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Monthly climate in Puerto Gaitan, Meta, Colombia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Puerto Gaitan features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 20 °C (68 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1874 mm (73.8 inches) and receives 209 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Puerto Gaitan enjoys an average of 3563 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 52 minutes to 12 hours 21 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Puerto Gaitan, Meta, Colombia §

The warmest months in Puerto Gaitan are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (82 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Puerto Gaitan 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 Puerto Gaitan, Meta, 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 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Average high 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Minimum 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Puerto Gaitan, Meta, Colombia §

Puerto Gaitan usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 27 rainy days and 300 mm (11.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Puerto Gaitan are January, February and December. On average, 22 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Puerto Gaitan, Meta, 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) 24 (1.0) 20 (0.8) 91 (3.6) 242 (9.5) 354 (13.9) 302 (11.9) 244 (9.6) 124 (4.9) 135 (5.3) 178 (7.0) 137 (5.4) 22 (0.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 3 12 22 27 29 26 19 19 23 21 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Puerto Gaitan, Meta, Colombia §

The sunniest months in Puerto Gaitan are August, September and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 35 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Puerto Gaitan: January, May and June receive an average of 8 hours 41 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Puerto Gaitan, Meta, 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 271 293 308 274 259 268 298 320 317 312 302 336
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 53m 11h 58m 12h 4m 12h 12m 12h 18m 12h 21m 12h 19m 12h 14m 12h 7m 12h 0m 11h 54m 11h 52m

Solar UV radiation in Puerto Gaitan, Meta, Colombia §

Puerto Gaitan 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, November 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 Puerto Gaitan UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Puerto Gaitan, Meta, 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) 13 15 15 16 15 13 13 13 14 13 12 12