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Monthly climate in Heliconia, Colombia

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Heliconia features a tropical rainforest climate (Af). Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (66 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (51 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2462 mm (96.9 inches) and receives 297 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Heliconia enjoys an average of 3141 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 45 minutes to 12 hours 27 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Heliconia, Colombia

The warmest months in Heliconia are February, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 20 °C (67 - 68 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, October and November, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 19 °C (66 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Heliconia experiences 192 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Heliconia. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum30°C
(86°F)		31°C
(88°F)		30°C
(86°F)		28°C
(83°F)		31°C
(87°F)		30°C
(85°F)		29°C
(85°F)		30°C
(86°F)		30°C
(87°F)		30°C
(86°F)		27°C
(82°F)		29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum28°C
(83°F)		29°C
(84°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(82°F)		29°C
(84°F)		30°C
(85°F)		29°C
(85°F)		28°C
(83°F)		27°C
(80°F)		28°C
(82°F)
Average high25°C
(78°F)		26°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(78°F)		27°C
(80°F)		27°C
(80°F)		26°C
(79°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(75°F)		25°C
(78°F)
Daily mean19°C
(67°F)		19°C
(67°F)		19°C
(67°F)		19°C
(67°F)		19°C
(67°F)		19°C
(67°F)		20°C
(68°F)		20°C
(68°F)		19°C
(67°F)		19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(67°F)
Average low14°C
(57°F)		15°C
(58°F)		15°C
(59°F)		15°C
(59°F)		15°C
(59°F)		14°C
(58°F)		14°C
(58°F)		14°C
(58°F)		14°C
(58°F)		14°C
(58°F)		15°C
(59°F)		14°C
(58°F)
Mean minimum11°C
(53°F)		12°C
(54°F)		13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(55°F)		12°C
(55°F)		13°C
(55°F)		13°C
(55°F)		13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(55°F)
Minimum10°C
(51°F)		11°C
(52°F)		12°C
(54°F)		13°C
(55°F)		12°C
(54°F)		12°C
(54°F)		13°C
(55°F)		11°C
(52°F)		12°C
(54°F)		11°C
(53°F)		13°C
(55°F)		12°C
(53°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Heliconia, Colombia

Heliconia usually has the most precipitation in April, May and October, with an average of 28 rainy days and 284 mm (11.2 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Heliconia are January, February and December. On average, 99 mm (3.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Heliconia. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)81 (3.2)104 (4.1)195 (7.7)267 (10.5)315 (12.4)224 (8.8)202 (7.9)216 (8.5)249 (9.8)269 (10.6)227 (8.9)112 (4.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)141725273027272628292720

Monthly sunshine hours in Heliconia, Colombia

The sunniest months in Heliconia are July, August and September, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 25 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Heliconia: January, October and November receive an average of 7 hours 43 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Heliconia. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours241269268250246259299292274243225270
Mean daily daylight hours11h 47m11h 54m12h 4m12h 14m12h 23m12h 27m12h 25m12h 17m12h 7m11h 57m11h 49m11h 45m

Solar UV radiation in Heliconia, Colombia

Heliconia experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. June, November and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 14. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Heliconia UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Heliconia. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)141517161614141514141312