Montería climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Montería?

Montería has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,323 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Montería between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 1988, reaching 38.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Montería?

The coldest day measured in Montería between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1949, at 19.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Montería?

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

Q: Has the climate of Montería warmed?

Yes: Montería warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Montería?

The wettest day measured in Montería between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 2020, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Montería?

The windiest day measured in Montería between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 2016, with winds reaching 29.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Montería?

The warmest month in Montería is March (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Montería?

Montería receives on average 2,323 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 300 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Montería?

Montería gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Montería (Colombia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,323 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is October (26.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Montería averages 0 frost days, 278 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 300 rainy days per year.

Montería has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 24 March 1988) and the coldest 19.0 °C (on 18 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

MonteríaCórdoba

coords: 8.75°, -75.88°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthMarchColdest monthOctoberWettest monthMayDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

26.8°C

Average daily high

31.2°C

Average daily low

23.8°C

Annual rainfall

2,323mm

Sunshine / day

9.4h

Mean relative humidity

85%

Average peak wind

10.7km/h

Seasonal range

1.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

278 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

300 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

37.7 °C

Average feels-like low

28.4 °C

Average peak gust

24.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

364 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.5 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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

38.4 °C

24 March 1988

Coldest day

19.0 °C

18 December 1949

Wettest day

73 mm

30 May 2020

Windiest day

29.0 km/h

1 October 2016

Strongest gust

53.3 km/h

27 November 1942

Hottest feels-like

45.7 °C

9 June 1958

Coldest feels-like

21.3 °C

18 December 1949

Sunniest day

12.0 h

7 July 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.8 °C24 March 2025	22.8 °C27 July 2025	27.9 °C	2,155 mm	322
2024	37.7 °C28 February 2024	23.1 °C8 December 2024	28.5 °C	1,581 mm	345
2023	36.6 °C5 May 2023	22.8 °C11 January 2023	28.5 °C	1,635 mm	355
2022	35.9 °C21 February 2022	22.0 °C31 October 2022	27.5 °C	2,052 mm	345
2021	38.3 °C26 February 2021	22.9 °C3 November 2021	27.6 °C	1,795 mm	342
2020	37.8 °C18 February 2020	22.1 °C29 December 2020	28.2 °C	1,587 mm	350
2019	36.8 °C26 February 2019	23.0 °C3 January 2019	28.4 °C	1,365 mm	353
2018	36.7 °C13 February 2018	23.1 °C4 October 2018	27.9 °C	1,839 mm	347
2017	37.6 °C5 March 2017	22.1 °C23 January 2017	28.1 °C	1,603 mm	350
2016	37.5 °C25 March 2016	22.6 °C22 November 2016	28.3 °C	2,105 mm	351
2015	37.8 °C22 February 2015	21.9 °C7 January 2015	28.5 °C	1,900 mm	360
2014	36.7 °C25 March 2014	23.0 °C14 November 2014	28.2 °C	2,002 mm	354
2013	36.4 °C20 February 2013	22.7 °C22 December 2013	27.9 °C	2,066 mm	350
2012	36.4 °C24 February 2012	22.7 °C21 January 2012	27.7 °C	2,210 mm	355
2011	34.2 °C28 June 2011	21.8 °C21 October 2011	27.3 °C	2,480 mm	337
2010	37.2 °C1 February 2010	21.9 °C21 December 2010	27.8 °C	2,523 mm	333
2009	35.9 °C6 March 2009	23.1 °C27 January 2009	27.8 °C	2,229 mm	353
2008	35.1 °C5 February 2008	22.1 °C28 December 2008	27.1 °C	2,173 mm	313
2007	37.3 °C20 February 2007	22.5 °C2 December 2007	27.4 °C	2,355 mm	317
2006	36.3 °C22 February 2006	22.0 °C20 January 2006	27.4 °C	2,287 mm	338
2005	36.4 °C25 February 2005	22.3 °C28 November 2005	27.7 °C	2,154 mm	347
