Puerto Tejada climate — normals and trends
Puerto Tejada (Colombia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.5 °C and it receives 2,491 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 June (21.9 °C on average) and the coldest is November (21.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Puerto Tejada averages 0 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 249 rainy days per year.
Puerto Tejada 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 34.1 °C (on 15 September 2024) and the coldest 10.5 °C (on 12 March 1942).
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 TejadaCauca Department
- coords
- 3.23°, -76.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.5°C
Average daily high
26.1°C
Average daily low
17.8°C
Annual rainfall
2,491mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
8.1km/h
Seasonal range
0.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
249 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.3 °C
Average feels-like low
19.2 °C
Average peak gust
21.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
10 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
34.1 °C
15 September 2024
Coldest day
10.5 °C
12 March 1942
Wettest day
186 mm
11 April 1998
Windiest day
16.4 km/h
29 June 2001
Strongest gust
36.4 km/h
21 August 1990
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
16 February 1998
Coldest feels-like
9.4 °C
12 March 1942
Sunniest day
12.0 h
13 May 1941
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 | 27.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 152 mm | -99 mm |
| Feb | 26.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 308 mm | +91 mm |
| Mar | 26.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 242 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 27.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 260 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 27.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 133 mm | -86 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 145 mm | +43 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 28 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 46 mm | -39 mm |
| Sep | 27.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 124 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 25.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 174 mm | -105 mm |
| Nov | 25.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 300 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 25.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 336 mm | +30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Puerto Tejada?
Puerto Tejada has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.5 °C and it receives 2,491 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Puerto Tejada?
The hottest day measured in Puerto Tejada between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 2024, reaching 34.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Puerto Tejada?
The coldest day measured in Puerto Tejada between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1942, at 10.5 °C.
Does it snow in Puerto Tejada?
Almost never: Puerto Tejada sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Puerto Tejada warmed?
Yes: Puerto Tejada warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Puerto Tejada?
The wettest day measured in Puerto Tejada between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 1998, with 186 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Puerto Tejada?
The windiest day measured in Puerto Tejada between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 2001, with winds reaching 16.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Puerto Tejada?
The warmest month in Puerto Tejada is June (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is November (21.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Puerto Tejada?
Puerto Tejada receives on average 2,491 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 249 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Puerto Tejada?
Puerto Tejada gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Puerto Tejada?
Yes: Puerto Tejada has on average 10 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Puerto Tejada?
In Puerto Tejada, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 16 February 1998, and the lowest was 9.4 °C on 12 March 1942.
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