Yopal climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Yopal?

Yopal has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,417 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Yopal between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1966, reaching 37.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Yopal?

The coldest day measured in Yopal between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1975, at 15.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Yopal?

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

Q: Has the climate of Yopal warmed?

Yes: Yopal warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Yopal?

The wettest day measured in Yopal between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1973, with 251 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Yopal?

The windiest day measured in Yopal between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1944, with winds reaching 20.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Yopal?

The warmest month in Yopal is February (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Yopal?

Yopal receives on average 1,417 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 209 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Yopal?

Yopal gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Yopal (Colombia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,417 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Yopal averages 0 frost days, 94 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 209 rainy days per year.

Yopal has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 6 April 1966) and the coldest 15.4 °C (on 20 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

YopalCasanare Department

coords: 5.34°, -72.39°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthMayDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

24.5°C

Average daily high

28.6°C

Average daily low

21.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,417mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

8.9km/h

Seasonal range

3.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

94 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

209 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.4 °C

Average feels-like low

23.8 °C

Average peak gust

30.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

313 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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

37.2 °C

6 April 1966

Coldest day

15.4 °C

20 July 1975

Wettest day

251 mm

28 April 1973

Windiest day

20.3 km/h

16 February 1944

Strongest gust

60.5 km/h

23 December 2011

Hottest feels-like

40.2 °C

18 October 2024

Coldest feels-like

15.3 °C

20 July 1975

Sunniest day

12.0 h

10 March 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.8 °C9 March 2025	19.2 °C7 June 2025	25.4 °C	1,560 mm	116
2024	36.1 °C16 April 2024	20.5 °C9 January 2024	26.4 °C	927 mm	228
2023	33.9 °C16 January 2023	17.1 °C29 January 2023	25.6 °C	1,180 mm	183
2022	33.6 °C2 February 2022	17.3 °C27 December 2022	24.7 °C	1,139 mm	98
2021	35.0 °C4 February 2021	19.2 °C15 August 2021	25.3 °C	1,108 mm	146
2020	35.2 °C7 March 2020	18.6 °C11 January 2020	25.6 °C	946 mm	165
2019	35.0 °C15 February 2019	19.0 °C30 August 2019	25.4 °C	964 mm	147
2018	35.7 °C14 March 2018	18.4 °C23 August 2018	24.9 °C	1,410 mm	108
2017	34.8 °C6 February 2017	17.6 °C18 December 2017	25.1 °C	1,061 mm	106
2016	36.1 °C6 March 2016	19.1 °C30 October 2016	25.2 °C	1,451 mm	120
2015	34.8 °C21 February 2015	17.2 °C7 January 2015	25.1 °C	1,198 mm	127
2014	34.2 °C31 March 2014	18.7 °C9 September 2014	25.0 °C	1,290 mm	119
2013	33.7 °C28 January 2013	17.7 °C7 January 2013	24.9 °C	1,255 mm	111
2012	33.8 °C4 February 2012	18.7 °C3 July 2012	24.5 °C	1,261 mm	104
2011	33.2 °C2 February 2011	19.2 °C20 January 2011	24.7 °C	1,671 mm	86
2010	36.8 °C13 February 2010	17.9 °C4 January 2010	25.2 °C	1,693 mm	115
2009	34.1 °C30 December 2009	19.1 °C15 July 2009	25.0 °C	982 mm	138
2008	33.9 °C2 March 2008	17.9 °C1 January 2008	24.7 °C	1,655 mm	98
2007	35.5 °C28 February 2007	18.6 °C5 October 2007	24.8 °C	1,192 mm	96
2006	33.1 °C14 January 2006	18.7 °C20 July 2006	24.7 °C	1,023 mm	100
2005	35.9 °C13 March 2005	18.5 °C23 July 2005	24.8 °C	1,217 mm	103
2004	33.5 °C18 February 2004	17.7 °C10 August 2004	24.4 °C	1,344 mm	80
2003	34.3 °C24 January 2003	19.0 °C13 July 2003	24.5 °C	1,560 mm	89
2002	34.7 °C9 March 2002	18.4 °C4 January 2002	24.4 °C	1,346 mm	86
2001	34.2 °C11 March 2001	17.1 °C4 January 2001	24.5 °C	1,216 mm	107
2000	33.9 °C21 March 2000	18.2 °C3 August 2000	24.2 °C	1,497 mm	69
1999	33.4 °C30 March 1999	18.4 °C17 August 1999	24.0 °C	1,338 mm	63
1998	34.9 °C25 February 1998	18.9 °C27 July 1998	24.9 °C	1,590 mm	100
1997	33.4 °C6 March 1997	18.8 °C11 August 1997	24.6 °C	1,225 mm	114
1996	34.0 °C23 February 1996	18.4 °C1 July 1996	24.4 °C	1,383 mm	98
1995	34.2 °C15 February 1995	18.6 °C14 January 1995	24.8 °C	1,243 mm	128
1994	33.9 °C10 March 1994	18.3 °C12 July 1994	24.3 °C	1,460 mm	65
1993	32.7 °C2 March 1993	18.2 °C17 July 1993	24.2 °C	1,467 mm	50
1992	35.3 °C29 March 1992	17.4 °C11 July 1992	24.5 °C	1,636 mm	88
1991	33.6 °C29 January 1991	18.0 °C26 August 1991	24.2 °C	1,649 mm	70
1990	31.8 °C8 April 1990	18.3 °C25 July 1990	23.9 °C	1,555 mm	24
1989	33.3 °C18 February 1989	17.7 °C8 July 1989	24.0 °C	1,423 mm	58
1988	35.6 °C12 March 1988	17.3 °C20 December 1988	24.5 °C	1,467 mm	99
1987	33.5 °C5 February 1987	18.2 °C12 January 1987	24.4 °C	1,763 mm	72
1986	32.7 °C12 January 1986	18.0 °C24 July 1986	23.7 °C	1,730 mm	39
1985	34.8 °C13 April 1985	16.6 °C18 December 1985	24.0 °C	1,853 mm	82
1984	34.4 °C5 April 1984	18.0 °C16 September 1984	24.1 °C	1,409 mm	88
1983	35.3 °C16 February 1983	18.8 °C26 July 1983	24.5 °C	1,483 mm	88
1982	34.5 °C7 March 1982	18.0 °C2 October 1982	24.2 °C	1,615 mm	69
1981	34.6 °C25 March 1981	16.7 °C21 July 1981	24.4 °C	1,677 mm	80
1980	34.7 °C2 March 1980	17.7 °C4 December 1980	24.7 °C	1,519 mm	104
1979	33.9 °C14 February 1979	18.8 °C6 September 1979	24.4 °C	1,652 mm	84
1978	34.5 °C15 March 1978	16.0 °C17 August 1978	24.3 °C	1,805 mm	72
1977	34.4 °C12 March 1977	17.9 °C1 December 1977	24.4 °C	1,780 mm	87
1976	33.0 °C26 February 1976	18.1 °C3 July 1976	23.9 °C	1,499 mm	45
1975	33.5 °C14 February 1975	15.4 °C20 July 1975	24.0 °C	1,745 mm	62
1974	33.1 °C8 February 1974	17.5 °C6 January 1974	24.1 °C	1,426 mm	70
1973	35.5 °C18 February 1973	18.8 °C15 July 1973	24.8 °C	2,036 mm	112
1972	33.8 °C26 February 1972	18.4 °C28 December 1972	24.3 °C	1,835 mm	63
1971	33.3 °C13 March 1971	18.0 °C30 July 1971	24.0 °C	1,588 mm	62
1970	33.2 °C20 March 1970	17.9 °C20 December 1970	24.6 °C	1,594 mm	102
1969	34.7 °C18 February 1969	18.1 °C12 July 1969	24.8 °C	1,772 mm	112
1968	35.9 °C23 February 1968	17.2 °C4 January 1968	24.4 °C	1,817 mm	95
1967	33.4 °C10 March 1967	17.8 °C14 December 1967	24.2 °C	1,852 mm	80
1966	37.2 °C6 April 1966	18.2 °C24 December 1966	25.0 °C	1,382 mm	123
1965	35.2 °C13 February 1965	17.3 °C22 August 1965	25.1 °C	1,087 mm	143
1964	36.2 °C19 February 1964	18.0 °C28 August 1964	24.8 °C	1,162 mm	122
1963	34.3 °C17 February 1963	18.0 °C30 November 1963	25.0 °C	1,082 mm	155
1962	33.8 °C15 January 1962	18.3 °C9 July 1962	24.5 °C	1,084 mm	119
1961	35.1 °C10 March 1961	18.4 °C16 December 1961	24.7 °C	897 mm	116
1960	35.3 °C5 March 1960	18.2 °C22 December 1960	24.6 °C	1,169 mm	106
1959	35.4 °C15 March 1959	18.2 °C9 February 1959	24.3 °C	1,248 mm	100
1958	36.3 °C26 February 1958	19.4 °C13 August 1958	25.6 °C	1,208 mm	176
1957	35.0 °C10 March 1957	18.1 °C22 July 1957	25.0 °C	1,082 mm	172
1956	32.4 °C8 March 1956	18.2 °C23 July 1956	23.5 °C	1,446 mm	34
1955	33.2 °C16 February 1955	17.7 °C2 August 1955	23.8 °C	1,487 mm	49
1954	35.0 °C24 March 1954	19.0 °C23 August 1954	24.1 °C	1,378 mm	86
1953	34.6 °C17 February 1953	19.2 °C11 January 1953	24.5 °C	1,371 mm	89
1952	35.3 °C27 February 1952	19.1 °C16 July 1952	24.4 °C	1,343 mm	87
1951	31.6 °C6 March 1951	18.6 °C12 January 1951	23.7 °C	1,437 mm	14
1950	33.2 °C30 March 1950	18.9 °C16 January 1950	23.8 °C	1,640 mm	46
1949	32.4 °C16 March 1949	17.9 °C13 February 1949	23.4 °C	1,652 mm	19
1948	32.6 °C20 March 1948	18.5 °C12 February 1948	23.5 °C	1,550 mm	43
1947	34.9 °C18 March 1947	18.5 °C9 August 1947	24.0 °C	1,365 mm	61
1946	33.0 °C9 February 1946	18.3 °C8 August 1946	23.7 °C	1,569 mm	73
1945	34.9 °C20 March 1945	18.4 °C17 January 1945	24.2 °C	1,205 mm	88
1944	34.2 °C5 February 1944	18.1 °C27 November 1944	24.4 °C	1,256 mm	98
1943	32.4 °C20 February 1943	17.7 °C10 August 1943	23.1 °C	1,613 mm	20
1942	35.2 °C25 March 1942	17.3 °C15 July 1942	23.8 °C	1,473 mm	71
1941	36.0 °C10 March 1941	18.6 °C24 June 1941	24.6 °C	1,282 mm	97
1940	35.4 °C26 February 1940	18.9 °C4 November 1940	24.4 °C	1,315 mm	92

