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Monthly climate in El Castillo, Colombia

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Castillo features a tropical monsoon climate (Am). Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (64 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1938 mm (76.3 inches) and receives 200 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. El Castillo enjoys an average of 3497 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 54 minutes to 12 hours 18 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in El Castillo, Colombia

The warmest months in El Castillo are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Castillo experiences 325 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 Castillo. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum36°C
(96°F)		37°C
(99°F)		36°C
(97°F)		34°C
(94°F)		34°C
(93°F)		33°C
(91°F)		32°C
(89°F)		33°C
(92°F)		34°C
(94°F)		34°C
(94°F)		33°C
(92°F)		34°C
(93°F)
Mean maximum35°C
(95°F)		36°C
(96°F)		35°C
(95°F)		34°C
(93°F)		32°C
(91°F)		32°C
(89°F)		31°C
(88°F)		33°C
(91°F)		33°C
(92°F)		34°C
(93°F)		33°C
(91°F)		33°C
(92°F)
Average high32°C
(90°F)		33°C
(92°F)		32°C
(89°F)		31°C
(87°F)		29°C
(85°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		30°C
(86°F)		31°C
(89°F)		31°C
(88°F)		31°C
(88°F)		31°C
(89°F)
Daily mean26°C
(79°F)		27°C
(81°F)		26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(78°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(79°F)
Average low22°C
(71°F)		22°C
(73°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(71°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(71°F)		22°C
(71°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum19°C
(66°F)		20°C
(69°F)		20°C
(69°F)		20°C
(68°F)		20°C
(69°F)		20°C
(68°F)		19°C
(67°F)		18°C
(66°F)		19°C
(66°F)		20°C
(68°F)		20°C
(68°F)		19°C
(67°F)
Minimum18°C
(64°F)		19°C
(67°F)		19°C
(67°F)		18°C
(65°F)		20°C
(68°F)		19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(67°F)		18°C
(64°F)		18°C
(65°F)		20°C
(67°F)		19°C
(66°F)		18°C
(66°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Castillo, Colombia

El Castillo usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 24 rainy days and 264 mm (10.4 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in El Castillo are January, September and December. On average, 62 mm (2.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Castillo. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)54 (2.1)76 (3.0)205 (8.1)223 (8.8)328 (12.9)239 (9.4)224 (8.8)89 (3.5)75 (3.0)188 (7.4)180 (7.1)57 (2.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)981621262622131319207

Monthly sunshine hours in El Castillo, Colombia

The sunniest months in El Castillo are August, September and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 38 minutes a day. Least sunny months in El Castillo: April, May and June receive an average of 8 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in El Castillo. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours266290294263254261290324318307288335
Mean daily daylight hours11h 55m11h 59m12h 5m12h 10m12h 16m12h 18m12h 17m12h 12m12h 6m12h 1m11h 56m11h 54m

Solar UV radiation in El Castillo, Colombia

El Castillo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, 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 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly El Castillo UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Castillo. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)131415161513131414141312