Socorro climate — normals and trends
Socorro has a temperate oceanic climate, averaging 17.9 °C annually with 4,287 mm of rain per year.
Climate normals · ERA5
SocorroSantander Department
- coords
- 6.47°, -73.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
The normals for this period
The average of every indicator across the whole window: temperature, water, sky, wind and notable days.
Mean daily temperature
17.9°C
Average daily high
22.9°C
Average daily low
14.2°C
Annual rainfall
4,287mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
87%
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)
357 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.9 °C
Average feels-like low
14.9 °C
Average peak gust
26.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
What the yearly averages say about warming here, and whether the slope is statistically solid.
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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).
Climate month by month
How an average year unfolds: when it rains, when it turns hot, when the sun is out.
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
The most extreme days ever measured here, then the year-by-year detail.
Hottest day
28.2 °C
2 February 2010
Coldest day
9.7 °C
17 February 1989
Wettest day
118 mm
15 March 2024
Windiest day
11.5 km/h
20 February 1973
Strongest gust
40.7 km/h
20 February 1973
Hottest feels-like
33.4 °C
11 May 1998
Coldest feels-like
9.0 °C
12 January 1944
Sunniest day
12.0 h
15 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 135 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 24.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 288 mm | +75 mm |
| Mar | 23.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 309 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 23.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 421 mm | +16 mm |
| May | 22.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 590 mm | +117 mm |
| Jun | 22.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 507 mm | +34 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 621 mm | +134 mm |
| Aug | 23.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 464 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 23.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 522 mm | +117 mm |
| Oct | 21.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 498 mm | +102 mm |
| Nov | 22.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 333 mm | +33 mm |
| Dec | 22.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 175 mm | -11 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
The weather actually measured on a given date, anywhere in the covered window.
Climate at a glance
What these normals say about the place, in a few sentences, and the notions needed to read them.
Socorro (Colombia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 4,287 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 (18.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Socorro averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 357 rainy days per year.
Socorro has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.2 °C (on 2 February 2010) and the coldest 9.7 °C (on 17 February 1989).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
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Nearby cities
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Socorro?
Socorro has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 4,287 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Socorro?
The hottest day measured in Socorro between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 2010, reaching 28.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Socorro?
The coldest day measured in Socorro between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1989, at 9.7 °C.
Does it snow in Socorro?
Almost never: Socorro sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Socorro warmed?
Yes: Socorro warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Socorro?
The wettest day measured in Socorro between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 2024, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Socorro?
The windiest day measured in Socorro between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1973, with winds reaching 11.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Socorro?
The warmest month in Socorro is March (18.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Socorro?
Socorro receives on average 4,287 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 357 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Socorro?
Socorro gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Socorro?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Socorro.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Socorro?
In Socorro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.4 °C on 11 May 1998, and the lowest was 9.0 °C on 12 January 1944.
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