Timbiquí climate — normals and trends
Timbiquí (Colombia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 10,294 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 April (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Timbiquí averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 355 rainy days per year.
Timbiquí has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.2 °C (on 15 February 1998) and the coldest 20.9 °C (on 1 October 1953).
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
TimbiquíCauca Department
- coords
- 2.77°, -77.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
27.1°C
Average daily low
23.7°C
Annual rainfall
10,294mm
Sunshine / day
6.1h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
13.3km/h
Seasonal range
0.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
355 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.8 °C
Average feels-like low
27.5 °C
Average peak gust
23.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
31.2 °C
15 February 1998
Coldest day
20.9 °C
1 October 1953
Wettest day
309 mm
6 June 2019
Windiest day
26.8 km/h
19 January 1986
Strongest gust
44.6 km/h
19 January 1986
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
15 February 1998
Coldest feels-like
20.8 °C
1 October 1953
Sunniest day
12.0 h
18 May 1951
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 | 27.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 821 mm | +33 mm |
| Feb | 27.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 1029 mm | +463 mm |
| Mar | 28.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 324 mm | -300 mm |
| Apr | 28.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 860 mm | -66 mm |
| May | 28.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 873 mm | -331 mm |
| Jun | 28.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 738 mm | -280 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 510 mm | -359 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 581 mm | -249 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 597 mm | -289 mm |
| Oct | 27.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 996 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 27.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 953 mm | +169 mm |
| Dec | 27.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 298 mm | -493 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Timbiquí?
Timbiquí has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 10,294 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Timbiquí?
The hottest day measured in Timbiquí between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1998, reaching 31.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Timbiquí?
The coldest day measured in Timbiquí between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1953, at 20.9 °C.
Does it snow in Timbiquí?
Almost never: Timbiquí sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Timbiquí warmed?
Yes: Timbiquí warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Timbiquí?
The wettest day measured in Timbiquí between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 2019, with 309 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Timbiquí?
The windiest day measured in Timbiquí between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1986, with winds reaching 26.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Timbiquí?
The warmest month in Timbiquí is April (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Timbiquí?
Timbiquí receives on average 10,294 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 355 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Timbiquí?
Timbiquí gets on average 6.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,227 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Timbiquí?
Yes: Timbiquí has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Timbiquí?
In Timbiquí, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 15 February 1998, and the lowest was 20.8 °C on 1 October 1953.
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