Tarqui climate — normals and trends
Tarqui (Colombia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 2,929 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 (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Tarqui averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 331 rainy days per year.
Tarqui has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.4 °C (on 20 January 1964) and the coldest 8.5 °C (on 21 July 1975).
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
TarquiHuila Department
- coords
- 2.11°, -75.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.1°C
Average daily high
23.1°C
Average daily low
14.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,929mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
88%
Average peak wind
6.5km/h
Seasonal range
1.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
331 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.0 °C
Average feels-like low
15.0 °C
Average peak gust
26.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
32.4 °C
20 January 1964
Coldest day
8.5 °C
21 July 1975
Wettest day
143 mm
13 June 2021
Windiest day
16.1 km/h
28 January 1965
Strongest gust
51.1 km/h
18 July 1975
Hottest feels-like
34.3 °C
29 October 2006
Coldest feels-like
7.3 °C
21 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.0 h
5 May 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 | 24.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 166 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 23.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 274 mm | +44 mm |
| Mar | 23.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 522 mm | +198 mm |
| Apr | 23.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 396 mm | +64 mm |
| May | 22.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 271 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 22.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 347 mm | +116 mm |
| Jul | 21.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 239 mm | +44 mm |
| Aug | 22.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 169 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 196 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 22.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 253 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 23.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 393 mm | +121 mm |
| Dec | 23.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 152 mm | -71 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tarqui?
Tarqui has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 2,929 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tarqui?
The hottest day measured in Tarqui between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, reaching 32.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tarqui?
The coldest day measured in Tarqui between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1975, at 8.5 °C.
Does it snow in Tarqui?
Almost never: Tarqui sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tarqui warmed?
Yes: Tarqui warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tarqui?
The wettest day measured in Tarqui between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 2021, with 143 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tarqui?
The windiest day measured in Tarqui between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1965, with winds reaching 16.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tarqui?
The warmest month in Tarqui is February (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Tarqui?
Tarqui receives on average 2,929 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 331 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tarqui?
Tarqui gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tarqui?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Tarqui.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tarqui?
In Tarqui, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.3 °C on 29 October 2006, and the lowest was 7.3 °C on 21 July 1975.
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