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Monthly climate in San Juan del Cesar, La Guajira, Colombia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Juan del Cesar features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 25 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (60 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2342 mm (92.2 inches) and receives 272 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Juan del Cesar enjoys an average of 3532 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 29 minutes to 12 hours 43 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in San Juan del Cesar, La Guajira, Colombia §

The warmest months in San Juan del Cesar are May, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 23 °C (73 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Juan del Cesar experiences 321 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 San Juan del Cesar, 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 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°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
(69°F)		 20°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in San Juan del Cesar, La Guajira, Colombia §

San Juan del Cesar usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 29 rainy days and 315 mm (12.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Juan del Cesar are January, February and December. On average, 58 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in San Juan del Cesar, 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) 55 (2.1) 49 (1.9) 134 (5.3) 225 (8.9) 382 (15.0) 208 (8.2) 200 (7.9) 235 (9.2) 245 (9.6) 317 (12.5) 223 (8.8) 70 (2.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 10 17 23 28 26 27 29 29 30 24 17

Monthly sunshine hours in San Juan del Cesar, La Guajira, Colombia §

The sunniest months in San Juan del Cesar are March, July and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Juan del Cesar: January, May and June receive an average of 8 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in San Juan del Cesar, 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 261 299 320 286 270 284 314 304 285 290 291 324
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 33m 11h 46m 12h 3m 12h 21m 12h 36m 12h 43m 12h 39m 12h 26m 12h 9m 11h 52m 11h 37m 11h 29m

Solar UV radiation in San Juan del Cesar, La Guajira, Colombia §

San Juan del Cesar experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the 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 San Juan del Cesar UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for San Juan del Cesar, 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 13 15 15 15 13 13 14 14 14 11 11