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Cali, Colombia climate
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean
Cali has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 86°F, while the coldest is November averaging around 55°F at night. Precipitation totals about 29 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — April alone averages 5.0 inches while August barely receives 0.75 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsCali climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 87 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 86 | 86 | 71 | 85 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 86 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 76 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 76 | 76 | 68 | 74 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 76 |
| Avg low (°F) | 65 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 66 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 87 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 86 | 86 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 76 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 76 | 76 |
| Avg low (°F) | 65 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 66 | 66 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 1.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 71 | 85 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 86 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 68 | 74 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 76 |
| Avg low (°F) | 65 | 62 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 66 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 0.1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 80 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 80 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 22 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 84 | 87 | 86 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 80 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 83 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 22 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 82 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 4.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 81 | 80 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 80 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 0.0 | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 80 | 78 | 79 | 84 | 87 | 86 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 12 years of daily observations at Cali/alfonso Bonill, a weather station, about 20 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.