Climate of La Guajira
La Guajira has a tropical savanna climate. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for La Guajira is 52° degrees and there is about 334 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 56 days a year with an average humidity of 71% and an UV-index of 6.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 27°C and 28°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 18°C and 19°C
- Rain: it rains 247 days and there is a total of approximately 850 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3752 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 27°C and 28°C |
Warmest month: | 28°C in February |
Coldest month: | 27°C in January |
Night temperature: | between 18°C and 19°C |
Dry days: | 118 days |
Days with rain: | 247 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 850 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3752 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) | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 80 |
Night temp. (°F) | 64 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (inch) | 4 | 6 | 21 | 39 | 57 | 43 | 35 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 22 | 10 |
Days with rain | 9 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 14 |
Dry days | 22 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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 through March and July through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in La Guajira is 83°F in August and the lowest is 80°F in May.
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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