Monthly climate in Puerto Santander, Norte de Santander, Colombia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Puerto Santander features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 27 °C (81 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (66 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2213 mm (87.1 inches) and receives 275 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Puerto Santander enjoys an average of 3522 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 38 minutes to 12 hours 35 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Puerto Santander, Norte de Santander, Colombia §

The warmest months in Puerto Santander are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 81 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Puerto Santander 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 Santander, Norte de Santander, 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)
37°C
(98°F)
38°C
(101°F)
37°C
(99°F)
40°C
(104°F)
38°C
(102°F)
38°C
(101°F)
39°C
(102°F)
39°C
(103°F)
39°C
(102°F)
36°C
(97°F)
36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(94°F)
35°C
(95°F)
35°C
(96°F)
36°C
(97°F)
37°C
(99°F)
36°C
(97°F)
38°C
(100°F)
38°C
(100°F)
38°C
(101°F)
37°C
(98°F)
35°C
(95°F)
35°C
(95°F)
Average high 32°C
(90°F)
32°C
(90°F)
32°C
(90°F)
33°C
(91°F)
34°C
(93°F)
34°C
(93°F)
35°C
(95°F)
35°C
(95°F)
35°C
(95°F)
33°C
(92°F)
32°C
(91°F)
33°C
(91°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(81°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(84°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(82°F)
27°C
(82°F)
Average low 23°C
(73°F)
23°C
(74°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(75°F)
23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(69°F)
21°C
(69°F)
21°C
(71°F)
22°C
(72°F)
23°C
(73°F)
23°C
(74°F)
23°C
(73°F)
23°C
(73°F)
23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(73°F)
21°C
(70°F)
Minimum 19°C
(66°F)
19°C
(67°F)
21°C
(69°F)
21°C
(70°F)
22°C
(71°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(71°F)
23°C
(73°F)
23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(72°F)
21°C
(71°F)
20°C
(68°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Puerto Santander, Norte de Santander, Colombia §

Puerto Santander usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 29 rainy days and 305 mm (12.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Puerto Santander are January, February and December. On average, 61 mm (2.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Puerto Santander, Norte de Santander, 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) 48 (1.9) 112 (4.4) 213 (8.4) 331 (13.0) 303 (11.9) 280 (11.0) 227 (8.9) 205 (8.1) 229 (9.0) 131 (5.2) 72 (2.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 12 17 25 29 29 29 28 28 27 21 18

Monthly sunshine hours in Puerto Santander, Norte de Santander, Colombia §

The sunniest months in Puerto Santander are July, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Puerto Santander: January, April and May receive an average of 8 hours 48 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Puerto Santander, Norte de Santander, 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 262 293 303 267 280 290 319 320 291 287 281 324
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 41m 11h 51m 12h 4m 12h 18m 12h 29m 12h 35m 12h 32m 12h 21m 12h 8m 11h 55m 11h 43m 11h 38m

Solar UV radiation in Puerto Santander, Norte de Santander, Colombia §

Puerto Santander 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 Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Puerto Santander UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Puerto Santander, Norte de Santander, 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) 11 12 14 15 14 13 12 13 13 12 11 10