Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Piedras features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 786 mm (30.9 inches) and receives 122 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Piedras enjoys an average of 3548 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 51 minutes to 12 hours 21 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Piedras are February, September and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Piedras experiences 320 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) |
Mean maximum | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Average high | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (87°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average low | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (69°F) |
Mean minimum | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Minimum | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Piedras, Tolima, Colombia with other places around the world.
Piedras usually has the most precipitation in April, May and October, with an average of 15 rainy days and 113 mm (4.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Piedras are January, September and December. On average, 25 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22 (0.9) | 42 (1.6) | 68 (2.7) | 94 (3.7) | 148 (5.8) | 87 (3.4) | 54 (2.1) | 36 (1.4) | 24 (1.0) | 97 (3.8) | 83 (3.3) | 30 (1.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Piedras are July, August and September, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 35 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Piedras: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 57 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 257 | 285 | 301 | 289 | 289 | 294 | 324 | 333 | 316 | 288 | 262 | 303 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 52m | 11h 57m | 12h 4m | 12h 12m | 12h 18m | 12h 21m | 12h 20m | 12h 14m | 12h 7m | 11h 59m | 11h 53m | 11h 51m |
Piedras experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, June 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 Piedras UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |