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Monthly climate in Cucuta, Colombia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cucuta features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (78 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 985 mm (38.8 inches) and receives 160 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cucuta enjoys an average of 3537 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 39 minutes to 12 hours 33 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Cucuta, Colombia §

The warmest months in Cucuta are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (83 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cucuta experiences 328 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 Cucuta, 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 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Average high 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Cucuta, Colombia §

Cucuta usually has the most precipitation in March, October and November, with an average of 21 rainy days and 128 mm (5.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cucuta are June, July and August. On average, 41 mm (1.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Cucuta, 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) 62 (2.5) 61 (2.4) 133 (5.2) 107 (4.2) 91 (3.6) 53 (2.1) 20 (0.8) 50 (2.0) 77 (3.0) 121 (4.8) 131 (5.2) 77 (3.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 13 22 16 11 11 4 8 12 19 22 13

Monthly sunshine hours in Cucuta, Colombia §

The sunniest months in Cucuta are July, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cucuta: January, April and May receive an average of 8 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cucuta, 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 263 296 301 269 281 284 316 319 296 292 288 328
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 42m 11h 51m 12h 4m 12h 17m 12h 28m 12h 33m 12h 30m 12h 21m 12h 8m 11h 55m 11h 44m 11h 39m

Solar UV radiation in Cucuta, Colombia §

Cucuta 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.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 Cucuta UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cucuta, 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 14 15 15 13 13 13 13 13 11 11