7 °C	1,258 mm	353
2014	37.6 °C7 April 2014	23.3 °C11 January 2014	28.3 °C	1,432 mm	348
2013	38.8 °C1 April 2013	23.3 °C13 January 2013	28.1 °C	1,551 mm	345
2012	36.7 °C3 March 2012	23.2 °C23 January 2012	28.0 °C	1,636 mm	344
2011	36.7 °C24 March 2011	22.3 °C19 May 2011	27.5 °C	2,394 mm	315
2010	38.7 °C29 March 2010	22.9 °C22 October 2010	28.0 °C	2,482 mm	304
2009	37.8 °C28 April 2009	23.3 °C19 January 2009	28.1 °C	1,475 mm	340
2008	36.2 °C5 February 2008	23.2 °C4 February 2008	27.4 °C	1,960 mm	295
2007	38.6 °C27 February 2007	23.0 °C26 October 2007	27.6 °C	1,865 mm	304
2006	36.7 °C1 July 2006	22.6 °C3 January 2006	27.7 °C	1,716 mm	317
2005	37.0 °C25 February 2005	22.4 °C16 December 2005	27.8 °C	1,816 mm	325
2004	37.3 °C12 February 2004	23.1 °C1 January 2004	27.8 °C	1,636 mm	331
2003	37.9 °C7 March 2003	23.0 °C2 November 2003	27.9 °C	1,711 mm	322
2002	38.3 °C13 May 2002	22.9 °C14 January 2002	28.0 °C	1,129 mm	348
2001	35.0 °C7 April 2001	22.5 °C3 February 2001	27.2 °C	1,338 mm	310
2000	34.9 °C29 March 2000	21.8 °C25 March 2000	26.9 °C	1,450 mm	295
1999	36.9 °C18 April 1999	22.1 °C26 November 1999	26.8 °C	1,666 mm	235
1998	40.2 °C17 February 1998	23.1 °C10 December 1998	27.8 °C	1,670 mm	289
1997	39.2 °C27 July 1997	22.6 °C23 March 1997	27.9 °C	1,184 mm	325
1996	36.3 °C28 March 1996	22.6 °C22 November 1996	27.0 °C	1,647 mm	250
1995	37.2 °C12 February 1995	22.4 °C13 January 1995	27.2 °C	1,805 mm	264
1994	35.5 °C10 February 1994	22.7 °C24 January 1994	27.3 °C	1,494 mm	289
1993	38.9 °C12 March 1993	22.1 °C9 January 1993	27.2 °C	1,757 mm	286
1992	37.4 °C10 April 1992	22.0 °C29 January 1992	27.2 °C	1,604 mm	281
1991	37.5 °C24 February 1991	22.7 °C19 January 1991	27.3 °C	1,496 mm	289
1990	37.7 °C14 March 1990	22.5 °C9 January 1990	27.3 °C	1,706 mm	277
1989	37.0 °C28 February 1989	22.3 °C1 January 1989	26.9 °C	1,829 mm	245
1988	38.7 °C19 March 1988	22.6 °C5 December 1988	27.1 °C	2,074 mm	256
1987	36.6 °C13 April 1987	20.7 °C8 January 1987	27.6 °C	1,774 mm	302
1986	35.1 °C27 March 1986	22.4 °C18 January 1986	27.0 °C	1,603 mm	273
1985	36.4 °C25 March 1985	21.8 °C2 February 1985	26.7 °C	1,699 mm	220
1984	34.9 °C21 March 1984	21.6 °C6 January 1984	26.5 °C	1,752 mm	207
1983	37.5 °C20 March 1983	22.5 °C13 December 1983	27.5 °C	1,447 mm	263
1982	36.7 °C23 March 1982	22.5 °C25 January 1982	27.2 °C	1,484 mm	298
1981	37.3 °C1 April 1981	22.3 °C2 September 1981	27.3 °C	2,054 mm	287
1980	35.7 °C25 January 1980	22.7 °C12 January 1980	27.6 °C	1,384 mm	320
1979	36.9 °C12 April 1979	20.6 °C22 December 1979	27.3 °C	1,849 mm	295
1978	36.7 °C13 March 1978	22.0 °C24 December 1978	27.2 °C	2,104 mm	293
1977	34.9 °C20 February 1977	22.2 °C15 January 1977	27.5 °C	1,757 mm	309
1976	35.0 °C31 July 1976	21.2 °C31 January 1976	27.3 °C	1,304 mm	315
1975	35.5 °C29 March 1975	21.5 °C3 February 1975	26.8 °C	2,215 mm	226
1974	35.4 °C6 March 1974	22.0 °C29 December 1974	26.8 °C	2,223 mm	253
1973	36.9 °C7 April 1973	21.9 °C16 December 1973	27.4 °C	2,261 mm	289
1972	36.8 °C31 July 1972	22.8 °C13 March 1972	27.7 °C	1,613 mm	333
1971	36.0 °C8 March 1971	21.7 °C19 January 1971	26.8 °C	2,021 mm	273
1970	37.6 °C13 February 1970	22.7 °C23 September 1970	27.3 °C	2,504 mm	279
1969	37.6 °C17 March 1969	22.4 °C2 February 1969	27.7 °C	2,184 mm	302
1968	36.6 °C22 March 1968	21.1 °C10 January 1968	27.3 °C	1,720 mm	313
1967	35.5 °C13 April 1967	22.1 °C22 April 1967	27.2 °C	1,538 mm	308
1966	35.3 °C29 April 1966	22.4 °C11 March 1966	27.2 °C	1,926 mm	280
1965	35.2 °C25 March 1965	22.1 °C28 February 1965	27.2 °C	1,704 mm	301
1964	34.9 °C4 February 1964	21.9 °C23 December 1964	26.9 °C	1,815 mm	259
1963	35.1 °C3 March 1963	22.7 °C27 January 1963	27.2 °C	1,676 mm	306
1962	36.7 °C12 April 1962	22.8 °C28 November 1962	27.1 °C	1,525 mm	299
1961	35.1 °C16 April 1961	22.2 °C15 November 1961	27.1 °C	1,502 mm	297
1960	34.9 °C23 February 1960	22.7 °C21 December 1960	26.8 °C	1,969 mm	245
1959	34.5 °C9 April 1959	22.2 °C25 February 1959	26.9 °C	1,552 mm	273
1958	37.5 °C13 March 1958	22.9 °C11 October 1958	27.8 °C	1,863 mm	325
1957	35.7 °C6 May 1957	22.4 °C5 January 1957	27.3 °C	1,348 mm	294
1956	34.4 °C6 April 1956	20.2 °C10 January 1956	26.1 °C	1,804 mm	119
1955	34.9 °C10 April 1955	22.0 °C2 January 1955	26.1 °C	2,069 mm	141
1954	35.2 °C6 March 1954	22.1 °C23 November 1954	26.4 °C	1,818 mm	168
1953	35.2 °C1 April 1953	22.1 °C19 January 1953	26.8 °C	1,609 mm	222
1952	37.1 °C5 April 1952	21.9 °C27 January 1952	26.6 °C	1,738 mm	198
1951	35.7 °C3 April 1951	21.2 °C9 January 1951	26.6 °C	1,708 mm	205
1950	33.7 °C25 February 1950	21.7 °C19 January 1950	25.9 °C	2,330 mm	144
1949	37.3 °C19 March 1949	21.4 °C16 December 1949	26.5 °C	1,821 mm	191
1948	35.2 °C28 March 1948	22.2 °C18 January 1948	26.3 °C	2,299 mm	137
1947	33.9 °C15 March 1947	21.3 °C30 November 1947	26.0 °C	2,112 mm	106
1946	35.1 °C25 March 1946	21.7 °C11 January 1946	26.2 °C	1,684 mm	136
1945	33.6 °C17 March 1945	21.5 °C8 January 1945	26.0 °C	2,064 mm	123
1944	36.5 °C9 April 1944	22.2 °C27 January 1944	26.7 °C	2,112 mm	191
1943	32.0 °C1 March 1943	20.8 °C26 January 1943	26.1 °C	1,801 mm	142
1942	34.7 °C7 April 1942	22.3 °C2 December 1942	26.2 °C	2,435 mm	167
1941	38.4 °C20 April 1941	22.5 °C5 November 1941	27.2 °C	1,189 mm	281
1940	35.1 °C13 March 1940	21.4 °C10 February 1940	26.2 °C	1,658 mm	136

