Villanueva climate — normals and trends
Villanueva (Colombia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 3,004 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 August (23.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Villanueva averages 0 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 285 rainy days per year.
Villanueva has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.2 °C (on 11 March 1958) and the coldest 13.4 °C (on 29 December 2005).
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
VillanuevaLa Guajira Department
- coords
- 10.61°, -72.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.6°C
Average daily high
26.8°C
Average daily low
19.5°C
Annual rainfall
3,004mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
8.1km/h
Seasonal range
1.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
285 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.5 °C
Average feels-like low
21.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
135 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
33.2 °C
11 March 1958
Coldest day
13.4 °C
29 December 2005
Wettest day
135 mm
12 November 1981
Windiest day
19.0 km/h
2 October 2016
Strongest gust
67.7 km/h
25 April 1985
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
6 September 2009
Coldest feels-like
12.8 °C
12 January 1945
Sunniest day
12.1 h
23 May 2025
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 | 27.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 70 mm | +21 mm |
| Feb | 27.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 43 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 28.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 54 mm | -67 mm |
| Apr | 27.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 370 mm | +81 mm |
| May | 27.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 332 mm | -88 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 335 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 175 mm | -96 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 327 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 27.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 353 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 26.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 332 mm | -64 mm |
| Nov | 27.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 347 mm | +72 mm |
| Dec | 26.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 77 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Villanueva?
Villanueva has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 3,004 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Villanueva?
The hottest day measured in Villanueva between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1958, reaching 33.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Villanueva?
The coldest day measured in Villanueva between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 2005, at 13.4 °C.
Does it snow in Villanueva?
Almost never: Villanueva sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Villanueva warmed?
Yes: Villanueva warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Villanueva?
The wettest day measured in Villanueva between 1940 and 2025 was 12 November 1981, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Villanueva?
The windiest day measured in Villanueva between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 2016, with winds reaching 19.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Villanueva?
The warmest month in Villanueva is August (23.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Villanueva?
Villanueva receives on average 3,004 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 285 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Villanueva?
Villanueva gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Villanueva?
Yes: Villanueva has on average 135 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Villanueva?
In Villanueva, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 6 September 2009, and the lowest was 12.8 °C on 12 January 1945.
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