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Monthly climate in El Tambo, Colombia

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Tambo features a oceanic climate (Cfb). Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 19 °C (66 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (47 °F) or can rise to as high as 27 °C (82 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 6918 mm (272.4 inches) and receives 351 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. El Tambo enjoys an average of 3187 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 58 minutes to 12 hours 14 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in El Tambo, Colombia

The warmest months in El Tambo are February, May and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 19 °C (66 - 66 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, October and November, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 18 °C (65 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Tambo experiences 19 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 El Tambo. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum27°C
(80°F)		27°C
(80°F)		26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(79°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(82°F)		27°C
(80°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(78°F)
Mean maximum26°C
(78°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(76°F)		26°C
(78°F)		26°C
(80°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)
Average high23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)
Daily mean18°C
(65°F)		19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(66°F)		18°C
(65°F)		18°C
(65°F)		18°C
(65°F)
Average low15°C
(59°F)		15°C
(59°F)		15°C
(59°F)		15°C
(60°F)		15°C
(60°F)		15°C
(59°F)		15°C
(59°F)		14°C
(58°F)		15°C
(59°F)		15°C
(59°F)		15°C
(60°F)		15°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum12°C
(54°F)		13°C
(55°F)		13°C
(55°F)		14°C
(57°F)		14°C
(57°F)		14°C
(57°F)		12°C
(54°F)		12°C
(53°F)		12°C
(54°F)		13°C
(55°F)		14°C
(57°F)		13°C
(56°F)
Minimum8°C
(47°F)		11°C
(52°F)		10°C
(50°F)		13°C
(56°F)		12°C
(55°F)		13°C
(55°F)		12°C
(54°F)		11°C
(52°F)		12°C
(53°F)		12°C
(54°F)		13°C
(56°F)		12°C
(54°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Tambo, Colombia

El Tambo usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 30 rainy days and 813 mm (32.0 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in El Tambo are January, February and November. On average, 358 mm (14.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Tambo. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)344 (13.6)410 (16.1)483 (19.0)654 (25.7)775 (30.5)796 (31.4)867 (34.1)584 (23.0)640 (25.2)590 (23.2)321 (12.6)454 (17.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)242730303030313030302930

Monthly sunshine hours in El Tambo, Colombia

The sunniest months in El Tambo are July, August and September, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 44 minutes a day. Least sunny months in El Tambo: January, April and November receive an average of 7 hours 46 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in El Tambo. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours235260267242257270294308292259228268
Mean daily daylight hours11h 59m12h 1m12h 5m12h 9m12h 13m12h 14m12h 13m12h 10m12h 6m12h 2m11h 59m11h 58m

Solar UV radiation in El Tambo, Colombia

El Tambo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 18, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. June, July 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 El Tambo UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Tambo. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)161618181614141515151412