Colombia climate — normals and trends
Colombia (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 912 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 July (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Colombia averages 0 frost days, 259 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
Colombia has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 10 July 1998) and the coldest 9.7 °C (on 13 January 1981).
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
ColombiaLas Tunas Province
- coords
- 20.99°, -77.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
912mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
16.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
259 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.3 °C
Average feels-like low
25.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
315 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
37.9 °C
10 July 1998
Coldest day
9.7 °C
13 January 1981
Wettest day
525 mm
7 October 1963
Windiest day
68.5 km/h
7 October 1963
Strongest gust
146.2 km/h
7 October 1963
Hottest feels-like
43.5 °C
12 August 1990
Coldest feels-like
6.3 °C
13 January 1981
Sunniest day
13.0 h
16 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 30.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 16 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 31.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 31 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 32.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 22 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 34.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 34 mm | -107 mm |
| Jun | 33.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 85 mm | -58 mm |
| Jul | 33.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 78 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 34.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 83 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 33.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 134 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 173 mm | +45 mm |
| Nov | 29.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 44 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | 30.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 7 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Colombia?
Colombia has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 912 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Colombia?
The hottest day measured in Colombia between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1998, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Colombia?
The coldest day measured in Colombia between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1981, at 9.7 °C.
Does it snow in Colombia?
Almost never: Colombia sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Colombia warmed?
Yes: Colombia warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Colombia?
The wettest day measured in Colombia between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1963, with 525 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Colombia?
The windiest day measured in Colombia between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1963, with winds reaching 68.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Colombia?
The warmest month in Colombia is July (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Colombia?
Colombia receives on average 912 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Colombia?
Colombia gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Colombia?
Yes: Colombia has on average 315 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Colombia?
In Colombia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 12 August 1990, and the lowest was 6.3 °C on 13 January 1981.
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