Tolú climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Tolú?

Tolú has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,220 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tolú?

The hottest day measured in Tolú between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 1988, reaching 37.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Tolú?

The coldest day measured in Tolú between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1956, at 20.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Tolú?

Almost never: Tolú sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Tolú warmed?

Yes: Tolú warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Tolú?

The wettest day measured in Tolú between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 2025, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Tolú?

The windiest day measured in Tolú between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1989, with winds reaching 27.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Tolú?

The warmest month in Tolú is March (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Tolú?

Tolú receives on average 2,220 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 287 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Tolú?

Tolú gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Tolú (Colombia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,220 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is October (26.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Tolú averages 0 frost days, 209 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 287 rainy days per year.

Tolú has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 24 March 1988) and the coldest 20.6 °C (on 11 January 1956).

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

TolúSucre Department

coords: 9.52°, -75.58°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthMarchColdest monthOctoberWettest monthMayDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

26.8°C

Average daily high

30.3°C

Average daily low

24.2°C

Annual rainfall

2,220mm

Sunshine / day

9.9h

Mean relative humidity

85%

Average peak wind

11.9km/h

Seasonal range

1.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

209 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

287 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.8 °C

Average feels-like low

28.8 °C

Average peak gust

25.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

364 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

37.0 °C

24 March 1988

Coldest day

20.6 °C

11 January 1956

Wettest day

80 mm

16 October 2025

Windiest day

27.8 km/h

11 March 1989

Strongest gust

52.9 km/h

14 October 1997

Hottest feels-like

45.9 °C

29 April 1973

Coldest feels-like

22.2 °C

10 January 1951

Sunniest day

12.0 h

18 July 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.2 °C18 July 2025	22.8 °C18 January 2025	27.8 °C	2,155 mm	290
2024	36.0 °C12 April 2024	23.7 °C7 September 2024	28.3 °C	1,781 mm	308
2023	36.6 °C20 July 2023	22.5 °C5 January 2023	28.3 °C	1,789 mm	341
2022	34.6 °C30 July 2022	22.5 °C30 October 2022	27.3 °C	2,127 mm	291
2021	35.9 °C26 February 2021	22.9 °C1 September 2021	27.5 °C	1,902 mm	272
2020	35.9 °C18 February 2020	23.3 °C10 November 2020	27.8 °C	1,739 mm	288
2019	35.8 °C17 June 2019	23.2 °C3 January 2019	28.0 °C	1,505 mm	319
2018	34.9 °C9 August 2018	23.1 °C27 June 2018	27.7 °C	1,800 mm	304
2017	36.1 °C5 February 2017	22.9 °C12 January 2017	27.9 °C	1,744 mm	299
2016	36.0 °C23 March 2016	23.5 °C4 August 2016	28.1 °C	2,004 mm	315
2015	36.1 °C24 June 2015	23.5 °C7 January 2015	28.4 °C	1,674 mm	334
2014	35.0 °C21 March 2014	23.4 °C11 January 2014	27.9 °C	1,754 mm	329
2013	34.6 °C10 January 2013	22.8 °C1 November 2013	27.7 °C	1,989 mm	317
2012	35.1 °C8 March 2012	23.1 °C20 January 2012	27.7 °C	2,101 mm	322
2011	33.7 °C3 February 2011	22.3 °C21 October 2011	27.1 °C	2,599 mm	269
2010	36.5 °C1 February 2010	23.0 °C22 October 2010	27.7 °C	2,502 mm	273
2009	34.6 °C11 February 2009	23.3 °C26 January 2009	27.7 °C	1,947 mm	317
2008	33.9 °C5 February 2008	22.6 °C4 February 2008	26.9 °C	2,141 mm	230
2007	35.5 °C27 February 2007	22.7 °C5 December 2007	27.3 °C	2,156 mm	251
2006	35.4 °C1 July 2006	22.8 °C8 January 2006	27.3 °C	2,208 mm	275
2005	34.6 °C25 February 2005	22.6 °C29 December 2005	27.5 °C	2,177 mm	296
2004	35.7 °C3 March 2004	22.7 °C1 January 2004	27.5 °C	1,944 mm	283
