Pradera climate — normals and trends
Pradera (Colombia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 7,677 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 April (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Pradera averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 354 rainy days per year.
Pradera has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.2 °C (on 17 February 1998) and the coldest 6.7 °C (on 6 January 1967).
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
PraderaValle del Cauca Department
- coords
- 3.42°, -76.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.2°C
Average daily high
22.1°C
Average daily low
14.4°C
Annual rainfall
7,677mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
8.0km/h
Seasonal range
0.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
354 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.7 °C
Average feels-like low
14.3 °C
Average peak gust
26.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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
28.2 °C
17 February 1998
Coldest day
6.7 °C
6 January 1967
Wettest day
153 mm
8 April 1995
Windiest day
12.4 km/h
28 July 2019
Strongest gust
37.8 km/h
27 March 1990
Hottest feels-like
34.8 °C
6 February 2007
Coldest feels-like
4.5 °C
6 January 1967
Sunniest day
12.0 h
23 April 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 863 mm | +341 mm |
| Feb | 22.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 696 mm | +144 mm |
| Mar | 23.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 883 mm | +218 mm |
| Apr | 23.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 666 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 23.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 674 mm | +33 mm |
| Jun | 23.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 779 mm | +158 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 360 mm | -266 mm |
| Aug | 23.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 614 mm | -100 mm |
| Sep | 23.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 714 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 22.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 796 mm | +76 mm |
| Nov | 22.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 706 mm | +59 mm |
| Dec | 22.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 507 mm | -65 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pradera?
Pradera has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 7,677 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pradera?
The hottest day measured in Pradera between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1998, reaching 28.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pradera?
The coldest day measured in Pradera between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1967, at 6.7 °C.
Does it snow in Pradera?
Almost never: Pradera sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pradera warmed?
Yes: Pradera warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pradera?
The wettest day measured in Pradera between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 1995, with 153 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pradera?
The windiest day measured in Pradera between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2019, with winds reaching 12.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pradera?
The warmest month in Pradera is April (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Pradera?
Pradera receives on average 7,677 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 354 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pradera?
Pradera gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pradera?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Pradera.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pradera?
In Pradera, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.8 °C on 6 February 2007, and the lowest was 4.5 °C on 6 January 1967.
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