Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Galapa features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °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 1051 mm (41.4 inches) and receives 155 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Galapa enjoys an average of 3744 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 28 minutes to 12 hours 44 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Galapa 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 26 to 27 °C (80 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Galapa experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°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 (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Daily mean | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°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 (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Mean minimum | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°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) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Galapa, Atlántico, Colombia with other places around the world.
Galapa usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 23 rainy days and 176 mm (6.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Galapa are January, February and March. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.1) | 32 (1.2) | 146 (5.8) | 126 (4.9) | 79 (3.1) | 158 (6.2) | 165 (6.5) | 205 (8.1) | 116 (4.6) | 17 (0.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 17 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Galapa are March, July and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 49 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Galapa: January, September and November receive an average of 9 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 270 | 310 | 343 | 325 | 307 | 304 | 332 | 316 | 298 | 307 | 296 | 331 |
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 |
Galapa 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 Galapa UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |