Purificación climate — normals and trends
Purificación (Colombia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,575 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is November (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Purificación averages 0 frost days, 252 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 245 rainy days per year.
Purificación has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 15 September 2024) and the coldest 16.2 °C (on 4 January 1968).
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
PurificaciónTolima Department
- coords
- 3.86°, -74.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
31.5°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,575mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
8.5km/h
Seasonal range
2.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
252 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
245 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.3 °C
Average feels-like low
24.5 °C
Average peak gust
26.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
345 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
40.4 °C
15 September 2024
Coldest day
16.2 °C
4 January 1968
Wettest day
82 mm
19 October 1969
Windiest day
23.4 km/h
25 August 1942
Strongest gust
55.8 km/h
4 August 1993
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
16 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
15.3 °C
4 January 1968
Sunniest day
12.0 h
1 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 128 mm | +50 mm |
| Feb | 30.4 °C | -1.4 °C | 147 mm | +50 mm |
| Mar | 29.9 °C | -1.6 °C | 233 mm | +65 mm |
| Apr | 31.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 286 mm | +50 mm |
| May | 29.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 210 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 30.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 242 mm | +114 mm |
| Jul | 32.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 34 mm | -43 mm |
| Aug | 33.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 66 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 32.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 121 mm | +27 mm |
| Oct | 30.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 179 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 29.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 221 mm | +66 mm |
| Dec | 30.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 68 mm | -41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Purificación?
Purificación has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,575 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Purificación?
The hottest day measured in Purificación between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 2024, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Purificación?
The coldest day measured in Purificación between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1968, at 16.2 °C.
Does it snow in Purificación?
Almost never: Purificación sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Purificación warmed?
Yes: Purificación warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Purificación?
The wettest day measured in Purificación between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1969, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Purificación?
The windiest day measured in Purificación between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1942, with winds reaching 23.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Purificación?
The warmest month in Purificación is August (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is November (25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Purificación?
Purificación receives on average 1,575 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 245 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Purificación?
Purificación gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Purificación?
Yes: Purificación has on average 345 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Purificación?
In Purificación, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 16 March 2024, and the lowest was 15.3 °C on 4 January 1968.
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