Sincelejo climate — normals and trends
Sincelejo (Colombia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 2,381 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is October (26.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Sincelejo averages 0 frost days, 244 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 288 rainy days per year.
Sincelejo has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 10 April 2024) and the coldest 20.3 °C (on 10 January 1951).
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
SincelejoSucre Department
- coords
- 9.30°, -75.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.0°C
Average daily high
30.7°C
Average daily low
24.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,381mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
1.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
244 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
288 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.3 °C
Average feels-like low
28.8 °C
Average peak gust
24.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
37.4 °C
10 April 2024
Coldest day
20.3 °C
10 January 1951
Wettest day
96 mm
18 November 2022
Windiest day
26.8 km/h
11 March 1989
Strongest gust
52.2 km/h
27 November 1942
Hottest feels-like
45.4 °C
20 May 2016
Coldest feels-like
22.3 °C
10 January 1951
Sunniest day
12.0 h
7 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 21 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 32.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 56 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 31.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 87 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 31.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 196 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 31.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 276 mm | -44 mm |
| Jun | 31.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 228 mm | -74 mm |
| Jul | 32.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 236 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 238 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 31.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 218 mm | -51 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 321 mm | +45 mm |
| Nov | 31.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 233 mm | +29 mm |
| Dec | 31.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 83 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sincelejo?
Sincelejo has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 2,381 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sincelejo?
The hottest day measured in Sincelejo between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 2024, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sincelejo?
The coldest day measured in Sincelejo between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1951, at 20.3 °C.
Does it snow in Sincelejo?
Almost never: Sincelejo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sincelejo warmed?
Yes: Sincelejo warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sincelejo?
The wettest day measured in Sincelejo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 2022, with 96 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sincelejo?
The windiest day measured in Sincelejo between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1989, with winds reaching 26.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sincelejo?
The warmest month in Sincelejo is March (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Sincelejo?
Sincelejo receives on average 2,381 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 288 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sincelejo?
Sincelejo gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sincelejo?
Yes: Sincelejo has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sincelejo?
In Sincelejo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 20 May 2016, and the lowest was 22.3 °C on 10 January 1951.
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