Riosucio climate — normals and trends
Riosucio (Colombia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 5,878 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 March (18.1 °C on average) and the coldest is October (17.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Riosucio averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 344 rainy days per year.
Riosucio has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.7 °C (on 1 January 2019) and the coldest 8.7 °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
RiosucioCaldas Department
- coords
- 5.42°, -75.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.8°C
Average daily high
22.9°C
Average daily low
13.9°C
Annual rainfall
5,878mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
88%
Average peak wind
5.7km/h
Seasonal range
0.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
344 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.8 °C
Average feels-like low
14.7 °C
Average peak gust
24.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
29.7 °C
1 January 2019
Coldest day
8.7 °C
4 January 1968
Wettest day
129 mm
19 November 1973
Windiest day
11.2 km/h
1 April 1973
Strongest gust
54.7 km/h
1 April 1973
Hottest feels-like
33.5 °C
13 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
7.7 °C
4 January 1968
Sunniest day
12.0 h
17 August 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 | 23.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 221 mm | -80 mm |
| Feb | 22.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 695 mm | +330 mm |
| Mar | 23.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 566 mm | +95 mm |
| Apr | 22.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 719 mm | +92 mm |
| May | 22.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 844 mm | +144 mm |
| Jun | 22.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 640 mm | +79 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 280 mm | -133 mm |
| Aug | 23.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 382 mm | -52 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 440 mm | -70 mm |
| Oct | 21.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 581 mm | -38 mm |
| Nov | 21.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 584 mm | +74 mm |
| Dec | 21.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 292 mm | -76 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Riosucio?
Riosucio has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 5,878 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Riosucio?
The hottest day measured in Riosucio between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 2019, reaching 29.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Riosucio?
The coldest day measured in Riosucio between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1968, at 8.7 °C.
Does it snow in Riosucio?
Almost never: Riosucio sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Riosucio warmed?
Yes: Riosucio warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Riosucio?
The wettest day measured in Riosucio between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 1973, with 129 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Riosucio?
The windiest day measured in Riosucio between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1973, with winds reaching 11.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Riosucio?
The warmest month in Riosucio is March (18.1 °C on average); the coldest is October (17.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Riosucio?
Riosucio receives on average 5,878 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 344 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Riosucio?
Riosucio gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Riosucio?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Riosucio.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Riosucio?
In Riosucio, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.5 °C on 13 March 2024, and the lowest was 7.7 °C on 4 January 1968.
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