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Monthly climate in Barranquilla, Colombia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Barranquilla features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 27 °C (80 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 24 °C (75 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1187 mm (46.7 inches) and receives 156 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Barranquilla enjoys an average of 3748 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 28 minutes to 12 hours 44 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Barranquilla, Colombia §

The warmest months in Barranquilla are June, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Barranquilla experiences 329 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 Barranquilla, Colombia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Average low 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Mean minimum 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Minimum 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Barranquilla, Colombia §

Barranquilla usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 24 rainy days and 199 mm (7.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Barranquilla are January, February and March. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Barranquilla, Colombia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 4 (0.2) 34 (1.3) 170 (6.7) 141 (5.6) 93 (3.7) 169 (6.6) 187 (7.4) 241 (9.5) 125 (4.9) 18 (0.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 0 1 9 21 19 15 20 24 27 16 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Barranquilla, Colombia §

The sunniest months in Barranquilla are March, July and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 48 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Barranquilla: January, September and November receive an average of 9 hours 31 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Barranquilla, Colombia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 269 310 343 324 311 305 331 318 300 307 297 330
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 32m 11h 46m 12h 3m 12h 21m 12h 37m 12h 44m 12h 40m 12h 27m 12h 9m 11h 51m 11h 36m 11h 28m

Solar UV radiation in Barranquilla, Colombia §

Barranquilla experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Barranquilla UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Barranquilla, Colombia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 11 12 14 14 13 12 13 13 13 13 11 10