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

32.0 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

327 d/yr

+54

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1649 mm

-96 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.8 °C	-0.3 °C	38 mm	+23 mm
Feb	32.9 °C	-0.3 °C	27 mm	+11 mm
Mar	33.6 °C	0.0 °C	25 mm	-12 mm
Apr	33.1 °C	+0.5 °C	139 mm	+18 mm
May	31.6 °C	+0.5 °C	234 mm	+4 mm
Jun	31.7 °C	+0.8 °C	228 mm	+12 mm
Jul	32.5 °C	+1.4 °C	120 mm	-52 mm
Aug	32.0 °C	+1.1 °C	165 mm	-38 mm
Sep	31.2 °C	+0.8 °C	218 mm	-4 mm
Oct	30.5 °C	+0.6 °C	214 mm	-49 mm
Nov	31.4 °C	+1.3 °C	187 mm	-1 mm
Dec	31.3 °C	+0.6 °C	54 mm	-9 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.3 °C

24 Mar 2025

Coldest day

22.9 °C

18 Jan 2025

Wettest day

41.7 mm

29 Nov 2025

Windiest day

24.4 km/h

19 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

47.9 km/h

18 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.0 °C

24 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

26.4 °C

6 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

18 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Luruaco?

Luruaco has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 1,745 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Luruaco?

The hottest day measured in Luruaco between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1998, reaching 40.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Luruaco?

The coldest day measured in Luruaco between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1956, at 20.2 °C.

Does it snow in Luruaco?

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

Has the climate of Luruaco warmed?

Yes: Luruaco warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Luruaco?

The wettest day measured in Luruaco between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 2008, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Luruaco?

The windiest day measured in Luruaco between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2009, with winds reaching 33.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Luruaco?

The warmest month in Luruaco is March (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Luruaco?

Luruaco receives on average 1,745 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 246 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Luruaco?

Luruaco gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Luruaco?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Luruaco?

In Luruaco, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 18 March 2024, and the lowest was 22.4 °C on 16 February 1989.

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