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Monthly climate in Cartago, Nariño, Colombia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cartago features a tropical savanna climate (As).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 16 °C (60 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (43 °F) or can rise to as high as 25 °C (77 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2214 mm (87.2 inches) and receives 285 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cartago enjoys an average of 3083 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 1 minutes to 12 hours 12 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Cartago, Nariño, Colombia §

The warmest months in Cartago are February, April and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 16 °C (60 - 60 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 15 °C (59 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cartago experiences 0 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 Cartago, Nariño, 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 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)
Average high 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Daily mean 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Average low 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Minimum 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Cartago, Nariño, Colombia §

Cartago usually has the most precipitation in March, April and November, with an average of 27 rainy days and 271 mm (10.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cartago are July, August and September. On average, 81 mm (3.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Cartago, Nariño, 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) 176 (6.9) 184 (7.2) 274 (10.8) 240 (9.5) 214 (8.4) 144 (5.7) 79 (3.1) 69 (2.7) 94 (3.7) 204 (8.0) 300 (11.8) 236 (9.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 21 23 28 26 28 27 22 15 16 25 28 26

Monthly sunshine hours in Cartago, Nariño, Colombia §

The sunniest months in Cartago are July, August and September, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cartago: January, April and November receive an average of 7 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cartago, Nariño, 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 224 247 252 236 245 258 282 298 289 257 222 268
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 1m 12h 3m 12h 5m 12h 8m 12h 10m 12h 12m 12h 11m 12h 8m 12h 6m 12h 3m 12h 2m 12h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Cartago, Nariño, Colombia §

Cartago 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 Cartago UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cartago, Nariño, 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) 16 16 18 18 16 14 14 15 15 16 14 13