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Monthly climate in La Merced, Risaralda, Colombia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Merced features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (67 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (83 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 5782 mm (227.7 inches) and receives 351 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.La Merced enjoys an average of 2915 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 48 minutes to 12 hours 24 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in La Merced, Risaralda, Colombia §

The warmest months in La Merced are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 20 °C (68 - 68 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, October and November, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 19 °C (67 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Merced experiences 65 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 La Merced, Risaralda, 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 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Average high 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in La Merced, Risaralda, Colombia §

La Merced usually has the most precipitation in May, July and August, with an average of 30 rainy days and 619 mm (24.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in La Merced are January, February and December. On average, 311 mm (12.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in La Merced, Risaralda, 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) 306 (12.0) 316 (12.4) 391 (15.4) 496 (19.5) 650 (25.6) 575 (22.7) 601 (23.7) 607 (23.9) 571 (22.5) 544 (21.4) 413 (16.3) 312 (12.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 27 30 29 31 30 31 30 30 30 29 30

Monthly sunshine hours in La Merced, Risaralda, Colombia §

The sunniest months in La Merced are March, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 8 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Merced: May, October and November receive an average of 7 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in La Merced, Risaralda, 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 235 259 264 234 221 230 273 272 253 216 208 245
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 50m 11h 56m 12h 4m 12h 13m 12h 21m 12h 24m 12h 23m 12h 16m 12h 7m 11h 58m 11h 51m 11h 48m

Solar UV radiation in La Merced, Risaralda, Colombia §

La Merced 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.January, 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 La Merced UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for La Merced, Risaralda, 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 16 16 15 14 14 14 14 14 13 12