Pitalito climate — normals and trends
Pitalito (Colombia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 3,097 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 (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Pitalito averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 348 rainy days per year.
Pitalito has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.3 °C (on 10 February 1964) and the coldest 7.0 °C (on 17 August 1978).
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
PitalitoHuila Department
- coords
- 1.85°, -76.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.8°C
Average daily high
22.9°C
Average daily low
13.7°C
Annual rainfall
3,097mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
88%
Average peak wind
6.5km/h
Seasonal range
1.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
348 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.8 °C
Average feels-like low
14.3 °C
Average peak gust
28.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
32.3 °C
10 February 1964
Coldest day
7.0 °C
17 August 1978
Wettest day
104 mm
26 October 2014
Windiest day
14.0 km/h
9 February 1959
Strongest gust
59.8 km/h
18 July 1975
Hottest feels-like
33.6 °C
10 February 1964
Coldest feels-like
5.2 °C
17 August 1978
Sunniest day
12.0 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 181 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 23.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 273 mm | +40 mm |
| Mar | 23.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 404 mm | +93 mm |
| Apr | 23.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 429 mm | +99 mm |
| May | 22.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 382 mm | +60 mm |
| Jun | 21.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 447 mm | +129 mm |
| Jul | 20.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 425 mm | +122 mm |
| Aug | 22.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 280 mm | +55 mm |
| Sep | 22.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 248 mm | +47 mm |
| Oct | 22.4 °C | -1.4 °C | 247 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 22.9 °C | -1.0 °C | 277 mm | +59 mm |
| Dec | 23.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 148 mm | -58 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pitalito?
Pitalito has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 3,097 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pitalito?
The hottest day measured in Pitalito between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1964, reaching 32.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pitalito?
The coldest day measured in Pitalito between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1978, at 7.0 °C.
Does it snow in Pitalito?
Almost never: Pitalito sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pitalito warmed?
Yes: Pitalito warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pitalito?
The wettest day measured in Pitalito between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2014, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pitalito?
The windiest day measured in Pitalito between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1959, with winds reaching 14.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pitalito?
The warmest month in Pitalito is February (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Pitalito?
Pitalito receives on average 3,097 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 348 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pitalito?
Pitalito gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pitalito?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Pitalito.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pitalito?
In Pitalito, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.6 °C on 10 February 1964, and the lowest was 5.2 °C on 17 August 1978.
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