Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia Climate

Weather: 28.03°C/82.45°F, Wind SW at 5.54 km/h, 74% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

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Riohacha Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 8.99 meters (29.49 feet) above sea level, Riohacha has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The district’s yearly temperature is 30.82ºC (87.48ºF) and it is 6.62% higher than Colombia’s averages. Riohacha typically receives about 155.37 millimeters (6.12 inches) of precipitation and has 231.82 rainy days (63.51% of the time) annually.

CountryColombia
CityLa Guajira
Longitude-72.9167838
Latitude11.5384151
Attitude/Elevation8.99m (29.49ft)
Local timeWednesday 05:50
Annual high temperature33.93ºC (93.07ºF)
Annual low temperature26.3ºC (79.34ºF)
Average annual precip.155.37mm (6.12in)
Warmest monthAugust (35.42ºC / 95.76ºF)
Coldest MonthJanuary (24.76ºC / 76.57ºF)
Wettest MonthOctober (355.8mm / 14.01in)
Driest MonthFebruary (17.52mm / 0.69in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)231.82 days (63.51%)
Days with no rain133.18 days (36.49%)
Humidity74.31%

Climate Riohacha: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)36.76(98.17)37.81(100.06)38.86(101.95)38.86(101.95)37.81(100.06)37.81(100.06)37.81(100.06)39.91(103.84)38.86(101.95)38.86(101.95)36.76(98.17)35.71(96.28)39.91(103.84)
Average high °C (°F)32.42(90.36)33.31(91.96)33.76(92.77)34.42(93.96)34.5(94.1)34.54(94.17)34.59(94.26)35.42(95.76)35.17(95.31)33.96(93.13)32.92(91.26)32.12(89.82)33.93(93.07)
Daily mean °C (°F)29.24(84.63)29.91(85.84)30.52(86.94)31.33(88.39)31.53(88.75)31.6(88.88)31.6(88.88)32.19(89.94)31.92(89.46)30.84(87.51)29.92(85.86)29.29(84.72)30.82(87.48)
Average low °C (°F)24.76(76.57)24.93(76.87)25.76(78.37)26.78(80.2)27.16(80.89)27.18(80.92)26.94(80.49)27.46(81.43)27.29(81.12)26.34(79.41)25.6(78.08)25.32(77.58)26.3(79.34)
Record low °C (°F)22.05(71.69)22.05(71.69)22.05(71.69)24.15(75.47)25.2(77.36)23.1(73.58)25.2(77.36)24.15(75.47)23.1(73.58)23.1(73.58)22.05(71.69)22.05(71.69)22.05(71.69)
Average precipitation mm (inches)38.59(1.52)17.52(0.69)68.59(2.7)117.75(4.64)203.19(8.0)116.5(4.59)122.96(4.84)193.03(7.6)248.57(9.79)355.8(14.01)240.12(9.45)141.81(5.58)155.37(6.12)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)7.934.9712.3217.5723.3918.0417.6623.7828.4531.1327.2119.3819.31
Average relative humidity (%)74.9271.6270.8170.9673.5473.2372.5971.3274.0578.6880.7479.2574.31
Mean monthly sunshine hours8.919.3212.513.0513.1713.3613.3313.111.6711.4611.399.8611.76

Climate Graph

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

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Riohacha Temperature by Month

