Urrao climate — normals and trends
Urrao (Colombia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 7,449 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 (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is November (17.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Urrao averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 363 rainy days per year.
Urrao has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.1 °C (on 29 April 2016) and the coldest 11.1 °C (on 21 November 1954).
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
UrraoAntioquia
- coords
- 6.32°, -76.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.0°C
Average daily high
21.9°C
Average daily low
15.4°C
Annual rainfall
7,449mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
91%
Average peak wind
7.4km/h
Seasonal range
0.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
363 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.6 °C
Average feels-like low
16.6 °C
Average peak gust
27.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
28.1 °C
29 April 2016
Coldest day
11.1 °C
21 November 1954
Wettest day
199 mm
23 February 1998
Windiest day
12.2 km/h
17 December 1943
Strongest gust
51.1 km/h
17 October 2004
Hottest feels-like
34.1 °C
29 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
10.5 °C
21 November 1954
Sunniest day
12.0 h
6 July 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 | 22.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 336 mm | -86 mm |
| Feb | 21.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 475 mm | +47 mm |
| Mar | 22.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 519 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 22.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 622 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 22.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 594 mm | -99 mm |
| Jun | 21.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 615 mm | -53 mm |
| Jul | 22.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 593 mm | -120 mm |
| Aug | 21.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 585 mm | -187 mm |
| Sep | 21.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 692 mm | -80 mm |
| Oct | 21.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 709 mm | -36 mm |
| Nov | 21.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 598 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 21.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 382 mm | -77 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Urrao?
Urrao has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 7,449 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Urrao?
The hottest day measured in Urrao between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 2016, reaching 28.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Urrao?
The coldest day measured in Urrao between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1954, at 11.1 °C.
Does it snow in Urrao?
Almost never: Urrao sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Urrao warmed?
Yes: Urrao warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Urrao?
The wettest day measured in Urrao between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1998, with 199 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Urrao?
The windiest day measured in Urrao between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1943, with winds reaching 12.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Urrao?
The warmest month in Urrao is April (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is November (17.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Urrao?
Urrao receives on average 7,449 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 363 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Urrao?
Urrao gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Urrao?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Urrao.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Urrao?
In Urrao, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.1 °C on 29 April 2016, and the lowest was 10.5 °C on 21 November 1954.
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