Puerto López climate — normals and trends
Puerto López (Colombia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 2,924 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 (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Puerto López averages 0 frost days, 212 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 261 rainy days per year.
Puerto López has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 12 March 1988) and the coldest 15.5 °C (on 20 July 1975).
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
Puerto LópezMeta Department
- coords
- 4.10°, -72.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
2,924mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
10.5km/h
Seasonal range
3.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
212 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
261 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.3 °C
Average feels-like low
26.3 °C
Average peak gust
28.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
362 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
39.7 °C
12 March 1988
Coldest day
15.5 °C
20 July 1975
Wettest day
263 mm
9 April 1964
Windiest day
27.0 km/h
7 February 2018
Strongest gust
58.0 km/h
27 February 2012
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
27 September 2023
Coldest feels-like
14.0 °C
20 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.0 h
11 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 72 mm | +33 mm |
| Feb | 32.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 72 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 31.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 228 mm | +45 mm |
| Apr | 30.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 259 mm | -122 mm |
| May | 29.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 483 mm | +56 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 442 mm | +61 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 265 mm | -87 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 296 mm | +18 mm |
| Sep | 30.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 156 mm | -102 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 231 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 30.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 150 mm | -60 mm |
| Dec | 31.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 43 mm | -39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Puerto López?
Puerto López has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 2,924 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Puerto López?
The hottest day measured in Puerto López between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1988, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Puerto López?
The coldest day measured in Puerto López between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1975, at 15.5 °C.
Does it snow in Puerto López?
Almost never: Puerto López sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Puerto López warmed?
Yes: Puerto López warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Puerto López?
The wettest day measured in Puerto López between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1964, with 263 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Puerto López?
The windiest day measured in Puerto López between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2018, with winds reaching 27.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Puerto López?
The warmest month in Puerto López is February (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Puerto López?
Puerto López receives on average 2,924 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 261 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Puerto López?
Puerto López gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Puerto López?
Yes: Puerto López has on average 362 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Puerto López?
In Puerto López, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 27 September 2023, and the lowest was 14.0 °C on 20 July 1975.
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