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.0 °C

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

116 d/yr

+22

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1560 mm

+143 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.5 °C	+0.9 °C	17 mm	+5 mm
Feb	31.7 °C	+0.4 °C	12 mm	-7 mm
Mar	31.9 °C	+0.9 °C	25 mm	-27 mm
Apr	28.9 °C	0.0 °C	141 mm	-40 mm
May	27.4 °C	-0.1 °C	269 mm	+34 mm
Jun	26.5 °C	+0.1 °C	317 mm	+87 mm
Jul	26.1 °C	-0.2 °C	379 mm	+184 mm
Aug	27.6 °C	+0.5 °C	139 mm	+10 mm
Sep	28.8 °C	+0.9 °C	91 mm	-17 mm
Oct	28.7 °C	+0.4 °C	96 mm	-24 mm
Nov	29.2 °C	+0.9 °C	41 mm	-64 mm
Dec	29.6 °C	+0.4 °C	34 mm	+3 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.8 °C

9 Mar 2025

Coldest day

19.2 °C

7 Jun 2025

Wettest day

69.2 mm

19 Jul 2025

Windiest day

19.5 km/h

20 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

51.8 km/h

20 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.1 °C

28 Oct 2025

Coldest feels-like

20.0 °C

22 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

10 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Yopal?

Yopal has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,417 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yopal?

The hottest day measured in Yopal between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1966, reaching 37.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Yopal?

The coldest day measured in Yopal between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1975, at 15.4 °C.

Does it snow in Yopal?

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

Has the climate of Yopal warmed?

Yes: Yopal warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Yopal?

The wettest day measured in Yopal between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1973, with 251 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Yopal?

The windiest day measured in Yopal between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1944, with winds reaching 20.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Yopal?

The warmest month in Yopal is February (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Yopal?

Yopal receives on average 1,417 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 209 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Yopal?

Yopal gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Yopal?

Yes: Yopal has on average 313 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yopal?

In Yopal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 18 October 2024, and the lowest was 15.3 °C on 20 July 1975.

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