Roldanillo climate — normals and trends
Roldanillo (Colombia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.7 °C and it receives 4,673 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 (20.0 °C on average) and the coldest is October (19.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Roldanillo averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 360 rainy days per year.
Roldanillo 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 29.6 °C (on 17 February 1998) and the coldest 11.6 °C (on 21 November 1954).
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
RoldanilloValle del Cauca Department
- coords
- 4.41°, -76.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.7°C
Average daily high
23.5°C
Average daily low
17.0°C
Annual rainfall
4,673mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
90%
Average peak wind
6.6km/h
Seasonal range
0.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
360 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.5 °C
Average feels-like low
18.9 °C
Average peak gust
24.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
29.6 °C
17 February 1998
Coldest day
11.6 °C
21 November 1954
Wettest day
170 mm
14 December 1949
Windiest day
19.8 km/h
16 April 1990
Strongest gust
42.1 km/h
22 July 1983
Hottest feels-like
34.2 °C
17 February 1998
Coldest feels-like
11.5 °C
21 November 1954
Sunniest day
12.0 h
14 April 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 | 25.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 267 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 24.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 431 mm | +140 mm |
| Mar | 24.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 373 mm | +11 mm |
| Apr | 25.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 500 mm | +36 mm |
| May | 24.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 468 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 24.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 477 mm | +66 mm |
| Jul | 24.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 286 mm | -66 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 308 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 24.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 386 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 23.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 390 mm | -98 mm |
| Nov | 23.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 453 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 23.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 307 mm | -41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Roldanillo?
Roldanillo has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.7 °C and it receives 4,673 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Roldanillo?
The hottest day measured in Roldanillo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1998, reaching 29.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Roldanillo?
The coldest day measured in Roldanillo between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1954, at 11.6 °C.
Does it snow in Roldanillo?
Almost never: Roldanillo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Roldanillo warmed?
Yes: Roldanillo warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Roldanillo?
The wettest day measured in Roldanillo between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 1949, with 170 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Roldanillo?
The windiest day measured in Roldanillo between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1990, with winds reaching 19.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Roldanillo?
The warmest month in Roldanillo is March (20.0 °C on average); the coldest is October (19.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Roldanillo?
Roldanillo receives on average 4,673 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 360 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Roldanillo?
Roldanillo gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Roldanillo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Roldanillo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Roldanillo?
In Roldanillo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.2 °C on 17 February 1998, and the lowest was 11.5 °C on 21 November 1954.
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