La Guajira, Colombia Climate

Weather: 22.86°C/73.15°F, Wind SW at 2.15 km/h, 94% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

La Guajira Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 75.16 meters (246.59 feet) above sea level, La Guajira has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The city’s yearly temperature is 29.35ºC (84.83ºF) and it is 5.15% higher than Colombia’s averages. La Guajira typically receives about 147.94 millimeters (5.82 inches) of precipitation and has 220.74 rainy days (60.48% of the time) annually.

Country Colombia
Longitude -72.5204827
Latitude 11.3547743
Attitude/Elevation 75.16m (246.59ft)
Local time Monday 15:25
Annual high temperature 32.31ºC (90.16ºF)
Annual low temperature 25.04ºC (77.07ºF)
Average annual precip. 147.94mm (5.82in)
Warmest month August (33.73ºC / 92.71ºF)
Coldest Month January (23.58ºC / 74.44ºF)
Wettest Month October (338.79mm / 13.34in)
Driest Month February (16.68mm / 0.66in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm) 220.74 days (60.48%)
Days with no rain 144.26 days (39.52%)
Humidity 70.76%

Climate La Guajira: Monthly Averages

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Oct Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 35.0(95.0) 36.0(96.8) 37.0(98.6) 37.0(98.6) 36.0(96.8) 36.0(96.8) 36.0(96.8) 38.0(100.4) 37.0(98.6) 37.0(98.6) 35.0(95.0) 34.0(93.2) 38.0(100.4)
Average high °C (°F) 30.87(87.57) 31.72(89.1) 32.15(89.87) 32.77(90.99) 32.85(91.13) 32.89(91.2) 32.94(91.29) 33.73(92.71) 33.49(92.28) 32.34(90.21) 31.35(88.43) 30.58(87.04) 32.31(90.16)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.84(82.11) 28.48(83.26) 29.06(84.31) 29.83(85.69) 30.02(86.04) 30.09(86.16) 30.09(86.16) 30.65(87.17) 30.39(86.7) 29.37(84.87) 28.49(83.28) 27.89(82.2) 29.35(84.83)
Average low °C (°F) 23.58(74.44) 23.74(74.73) 24.53(76.15) 25.5(77.9) 25.86(78.55) 25.88(78.58) 25.65(78.17) 26.15(79.07) 25.99(78.78) 25.08(77.14) 24.38(75.88) 24.11(75.4) 25.04(77.07)
Record low °C (°F) 21.0(69.8) 21.0(69.8) 21.0(69.8) 23.0(73.4) 24.0(75.2) 22.0(71.6) 24.0(75.2) 23.0(73.4) 22.0(71.6) 22.0(71.6) 21.0(69.8) 21.0(69.8) 21.0(69.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 36.75(1.45) 16.68(0.66) 65.31(2.57) 112.12(4.41) 193.48(7.62) 110.93(4.37) 117.08(4.61) 183.8(7.24) 236.69(9.32) 338.79(13.34) 228.64(9.0) 135.03(5.32) 147.94(5.82)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7.55 4.73 11.73 16.73 22.27 17.18 16.82 22.64 27.09 29.64 25.91 18.45 18.39
Average relative humidity (%) 71.34 68.2 67.43 67.57 70.02 69.73 69.12 67.91 70.51 74.92 76.88 75.46 70.76
Mean monthly sunshine hours 8.48 8.87 11.9 12.43 12.54 12.72 12.69 12.47 11.11 10.91 10.85 9.39 11.2

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of La Guajira in recent years.

La Guajira

La Guajira Temperature by Month

August
30.65°C | 87.17°F
September
30.39°C | 86.7°F
June
30.09°C | 86.16°F
July
30.09°C | 86.16°F
May
30.02°C | 86.04°F
April
29.83°C | 85.69°F
October
29.37°C | 84.87°F
March
29.06°C | 84.31°F
November
28.49°C | 83.28°F
February
28.48°C | 83.26°F
December
27.89°C | 82.2°F
January
27.84°C | 82.11°F

Historical Data

Summary
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Temperature Max Average Min
Max Temperature 34.0°C (93.2°F) 32.47°C (90.45°F) 31.0°C (87.8°F)
Avg Temperature 31.0°C (87.8°F) 29.87°C (85.77°F) 29.0°C (84.2°F)
Min Temperature 27.0°C (80.6°F) 25.87°C (78.57°F) 25.0°C (77.0°F)
Dew Point Max Average Min
Dew Point 23.0°C (73.4°F) 21.17°C (70.11°F) 19.0°C (66.2°F)
Precipitation Max Average Min Sum
Precipitation 16.5mm | 0.65in 1.4mm | 0.06in 0.0mm | 0in 42.0mm | 1.65in
Snowdepth 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in
Wind Max Average Min
Wind 28.0kmh | 17.4mph 21.87kmh | 13.59mph 14.0kmh | 8.7mph
Gust Wind 36.0kmh | 22.37mph 28.17kmh | 17.5mph 18.0kmh | 11.18mph
Sea Level Pressure Max Average Min
Sea Level Pressure 16.5mb 1.4mb 0.0mb
La Guajira