August
32.19°C | 89.94°F
September
31.92°C | 89.46°F
June
31.6°C | 88.88°F
July
31.6°C | 88.88°F
May
31.53°C | 88.75°F
April
31.33°C | 88.39°F
October
30.84°C | 87.51°F
March
30.52°C | 86.94°F
November
29.92°C | 85.86°F
February
29.91°C | 85.84°F
December
29.29°C | 84.72°F
January
29.24°C | 84.63°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature34.66°C (94.39°F)33.08°C (91.54°F)31.51°C (88.72°F)
Avg Temperature30.46°C (86.83°F)29.63°C (85.33°F)28.36°C (83.05°F)
Min Temperature26.25°C (79.25°F)24.79°C (76.62°F)23.1°C (73.58°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point23.1°C (73.58°F)21.3°C (70.34°F)19.95°C (67.91°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation2.0mm | 0.08in0.32mm | 0.01in0.0mm | 0in8.86mm | 0.35in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind22.05kmh | 13.7mph17.18kmh | 10.68mph12.6kmh | 7.83mph
Gust Wind29.41kmh | 18.27mph23.4kmh | 14.54mph16.8kmh | 10.44mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure2.0mb0.32mb0.0mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
February° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2014-02-0128.36 | 83.0519.95 | 67.916817.85 | 11.0931.35 | 1061.750.0 | 0
2014-02-0229.41 | 84.9421.0 | 69.87015.75 | 9.7931.32 | 1060.70.0 | 0
2014-02-0329.41 | 84.9422.05 | 71.697215.75 | 9.7931.32 | 1060.70.21 | 0.01
2014-02-0429.41 | 84.9421.0 | 69.87016.8 | 10.4431.35 | 1061.750.0 | 0
2014-02-0528.36 | 83.0521.0 | 69.87115.75 | 9.7931.38 | 1062.80.32 | 0.01
2014-02-0629.41 | 84.9421.0 | 69.87115.75 | 9.7931.38 | 1062.80.32 | 0.01
2014-02-0729.41 | 84.9421.0 | 69.87116.8 | 10.4431.35 | 1061.750.53 | 0.02
2014-02-0829.41 | 84.9422.05 | 71.697222.05 | 13.731.35 | 1061.750.53 | 0.02
2014-02-0929.41 | 84.9422.05 | 71.697119.95 | 12.431.32 | 1060.70.0 | 0
2014-02-1030.46 | 86.8322.05 | 71.697218.9 | 11.7431.32 | 1060.70.32 | 0.01
2014-02-1129.41 | 84.9422.05 | 71.697119.95 | 12.431.32 | 1060.70.21 | 0.01
2014-02-1230.46 | 86.8322.05 | 71.697017.85 | 11.0931.29 | 1059.650.0 | 0
2014-02-1330.46 | 86.8321.0 | 69.87015.75 | 9.7931.29 | 1059.650.42 | 0.02
2014-02-1430.46 | 86.8322.05 | 71.697015.75 | 9.7931.35 | 1061.750.42 | 0.02
2014-02-1529.41 | 84.9421.0 | 69.86918.9 | 11.7431.38 | 1062.80.0 | 0
2014-02-1629.41 | 84.9421.0 | 69.87017.85 | 11.0931.38 | 1062.80.21 | 0.01
2014-02-1729.41 | 84.9421.0 | 69.86916.8 | 10.4431.38 | 1062.80.11 | 0.0
2014-02-1829.41 | 84.9419.95 | 67.916816.8 | 10.4431.38 | 1062.80.21 | 0.01
2014-02-1929.41 | 84.9419.95 | 67.916816.8 | 10.4431.35 | 1061.750.63 | 0.02
2014-02-2030.46 | 86.8321.0 | 69.86818.9 | 11.7431.32 | 1060.70.63 | 0.02
2014-02-2129.41 | 84.9421.0 | 69.86719.95 | 12.431.35 | 1061.750.0 | 0
2014-02-2229.41 | 84.9421.0 | 69.86917.85 | 11.0931.35 | 1061.750.21 | 0.01
2014-02-2329.41 | 84.9421.0 | 69.86917.85 | 11.0931.35 | 1061.750.42 | 0.02
2014-02-2429.41 | 84.9421.0 | 69.86816.8 | 10.4431.35 | 1061.750.0 | 0
2014-02-2529.41 | 84.9422.05 | 71.697016.8 | 10.4431.32 | 1060.70.42 | 0.02
2014-02-2630.46 | 86.8321.0 | 69.86815.75 | 9.7931.29 | 1059.650.32 | 0.01
2014-02-2730.46 | 86.8323.1 | 73.587112.6 | 7.8331.32 | 1060.72.0 | 0.08
2014-02-2830.46 | 86.8322.05 | 71.697012.6 | 7.8331.35 | 1061.750.42 | 0.02

Riohacha 11 Year Historical Weather Data

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