2004	37.5 °C3 March 2004	21.6 °C1 January 2004	27.5 °C	2,139 mm	341
2003	37.5 °C6 February 2003	22.4 °C31 October 2003	27.4 °C	2,329 mm	340
2002	36.1 °C1 March 2002	22.4 °C29 October 2002	27.4 °C	2,004 mm	356
2001	35.5 °C13 February 2001	21.6 °C30 January 2001	26.9 °C	1,939 mm	329
2000	35.3 °C31 March 2000	21.2 °C16 December 2000	26.6 °C	2,193 mm	325
1999	33.2 °C18 April 1999	20.9 °C28 December 1999	26.2 °C	2,355 mm	254
1998	37.3 °C16 February 1998	22.1 °C23 November 1998	27.3 °C	2,261 mm	314
1997	35.5 °C8 March 1997	22.4 °C12 January 1997	27.2 °C	1,895 mm	327
1996	34.2 °C12 August 1996	21.5 °C23 November 1996	26.3 °C	2,417 mm	262
1995	37.0 °C19 February 1995	22.1 °C8 December 1995	26.9 °C	2,170 mm	283
1994	34.5 °C10 February 1994	21.6 °C30 December 1994	26.6 °C	2,477 mm	284
1993	35.0 °C22 February 1993	22.2 °C10 January 1993	26.7 °C	2,466 mm	298
1992	35.4 °C10 April 1992	22.0 °C20 December 1992	26.7 °C	2,221 mm	289
1991	36.5 °C24 February 1991	21.7 °C22 December 1991	26.9 °C	2,195 mm	301
1990	36.4 °C10 March 1990	21.8 °C1 January 1990	26.5 °C	2,301 mm	280
1989	35.8 °C14 February 1989	21.2 °C10 January 1989	26.3 °C	2,398 mm	261
1988	38.4 °C24 March 1988	21.5 °C20 December 1988	26.7 °C	2,317 mm	297
1987	35.6 °C28 February 1987	21.8 °C8 January 1987	27.1 °C	2,388 mm	313
1986	33.9 °C9 September 1986	21.4 °C29 November 1986	26.3 °C	2,237 mm	266
1985	36.3 °C25 March 1985	21.2 °C30 December 1985	26.2 °C	2,194 mm	246
1984	33.5 °C28 March 1984	20.4 °C15 November 1984	25.8 °C	2,445 mm	209
1983	35.0 °C16 March 1983	21.5 °C7 December 1983	26.8 °C	2,252 mm	266
1982	33.3 °C26 August 1982	21.2 °C19 January 1982	26.6 °C	2,284 mm	301
1981	34.4 °C13 February 1981	22.0 °C20 January 1981	26.8 °C	2,618 mm	312
1980	35.3 °C16 April 1980	21.5 °C9 November 1980	27.2 °C	2,039 mm	327
1979	35.2 °C3 February 1979	20.8 °C6 January 1979	26.9 °C	2,448 mm	307
1978	35.4 °C13 March 1978	21.5 °C5 December 1978	26.9 °C	2,428 mm	313
1977	35.0 °C7 February 1977	22.2 °C13 January 1977	27.2 °C	2,202 mm	329
1976	33.4 °C16 July 1976	20.6 °C16 February 1976	26.7 °C	2,108 mm	328
1975	34.5 °C31 March 1975	20.3 °C25 December 1975	26.5 °C	2,687 mm	285
1974	34.7 °C16 August 1974	21.2 °C21 January 1974	26.5 °C	2,777 mm	298
1973	35.7 °C31 January 1973	21.0 °C15 December 1973	27.1 °C	2,610 mm	326
1972	34.4 °C30 June 1972	21.9 °C29 July 1972	27.1 °C	2,567 mm	336
1971	33.3 °C27 April 1971	21.5 °C20 January 1971	26.3 °C	2,802 mm	286
1970	34.5 °C12 February 1970	21.6 °C19 December 1970	26.9 °C	2,918 mm	322
1969	35.2 °C19 March 1969	21.9 °C10 November 1969	27.3 °C	2,341 mm	336
1968	34.2 °C6 April 1968	20.8 °C10 January 1968	26.8 °C	2,563 mm	326
1967	34.9 °C3 April 1967	21.9 °C7 January 1967	26.7 °C	2,539 mm	322
1966	34.3 °C12 April 1966	21.1 °C16 November 1966	26.8 °C	2,558 mm	326
1965	33.7 °C24 July 1965	21.0 °C2 January 1965	26.6 °C	2,590 mm	316
1964	35.8 °C7 March 1964	21.0 °C23 December 1964	26.5 °C	2,362 mm	293
1963	34.4 °C29 January 1963	21.6 °C9 February 1963	26.5 °C	2,491 mm	319
1962	35.7 °C26 February 1962	21.2 °C27 November 1962	26.4 °C	2,281 mm	306
1961	34.9 °C15 February 1961	21.8 °C2 December 1961	26.7 °C	2,025 mm	310
1960	34.6 °C29 February 1960	21.4 °C9 January 1960	26.4 °C	2,251 mm	301
1959	35.1 °C31 January 1959	21.8 °C19 November 1959	26.7 °C	2,434 mm	308
1958	34.5 °C26 March 1958	22.0 °C23 September 1958	27.3 °C	2,528 mm	349
1957	33.4 °C31 July 1957	21.1 °C16 January 1957	26.7 °C	2,296 mm	300
1956	31.4 °C19 August 1956	19.7 °C11 January 1956	25.3 °C	2,908 mm	84
1955	31.5 °C9 April 1955	21.2 °C23 January 1955	25.4 °C	2,534 mm	90
1954	32.5 °C5 March 1954	21.3 °C31 January 1954	25.6 °C	2,446 mm	128
1953	33.2 °C8 March 1953	21.7 °C28 December 1953	26.1 °C	2,367 mm	229
1952	34.9 °C23 March 1952	21.6 °C15 November 1952	26.0 °C	2,496 mm	188
1951	32.5 °C21 July 1951	20.1 °C9 January 1951	25.8 °C	2,709 mm	173
1950	31.4 °C11 September 1950	20.4 °C9 January 1950	25.3 °C	2,968 mm	90
1949	34.8 °C1 April 1949	19.0 °C18 December 1949	25.9 °C	2,425 mm	163
1948	32.6 °C16 March 1948	21.3 °C21 April 1948	25.5 °C	2,683 mm	93
1947	30.8 °C14 March 1947	20.4 °C3 January 1947	25.3 °C	2,658 mm	41
1946	33.0 °C9 February 1946	20.9 °C3 January 1946	25.4 °C	2,913 mm	86
1945	31.8 °C2 March 1945	20.6 °C14 January 1945	25.3 °C	2,823 mm	70
1944	32.5 °C9 April 1944	21.5 °C16 November 1944	25.8 °C	2,594 mm	130
1943	31.5 °C10 May 1943	20.1 °C26 January 1943	25.2 °C	2,868 mm	57
1942	32.2 °C7 April 1942	21.1 °C7 January 1942	25.4 °C	2,509 mm	121
1941	36.0 °C19 April 1941	20.2 °C11 January 1941	26.2 °C	2,071 mm	218
1940	32.4 °C14 March 1940	20.8 °C7 March 1940	25.4 °C	2,411 mm	87

