Climate of La Guajira
La Guajira has a tropical monsoon climate. You have high temperatures and a lot of rainfall throughout the year. The average annual temperature for La Guajira is 54° degrees and there is about 898 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 33 days a year with an average humidity of 76% and an UV-index of 6.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 28°C and 30°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 18°C and 20°C
- Rain: it rains 324 days and there is a total of approximately 2280 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3574 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 28°C and 30°C |
Warmest month: | 30°C in January |
Coldest month: | 28°C in May |
Night temperature: | between 18°C and 20°C |
Dry days: | 41 days |
Days with rain: | 324 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 2280 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3574 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for La Guajira.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for La Guajira.
Climate table of La Guajira
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for La Guajira. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for La Guajira might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°F) | 86 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 84 |
Night temp. (°F) | 66 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (inch) | 17 | 20 | 68 | 83 | 93 | 94 | 87 | 111 | 94 | 118 | 81 | 31 |
Days with rain | 19 | 18 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 23 |
Dry days | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind force (Bft) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
UV-index | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Best time to visit La Guajira
The best time to visit La Guajira in Colombia is from January and February and December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in La Guajira is 87°F in February and the lowest is 82°F in October.
Climate of La Guajira by month
What is the average climate in a given month for La Guajira? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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