Retiro climate — normals and trends
Retiro (Colombia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 3,191 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 (17.3 °C on average) and the coldest is October (16.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Retiro averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 322 rainy days per year.
Retiro 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 30.2 °C (on 18 September 2024) and the coldest 7.0 °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
RetiroAntioquia
- coords
- 6.06°, -75.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.9°C
Average daily high
22.5°C
Average daily low
12.8°C
Annual rainfall
3,191mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
5.4km/h
Seasonal range
0.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
322 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.0 °C
Average feels-like low
13.0 °C
Average peak gust
25.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
30.2 °C
18 September 2024
Coldest day
7.0 °C
4 January 1968
Wettest day
97 mm
31 July 1973
Windiest day
15.6 km/h
30 July 1972
Strongest gust
56.5 km/h
24 June 2015
Hottest feels-like
33.0 °C
16 September 2024
Coldest feels-like
5.1 °C
4 January 1968
Sunniest day
12.0 h
23 June 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 | 23.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 112 mm | -40 mm |
| Feb | 22.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 378 mm | +175 mm |
| Mar | 22.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 299 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 21.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 434 mm | +65 mm |
| May | 21.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 373 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 22.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 289 mm | +15 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 111 mm | -93 mm |
| Aug | 22.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 235 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 22.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 266 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 20.7 °C | -1.2 °C | 372 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 21.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 328 mm | +46 mm |
| Dec | 20.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 139 mm | -46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Retiro?
Retiro has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 3,191 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Retiro?
The hottest day measured in Retiro between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 2024, reaching 30.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Retiro?
The coldest day measured in Retiro between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1968, at 7.0 °C.
Does it snow in Retiro?
Almost never: Retiro sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Retiro warmed?
Yes: Retiro warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Retiro?
The wettest day measured in Retiro between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1973, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Retiro?
The windiest day measured in Retiro between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1972, with winds reaching 15.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Retiro?
The warmest month in Retiro is August (17.3 °C on average); the coldest is October (16.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Retiro?
Retiro receives on average 3,191 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 322 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Retiro?
Retiro gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Retiro?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Retiro.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Retiro?
In Retiro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.0 °C on 16 September 2024, and the lowest was 5.1 °C on 4 January 1968.
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