Sucre climate — normals and trends
Sucre (Colombia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 3,471 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 February (28.1 °C on average) and the coldest is October (26.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Sucre averages 0 frost days, 262 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 315 rainy days per year.
Sucre has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 16 March 2016) and the coldest 20.4 °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
SucreSucre Department
- coords
- 8.81°, -74.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.4°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
24.6°C
Annual rainfall
3,471mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
8.3km/h
Seasonal range
1.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
262 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
315 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.9 °C
Average feels-like low
29.5 °C
Average peak gust
20.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
38.6 °C
16 March 2016
Coldest day
20.4 °C
10 January 1951
Wettest day
148 mm
16 August 2019
Windiest day
19.6 km/h
1 September 2014
Strongest gust
49.7 km/h
1 October 2016
Hottest feels-like
45.9 °C
20 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
22.8 °C
10 January 1951
Sunniest day
12.0 h
26 March 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 | 32.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 69 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 32.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 64 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 33.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 148 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 31.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 335 mm | +27 mm |
| May | 31.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 442 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 31.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 390 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 32.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 340 mm | -57 mm |
| Aug | 31.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 465 mm | +51 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 342 mm | -34 mm |
| Oct | 31.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 486 mm | +102 mm |
| Nov | 31.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 314 mm | +21 mm |
| Dec | 32.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 149 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sucre?
Sucre has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 3,471 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sucre?
The hottest day measured in Sucre between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2016, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sucre?
The coldest day measured in Sucre between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1951, at 20.4 °C.
Does it snow in Sucre?
Almost never: Sucre sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sucre warmed?
Yes: Sucre warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sucre?
The wettest day measured in Sucre between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 2019, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sucre?
The windiest day measured in Sucre between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 2014, with winds reaching 19.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sucre?
The warmest month in Sucre is February (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Sucre?
Sucre receives on average 3,471 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 315 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sucre?
Sucre gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sucre?
Yes: Sucre has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sucre?
In Sucre, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.9 °C on 20 May 2024, and the lowest was 22.8 °C on 10 January 1951.
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