Salamina climate — normals and trends
Salamina (Colombia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 5,050 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 (16.4 °C on average) and the coldest is October (15.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Salamina averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 334 rainy days per year.
Salamina 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 29.1 °C (on 18 September 2024) and the coldest 5.8 °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
SalaminaCaldas Department
- coords
- 5.41°, -75.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.2°C
Average daily high
21.7°C
Average daily low
11.9°C
Annual rainfall
5,050mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
5.1km/h
Seasonal range
0.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
334 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.2 °C
Average feels-like low
11.7 °C
Average peak gust
25.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
29.1 °C
18 September 2024
Coldest day
5.8 °C
4 January 1968
Wettest day
210 mm
22 February 1998
Windiest day
10.8 km/h
14 July 1976
Strongest gust
52.6 km/h
4 October 1945
Hottest feels-like
34.9 °C
18 May 2017
Coldest feels-like
3.2 °C
4 January 1968
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 | 22.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 219 mm | -40 mm |
| Feb | 21.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 802 mm | +451 mm |
| Mar | 22.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 654 mm | +192 mm |
| Apr | 21.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 623 mm | +53 mm |
| May | 21.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 666 mm | +82 mm |
| Jun | 21.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 491 mm | +53 mm |
| Jul | 22.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 202 mm | -109 mm |
| Aug | 21.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 299 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 21.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 334 mm | -81 mm |
| Oct | 20.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 500 mm | -57 mm |
| Nov | 20.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 575 mm | +121 mm |
| Dec | 20.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 280 mm | -49 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Salamina?
Salamina has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 5,050 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Salamina?
The hottest day measured in Salamina between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 2024, reaching 29.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Salamina?
The coldest day measured in Salamina between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1968, at 5.8 °C.
Does it snow in Salamina?
Almost never: Salamina sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Salamina warmed?
Yes: Salamina warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Salamina?
The wettest day measured in Salamina between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1998, with 210 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Salamina?
The windiest day measured in Salamina between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1976, with winds reaching 10.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Salamina?
The warmest month in Salamina is March (16.4 °C on average); the coldest is October (15.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Salamina?
Salamina receives on average 5,050 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 334 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Salamina?
Salamina gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Salamina?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Salamina.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Salamina?
In Salamina, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.9 °C on 18 May 2017, and the lowest was 3.2 °C on 4 January 1968.
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