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Monthly climate in La Paz, Santander, Colombia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Paz features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (51 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1667 mm (65.6 inches) and receives 276 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.La Paz enjoys an average of 3462 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 45 minutes to 12 hours 27 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in La Paz, Santander, Colombia §

The warmest months in La Paz are February, March and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 21 °C (69 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in September, October and November, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 20 °C (68 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Paz experiences 173 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 Paz, 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 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average high 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°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)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Minimum 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in La Paz, Santander, Colombia §

La Paz usually has the most precipitation in May, June and October, with an average of 28 rainy days and 212 mm (8.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in La Paz are January, February and December. On average, 50 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in La Paz, 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) 40 (1.6) 56 (2.2) 141 (5.5) 174 (6.8) 228 (9.0) 188 (7.4) 151 (5.9) 129 (5.1) 162 (6.4) 220 (8.7) 124 (4.9) 55 (2.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 13 25 27 28 29 26 24 24 28 25 17

Monthly sunshine hours in La Paz, Santander, Colombia §

The sunniest months in La Paz are March, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Paz: January, May and June receive an average of 8 hours 45 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in La Paz, 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 266 301 305 277 264 275 303 307 285 280 276 318
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 47m 11h 54m 12h 4m 12h 14m 12h 23m 12h 27m 12h 25m 12h 17m 12h 7m 11h 57m 11h 49m 11h 45m

Solar UV radiation in La Paz, Santander, Colombia §

La Paz 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 Paz UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for La Paz, 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) 13 14 16 16 15 14 14 14 14 14 12 11