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Medellín, Colombia climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Medellín has a remarkably steady mild-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 73°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 54°F at night. Around 66 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in May (7.8 inches) and easing off in January (2.6 inches).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Medellín climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 71 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 63 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
| Avg low (°F) | 54 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.6 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 3.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 63 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 64 |
| Avg low (°F) | 54 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 55 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.6 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 6.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 73 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 71 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 63 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
| Avg low (°F) | 54 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
| Precipitation (in) | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 3.8 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 68 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 86 | 82 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 81 | 72 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 88 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 90 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 68 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 86 | 82 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 88 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 89 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 81 | 72 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 87 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 90 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Jose Maria Cordova, a weather station, about 19 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.