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?

Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.5 °C

+0.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

322 d/yr

+44

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2155 mm

-168 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.3 °C	+0.9 °C	31 mm	-22 mm
Feb	32.4 °C	+0.1 °C	49 mm	-3 mm
Mar	32.3 °C	-0.2 °C	73 mm	-7 mm
Apr	31.2 °C	-0.4 °C	255 mm	+60 mm
May	31.2 °C	+0.2 °C	280 mm	-23 mm
Jun	31.3 °C	+0.4 °C	264 mm	-20 mm
Jul	32.0 °C	+0.9 °C	219 mm	-62 mm
Aug	31.5 °C	+0.6 °C	236 mm	-29 mm
Sep	31.3 °C	+0.6 °C	186 mm	-68 mm
Oct	30.7 °C	+0.2 °C	244 mm	-17 mm
Nov	31.0 °C	+0.5 °C	223 mm	+30 mm
Dec	30.9 °C	+0.2 °C	97 mm	-8 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.8 °C

24 Mar 2025

Coldest day

22.8 °C

27 Jul 2025

Wettest day

34.0 mm

29 Nov 2025

Windiest day

17.7 km/h

14 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

38.9 km/h

27 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.0 °C

24 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

27.0 °C

27 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

7 Jul 2025

What was the weather like that day?

Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.

Date

Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Montería?

Montería has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,323 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Montería?

The hottest day measured in Montería between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 1988, reaching 38.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Montería?

The coldest day measured in Montería between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1949, at 19.0 °C.

Does it snow in Montería?

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

Has the climate of Montería warmed?

Yes: Montería warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Montería?

The wettest day measured in Montería between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 2020, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Montería?

The windiest day measured in Montería between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 2016, with winds reaching 29.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Montería?

The warmest month in Montería is March (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Montería?

Montería receives on average 2,323 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 300 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Montería?

Montería gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Montería?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Montería?

In Montería, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 9 June 1958, and the lowest was 21.3 °C on 18 December 1949.

Compare Montería with another city

Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.

Nearby cities

The climate around Montería

Other cities — Colombia

All cities in Colombia →