Montelíbano climate — normals and trends
Montelíbano (Colombia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 1,834 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 February (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is October (26.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Montelíbano averages 0 frost days, 275 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 286 rainy days per year.
Montelíbano has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 19 February 2020) and the coldest 19.5 °C (on 19 December 1949).
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
MontelíbanoCórdoba
- coords
- 7.98°, -75.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.0°C
Average daily high
31.5°C
Average daily low
23.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,834mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
8.5km/h
Seasonal range
1.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
275 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
286 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.7 °C
Average feels-like low
28.5 °C
Average peak gust
20.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °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
41.2 °C
19 February 2020
Coldest day
19.5 °C
19 December 1949
Wettest day
127 mm
16 October 1979
Windiest day
22.6 km/h
10 March 2003
Strongest gust
43.9 km/h
9 March 2003
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
18 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
22.1 °C
9 January 1951
Sunniest day
12.0 h
22 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 36 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 34.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 71 mm | +20 mm |
| Mar | 34.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 73 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 31.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 204 mm | +11 mm |
| May | 31.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 235 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 31.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 216 mm | +36 mm |
| Jul | 32.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 146 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 169 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 159 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 207 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 31.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 222 mm | +39 mm |
| Dec | 31.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 119 mm | +21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Montelíbano?
Montelíbano has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 1,834 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Montelíbano?
The hottest day measured in Montelíbano between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 2020, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Montelíbano?
The coldest day measured in Montelíbano between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1949, at 19.5 °C.
Does it snow in Montelíbano?
Almost never: Montelíbano sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Montelíbano warmed?
Yes: Montelíbano warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Montelíbano?
The wettest day measured in Montelíbano between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1979, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Montelíbano?
The windiest day measured in Montelíbano between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 2003, with winds reaching 22.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Montelíbano?
The warmest month in Montelíbano is February (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Montelíbano?
Montelíbano receives on average 1,834 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 286 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Montelíbano?
Montelíbano gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Montelíbano?
Yes: Montelíbano has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Montelíbano?
In Montelíbano, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 18 March 2024, and the lowest was 22.1 °C on 9 January 1951.
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