Puerto Santander climate — normals and trends
Puerto Santander (Colombia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 2,992 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 August (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Puerto Santander averages 0 frost days, 285 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 316 rainy days per year.
Puerto Santander has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 28 September 2015) and the coldest 16.2 °C (on 16 March 1943).
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 SantanderNorte de Santander Department
- coords
- 8.36°, -72.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
31.9°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
2,992mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
7.4km/h
Seasonal range
2.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
285 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
316 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.6 °C
Average feels-like low
26.6 °C
Average peak gust
26.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
357 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
40.1 °C
28 September 2015
Coldest day
16.2 °C
16 March 1943
Wettest day
169 mm
25 April 2011
Windiest day
14.1 km/h
31 July 2024
Strongest gust
47.2 km/h
31 July 1972
Hottest feels-like
45.4 °C
15 September 2024
Coldest feels-like
17.4 °C
16 March 1943
Sunniest day
12.1 h
24 May 1999
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 121 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 32.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 77 mm | -46 mm |
| Mar | 33.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 46 mm | -123 mm |
| Apr | 31.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 451 mm | +129 mm |
| May | 32.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 311 mm | -97 mm |
| Jun | 32.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 340 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 35.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 268 mm | -43 mm |
| Aug | 35.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 213 mm | -60 mm |
| Sep | 35.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 188 mm | -67 mm |
| Oct | 32.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 266 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 31.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 196 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 30.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 66 mm | -98 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Puerto Santander?
Puerto Santander has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 2,992 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Puerto Santander?
The hottest day measured in Puerto Santander between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2015, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Puerto Santander?
The coldest day measured in Puerto Santander between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1943, at 16.2 °C.
Does it snow in Puerto Santander?
Almost never: Puerto Santander sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Puerto Santander warmed?
Yes: Puerto Santander warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Puerto Santander?
The wettest day measured in Puerto Santander between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 2011, with 169 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Puerto Santander?
The windiest day measured in Puerto Santander between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2024, with winds reaching 14.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Puerto Santander?
The warmest month in Puerto Santander is August (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Puerto Santander?
Puerto Santander receives on average 2,992 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 316 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Puerto Santander?
Puerto Santander gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Puerto Santander?
Yes: Puerto Santander has on average 357 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Puerto Santander?
In Puerto Santander, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 15 September 2024, and the lowest was 17.4 °C on 16 March 1943.
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