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Monthly climate in Distraccion, La Guajira, Colombia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Distraccion features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (62 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1799 mm (70.8 inches) and receives 237 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Distraccion enjoys an average of 3769 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 29 minutes to 12 hours 44 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Distraccion, La Guajira, Colombia §

The warmest months in Distraccion are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and October, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Distraccion 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 Distraccion, La Guajira, 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 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(66°F)
Minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Distraccion, La Guajira, Colombia §

Distraccion usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 26 rainy days and 261 mm (10.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Distraccion are January, February and December. On average, 41 mm (1.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Distraccion, La Guajira, 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) 38 (1.5) 34 (1.3) 101 (4.0) 175 (6.9) 339 (13.3) 164 (6.5) 117 (4.6) 156 (6.2) 186 (7.3) 259 (10.2) 178 (7.0) 52 (2.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 9 15 21 26 23 21 24 27 27 22 13

Monthly sunshine hours in Distraccion, La Guajira, Colombia §

The sunniest months in Distraccion are March, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 48 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Distraccion: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 44 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Distraccion, La Guajira, 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 266 307 334 309 312 312 339 330 311 311 303 329
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 33m 11h 46m 12h 3m 12h 21m 12h 36m 12h 44m 12h 40m 12h 26m 12h 9m 11h 51m 11h 36m 11h 29m

Solar UV radiation in Distraccion, La Guajira, Colombia §

Distraccion experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.February, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Distraccion UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Distraccion, La Guajira, 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) 12 12 14 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 11 10