2003	35.6 °C6 February 2003	22.8 °C31 October 2003	27.4 °C	2,179 mm	289
2002	35.3 °C18 March 2002	22.8 °C11 January 2002	27.5 °C	1,711 mm	323
2001	35.0 °C27 June 2001	22.1 °C30 January 2001	26.8 °C	1,810 mm	266
2000	33.2 °C21 August 2000	21.8 °C6 January 2000	26.5 °C	1,886 mm	227
1999	33.8 °C18 April 1999	21.7 °C27 November 1999	26.3 °C	2,047 mm	151
1998	36.6 °C16 February 1998	22.5 °C27 December 1998	27.3 °C	2,072 mm	241
1997	35.7 °C24 July 1997	22.4 °C5 January 1997	27.3 °C	1,643 mm	286
1996	33.3 °C26 February 1996	21.7 °C29 January 1996	26.3 °C	2,318 mm	157
1995	35.5 °C19 February 1995	22.6 °C2 November 1995	26.8 °C	2,023 mm	221
1994	33.4 °C30 January 1994	22.4 °C23 January 1994	26.7 °C	2,072 mm	214
1993	34.4 °C12 March 1993	22.4 °C10 September 1993	26.8 °C	2,349 mm	218
1992	35.5 °C10 April 1992	22.4 °C2 October 1992	26.8 °C	2,208 mm	214
1991	35.4 °C24 February 1991	22.5 °C22 January 1991	26.9 °C	2,142 mm	216
1990	35.7 °C10 March 1990	22.4 °C2 January 1990	26.7 °C	2,178 mm	198
1989	34.1 °C14 February 1989	21.9 °C27 January 1989	26.3 °C	2,340 mm	167
1988	37.0 °C24 March 1988	22.1 °C20 December 1988	26.7 °C	2,363 mm	195
1987	34.7 °C13 April 1987	21.8 °C8 January 1987	27.1 °C	2,260 mm	240
1986	33.1 °C23 July 1986	22.0 °C26 February 1986	26.4 °C	2,053 mm	178
1985	34.3 °C7 February 1985	21.7 °C15 January 1985	26.2 °C	2,094 mm	153
1984	31.7 °C9 April 1984	21.3 °C15 November 1984	25.9 °C	2,233 mm	109
1983	34.9 °C20 March 1983	21.9 °C17 October 1983	26.9 °C	2,077 mm	208
1982	33.1 °C24 July 1982	21.9 °C23 January 1982	26.7 °C	1,872 mm	231
1981	33.6 °C11 April 1981	22.1 °C2 September 1981	26.7 °C	2,447 mm	207
1980	34.3 °C15 June 1980	22.1 °C3 October 1980	27.1 °C	1,901 mm	249
1979	34.2 °C12 April 1979	21.5 °C7 January 1979	26.9 °C	2,339 mm	234
1978	33.8 °C3 February 1978	22.4 °C2 January 1978	26.8 °C	2,511 mm	221
1977	33.3 °C29 July 1977	22.0 °C13 January 1977	27.1 °C	2,268 mm	256
1976	33.6 °C16 July 1976	20.9 °C31 January 1976	26.8 °C	1,976 mm	214
1975	33.2 °C29 January 1975	21.4 °C23 December 1975	26.4 °C	2,630 mm	158
1974	33.8 °C16 August 1974	21.4 °C22 January 1974	26.4 °C	2,717 mm	182
1973	34.7 °C4 January 1973	22.2 °C5 December 1973	27.1 °C	2,650 mm	247
1972	34.9 °C4 April 1972	22.4 °C13 March 1972	27.1 °C	2,234 mm	290
1971	32.7 °C21 July 1971	22.0 °C27 December 1971	26.4 °C	2,696 mm	204
1970	34.0 °C12 February 1970	22.0 °C11 December 1970	26.8 °C	2,947 mm	238
1969	34.6 °C21 July 1969	22.2 °C2 February 1969	27.3 °C	2,488 mm	288
1968	33.8 °C23 August 1968	21.7 °C10 January 1968	26.9 °C	2,176 mm	262
1967	34.1 °C3 April 1967	22.1 °C20 March 1967	26.8 °C	2,182 mm	264
1966	33.8 °C21 January 1966	22.0 °C12 December 1966	26.9 °C	2,489 mm	243
1965	32.9 °C21 July 1965	22.1 °C28 February 1965	26.7 °C	2,372 mm	235
1964	34.1 °C3 March 1964	20.9 °C29 December 1964	26.5 °C	2,194 mm	191
1963	33.2 °C3 March 1963	21.9 °C26 November 1963	26.5 °C	2,449 mm	196
1962	35.3 °C20 February 1962	22.2 °C15 February 1962	26.5 °C	2,199 mm	220
1961	33.5 °C4 March 1961	21.8 °C11 November 1961	26.6 °C	2,017 mm	195
1960	32.9 °C21 February 1960	21.9 °C17 December 1960	26.3 °C	2,340 mm	166
1959	34.0 °C31 January 1959	21.8 °C19 November 1959	26.5 °C	2,258 mm	210
1958	34.3 °C18 March 1958	22.4 °C19 November 1958	27.3 °C	2,395 mm	287
1957	32.7 °C3 July 1957	21.3 °C13 January 1957	26.7 °C	2,137 mm	209
1956	31.7 °C8 July 1956	20.6 °C11 January 1956	25.4 °C	2,473 mm	31
1955	31.2 °C5 March 1955	20.8 °C23 January 1955	25.4 °C	2,406 mm	28
1954	32.0 °C4 March 1954	21.7 °C24 November 1954	25.7 °C	2,260 mm	53
1953	33.1 °C7 March 1953	22.3 °C28 December 1953	26.2 °C	2,273 mm	99
1952	33.3 °C4 April 1952	22.0 °C15 January 1952	26.1 °C	2,290 mm	93
1951	32.7 °C19 March 1951	20.8 °C9 January 1951	25.9 °C	2,360 mm	77
1950	30.8 °C18 January 1950	21.6 °C19 January 1950	25.3 °C	2,904 mm	34
1949	33.7 °C13 February 1949	21.0 °C18 December 1949	26.0 °C	2,277 mm	108
1948	32.2 °C12 February 1948	21.6 °C18 December 1948	25.6 °C	2,980 mm	51
1947	30.8 °C14 March 1947	21.1 °C3 January 1947	25.5 °C	2,714 mm	15
1946	33.0 °C9 February 1946	21.4 °C3 January 1946	25.5 °C	2,526 mm	59
1945	31.3 °C16 March 1945	21.2 °C13 January 1945	25.4 °C	2,792 mm	28
1944	32.7 °C9 April 1944	21.9 °C28 January 1944	25.9 °C	2,603 mm	69
1943	31.4 °C9 December 1943	20.9 °C25 December 1943	25.4 °C	2,654 mm	24
1942	32.3 °C7 April 1942	20.9 °C9 January 1942	25.6 °C	2,581 mm	63
1941	35.4 °C19 March 1941	22.0 °C11 January 1941	26.5 °C	1,783 mm	167
1940	31.9 °C13 March 1940	21.4 °C9 November 1940	25.5 °C	2,345 mm	41

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.1 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

290 d/yr

+81

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2155 mm

-65 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.3 °C	+0.5 °C	44 mm	+9 mm
Feb	31.3 °C	0.0 °C	45 mm	+3 mm
Mar	31.2 °C	0.0 °C	78 mm	+5 mm
Apr	30.9 °C	+0.3 °C	194 mm	+14 mm
May	30.9 °C	+0.7 °C	254 mm	-38 mm
Jun	31.2 °C	+1.0 °C	214 mm	-69 mm
Jul	31.8 °C	+1.3 °C	237 mm	-18 mm
Aug	31.0 °C	+0.8 °C	249 mm	-11 mm
Sep	30.7 °C	+0.9 °C	202 mm	-55 mm
Oct	30.4 °C	+1.0 °C	337 mm	+72 mm
Nov	30.9 °C	+1.4 °C	229 mm	+36 mm
Dec	31.3 °C	+1.2 °C	74 mm	-13 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.2 °C

18 Jul 2025

Coldest day

22.8 °C

18 Jan 2025

Wettest day

79.7 mm

16 Oct 2025

Windiest day

19.1 km/h

24 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

37.8 km/h

27 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.9 °C

24 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

26.4 °C

16 Oct 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

18 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Tolú?

Tolú has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,220 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tolú?

The hottest day measured in Tolú between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 1988, reaching 37.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Tolú?

The coldest day measured in Tolú between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1956, at 20.6 °C.

Does it snow in Tolú?

Almost never: Tolú sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Tolú warmed?

Yes: Tolú warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Tolú?

The wettest day measured in Tolú between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 2025, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Tolú?

The windiest day measured in Tolú between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1989, with winds reaching 27.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Tolú?

The warmest month in Tolú is March (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Tolú?

Tolú receives on average 2,220 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 287 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Tolú?

Tolú gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Tolú?

Yes: Tolú has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tolú?

In Tolú, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.9 °C on 29 April 1973, and the lowest was 22.2 °C on 10 January 1951.

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