Salgar climate — normals and trends
Salgar (Colombia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 3,027 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 (19.4 °C on average) and the coldest is November (18.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Salgar averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 345 rainy days per year.
Salgar has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.2 °C (on 10 May 2020) and the coldest 10.1 °C (on 20 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
SalgarAntioquia
- coords
- 5.97°, -75.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.8°C
Average daily high
24.0°C
Average daily low
15.1°C
Annual rainfall
3,027mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
4.8km/h
Seasonal range
1.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
345 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.7 °C
Average feels-like low
16.3 °C
Average peak gust
23.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °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
32.2 °C
10 May 2020
Coldest day
10.1 °C
20 November 1954
Wettest day
121 mm
20 November 1988
Windiest day
9.8 km/h
28 September 2024
Strongest gust
45.7 km/h
24 June 2015
Hottest feels-like
35.3 °C
10 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.6 °C
20 November 1954
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 | 25.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 82 mm | -83 mm |
| Feb | 24.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 218 mm | +38 mm |
| Mar | 25.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 203 mm | -47 mm |
| Apr | 24.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 371 mm | +31 mm |
| May | 23.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 320 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 23.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 203 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 25.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 91 mm | -66 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 140 mm | -54 mm |
| Sep | 25.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 186 mm | -72 mm |
| Oct | 22.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 299 mm | -92 mm |
| Nov | 22.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 244 mm | -84 mm |
| Dec | 22.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 189 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Salgar?
Salgar has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 3,027 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Salgar?
The hottest day measured in Salgar between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 2020, reaching 32.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Salgar?
The coldest day measured in Salgar between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1954, at 10.1 °C.
Does it snow in Salgar?
Almost never: Salgar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Salgar warmed?
Yes: Salgar warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Salgar?
The wettest day measured in Salgar between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1988, with 121 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Salgar?
The windiest day measured in Salgar between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2024, with winds reaching 9.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Salgar?
The warmest month in Salgar is August (19.4 °C on average); the coldest is November (18.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Salgar?
Salgar receives on average 3,027 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 345 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Salgar?
Salgar gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Salgar?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Salgar.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Salgar?
In Salgar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.3 °C on 10 March 2024, and the lowest was 9.6 °C on 20 November 1954.
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