Puerto Wilches climate — normals and trends
Puerto Wilches (Colombia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 4,112 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is October (25.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Puerto Wilches averages 0 frost days, 187 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 321 rainy days per year.
Puerto Wilches has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 16 March 2016) and the coldest 19.5 °C (on 10 January 1951).
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 WilchesSantander Department
- coords
- 7.35°, -73.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
30.0°C
Average daily low
23.4°C
Annual rainfall
4,112mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
6.5km/h
Seasonal range
0.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
187 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
321 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.4 °C
Average feels-like low
28.3 °C
Average peak gust
19.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
38.0 °C
16 March 2016
Coldest day
19.5 °C
10 January 1951
Wettest day
262 mm
9 April 2012
Windiest day
13.9 km/h
30 September 1972
Strongest gust
40.3 km/h
8 January 1956
Hottest feels-like
45.7 °C
18 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
21.9 °C
10 January 1951
Sunniest day
12.0 h
9 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 144 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 32.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 129 mm | -41 mm |
| Mar | 31.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 277 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 30.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 409 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 30.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 431 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 29.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 464 mm | +90 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 206 mm | -135 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 358 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 31.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 396 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 393 mm | -78 mm |
| Nov | 30.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 466 mm | +36 mm |
| Dec | 30.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 274 mm | +34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Puerto Wilches?
Puerto Wilches has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 4,112 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Puerto Wilches?
The hottest day measured in Puerto Wilches between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2016, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Puerto Wilches?
The coldest day measured in Puerto Wilches between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1951, at 19.5 °C.
Does it snow in Puerto Wilches?
Almost never: Puerto Wilches sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Puerto Wilches warmed?
Yes: Puerto Wilches warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Puerto Wilches?
The wettest day measured in Puerto Wilches between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 2012, with 262 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Puerto Wilches?
The windiest day measured in Puerto Wilches between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 1972, with winds reaching 13.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Puerto Wilches?
The warmest month in Puerto Wilches is February (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is October (25.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Puerto Wilches?
Puerto Wilches receives on average 4,112 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 321 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Puerto Wilches?
Puerto Wilches gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Puerto Wilches?
Yes: Puerto Wilches has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Puerto Wilches?
In Puerto Wilches, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 18 March 2024, and the lowest was 21.9 °C on 10 January 1951.
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