Daily Observations

Time Temperature Dew Point Humidity Wind Speed Pressure Precipitation
April ° C | ° F ° C | ° F % Kph | Mph Hg | Mb Total (mm/in)
2019-04-01 29 | 84.2 21 | 69.8 69 22 | 13.67 29.88 | 1012 0.3 | 0.01
2019-04-02 30 | 86.0 20 | 68.0 63 20 | 12.43 29.94 | 1014 0.0 | 0.0
2019-04-03 29 | 84.2 20 | 68.0 62 22 | 13.67 29.97 | 1015 0.1 | 0.0
2019-04-04 29 | 84.2 20 | 68.0 63 22 | 13.67 29.94 | 1014 0.5 | 0.02
2019-04-05 30 | 86.0 19 | 66.2 60 22 | 13.67 29.91 | 1013 0.1 | 0.0
2019-04-06 30 | 86.0 20 | 68.0 62 23 | 14.29 29.91 | 1013 0.0 | 0.0
2019-04-07 30 | 86.0 21 | 69.8 64 26 | 16.16 29.91 | 1013 0.3 | 0.01
2019-04-08 30 | 86.0 20 | 68.0 62 24 | 14.91 29.88 | 1012 0.0 | 0.0
2019-04-09 30 | 86.0 21 | 69.8 65 20 | 12.43 29.85 | 1011 0.0 | 0.0
2019-04-10 31 | 87.8 21 | 69.8 66 14 | 8.7 29.85 | 1011 0.7 | 0.03
2019-04-11 31 | 87.8 21 | 69.8 63 16 | 9.94 29.83 | 1010 0.3 | 0.01
2019-04-12 31 | 87.8 21 | 69.8 64 20 | 12.43 29.83 | 1010 0.0 | 0.0
2019-04-13 30 | 86.0 21 | 69.8 66 23 | 14.29 29.83 | 1010 0.0 | 0.0
2019-04-14 30 | 86.0 22 | 71.6 66 23 | 14.29 29.83 | 1010 1.0 | 0.04
2019-04-15 29 | 84.2 22 | 71.6 68 23 | 14.29 29.85 | 1011 0.1 | 0.0
2019-04-16 29 | 84.2 21 | 69.8 67 22 | 13.67 29.88 | 1012 0.6 | 0.02
2019-04-17 30 | 86.0 21 | 69.8 65 23 | 14.29 29.85 | 1011 0.1 | 0.0
2019-04-18 29 | 84.2 21 | 69.8 66 24 | 14.91 29.85 | 1011 0.7 | 0.03
2019-04-19 29 | 84.2 21 | 69.8 67 25 | 15.53 29.85 | 1011 0.8 | 0.03
2019-04-20 30 | 86.0 22 | 71.6 67 24 | 14.91 29.88 | 1012 4.8 | 0.19
2019-04-21 29 | 84.2 21 | 69.8 68 24 | 14.91 29.88 | 1012 2.9 | 0.11
2019-04-22 30 | 86.0 21 | 69.8 65 19 | 11.81 29.88 | 1012 0.6 | 0.02
2019-04-23 29 | 84.2 21 | 69.8 69 14 | 8.7 29.85 | 1011 16.5 | 0.65
2019-04-24 29 | 84.2 22 | 71.6 70 17 | 10.56 29.85 | 1011 2.9 | 0.11
2019-04-25 30 | 86.0 22 | 71.6 68 21 | 13.05 29.88 | 1012 4.1 | 0.16
2019-04-26 30 | 86.0 23 | 73.4 69 23 | 14.29 29.85 | 1011 1.8 | 0.07
2019-04-27 30 | 86.0 23 | 73.4 69 23 | 14.29 29.83 | 1010 1.3 | 0.05
2019-04-28 31 | 87.8 22 | 71.6 65 23 | 14.29 29.8 | 1009 1.5 | 0.06
2019-04-29 31 | 87.8 22 | 71.6 65 26 | 16.16 29.8 | 1009 0.0 | 0.0
2019-04-30 31 | 87.8 22 | 71.6 63 28 | 17.4 29.83 | 1010 0.0 | 0.0

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