Climate of La Guajira

La Guajira has a tropical rainforest climate. It is usually (very) warm, humid and rainy all year round. The average annual temperature for La Guajira is 28° degrees and there is about 1180 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 74 days a year with an average humidity of 72% and an UV-index of 6.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 26°C and 29°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 17°C and 20°C
Rain: it rains 261 days and there is a total of approximately 1179 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3661 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 26°C and 29°C
Warmest month:	29°C in January
Coldest month:	26°C in May
Night temperature:	between 17°C and 20°C
Dry days:	104 days
Days with rain:	261 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	1179 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3661 hours

Climate of La Guajira
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of La Guajira
The best travel time for La Guajira
Climate of La Guajira by month
Experiences with the weather of La Guajira

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
Day temp. (°C)	29	29	28	27	26	26	26	28	29	29	28	28
Night temp. (°C)	19	20	20	19	18	17	17	17	18	19	19	18
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	65	55	123	139	149	106	110	71	64	120	118	59
Days with rain	12	15	22	25	26	26	25	26	23	23	21	17
Dry days	19	13	9	5	5	4	6	5	7	8	9	14
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	10	9	9	9
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
UV-index	6	6	6	6	6	5	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, August and September and December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in La Guajira is 29°C in January and the lowest is 26°C 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.

January