climigo

Cúcuta

Elevation 320 m7.91° N, 72.51° W

When to go?

No ideal month: the best months are December–February, the least hot. Avoid March–November (hot).

What is the climate like?

Temperature and rain

January 31°20°
February 32°21°
March 32°21°
April 32°22°
May 33°22°
June 33°22°
July 34°22°
August 34°22°
September 34°23°
October 33°22°
November 31°21°
December 31°21°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec20.1 · 31.3 °CJanuary: 20.1 · 31.3 °C20.5 · 31.5 °CFebruary: 20.5 · 31.5 °C21.0 · 31.8 °CMarch: 21.0 · 31.8 °C21.7 · 31.9 °CApril: 21.7 · 31.9 °C22.2 · 32.6 °CMay: 22.2 · 32.6 °C22.1 · 33.2 °CJune: 22.1 · 33.2 °C22.1 · 33.6 °CJuly: 22.1 · 33.6 °C22.3 · 34.0 °CAugust: 22.3 · 34.0 °C22.5 · 34.2 °CSeptember: 22.5 · 34.2 °C22.1 · 32.9 °COctober: 22.1 · 32.9 °C21.4 · 31.0 °CNovember: 21.4 · 31.0 °C20.6 · 31.1 °CDecember: 20.6 · 31.1 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 20.1 – 31.3 °C
Feb 20.5 – 31.5 °C
Mar 21.0 – 31.8 °C
Apr 21.7 – 31.9 °C
May 22.2 – 32.6 °C
Jun 22.1 – 33.2 °C
Jul 22.1 – 33.6 °C
Aug 22.3 – 34.0 °C
Sep 22.5 – 34.2 °C
Oct 22.1 – 32.9 °C
Nov 21.4 – 31.0 °C
Dec 20.6 – 31.1 °C

How much it rains

January 42 mm6 d
February 48 mm6 d
March 72 mm9 d
April 96 mm11 d
May 69 mm10 d
June 27 mm5 d
July 19 mm4 d
August 24 mm4 d
September 40 mm6 d
October 99 mm12 d
November 121 mm12 d
December 66 mm7 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec42 mm · 6 rain days · 7 mm a dayJanuary: 42 mm · 6 rain days · 7 mm a day48 mm · 6 rain days · 8 mm a dayFebruary: 48 mm · 6 rain days · 8 mm a day72 mm · 9 rain days · 8 mm a dayMarch: 72 mm · 9 rain days · 8 mm a day96 mm · 11 rain days · 9 mm a dayApril: 96 mm · 11 rain days · 9 mm a day69 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a dayMay: 69 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a day27 mm · 5 rain days · 5 mm a dayJune: 27 mm · 5 rain days · 5 mm a day19 mm · 4 rain days · 5 mm a dayJuly: 19 mm · 4 rain days · 5 mm a day24 mm · 4 rain days · 6 mm a dayAugust: 24 mm · 4 rain days · 6 mm a day40 mm · 6 rain days · 7 mm a daySeptember: 40 mm · 6 rain days · 7 mm a day99 mm · 12 rain days · 8 mm a dayOctober: 99 mm · 12 rain days · 8 mm a day121 mm · 12 rain days · 10 mm a dayNovember: 121 mm · 12 rain days · 10 mm a day66 mm · 7 rain days · 9 mm a dayDecember: 66 mm · 7 rain days · 9 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 42 mm6 d
Feb 48 mm6 d
Mar 72 mm9 d
Apr 96 mm11 d
May 69 mm10 d
Jun 27 mm5 d
Jul 19 mm4 d
Aug 24 mm4 d
Sep 40 mm6 d
Oct 99 mm12 d
Nov 121 mm12 d
Dec 66 mm7 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 11 h 43
February 11 h 53
March 12 h 04
April 12 h 18
May 12 h 29
June 12 h 35
July 12 h 32
August 12 h 23
September 12 h 10
October 11 h 57
November 11 h 46
December 11 h 40

Daylight and sky: sunrise, sunset and cloud cover

04:0006:0008:0010:0012:0014:0016:0018:0020:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec↑ 06:08 · ↓ 17:51 · 11 h 43 · 53 % cloudJanuary: ↑ 06:08 · ↓ 17:51 · 11 h 43 · 53 % cloud↑ 06:08 · ↓ 18:00 · 11 h 53 · 59 % cloudFebruary: ↑ 06:08 · ↓ 18:00 · 11 h 53 · 59 % cloud↑ 05:57 · ↓ 18:01 · 12 h 04 · 73 % cloudMarch: ↑ 05:57 · ↓ 18:01 · 12 h 04 · 73 % cloud↑ 05:41 · ↓ 17:59 · 12 h 18 · 88 % cloudApril: ↑ 05:41 · ↓ 17:59 · 12 h 18 · 88 % cloud↑ 05:32 · ↓ 18:01 · 12 h 29 · 92 % cloudMay: ↑ 05:32 · ↓ 18:01 · 12 h 29 · 92 % cloud↑ 05:33 · ↓ 18:08 · 12 h 35 · 90 % cloudJune: ↑ 05:33 · ↓ 18:08 · 12 h 35 · 90 % cloud↑ 05:40 · ↓ 18:12 · 12 h 32 · 87 % cloudJuly: ↑ 05:40 · ↓ 18:12 · 12 h 32 · 87 % cloud↑ 05:43 · ↓ 18:06 · 12 h 23 · 86 % cloudAugust: ↑ 05:43 · ↓ 18:06 · 12 h 23 · 86 % cloud↑ 05:40 · ↓ 17:50 · 12 h 10 · 87 % cloudSeptember: ↑ 05:40 · ↓ 17:50 · 12 h 10 · 87 % cloud↑ 05:37 · ↓ 17:34 · 11 h 57 · 89 % cloudOctober: ↑ 05:37 · ↓ 17:34 · 11 h 57 · 89 % cloud↑ 05:42 · ↓ 17:27 · 11 h 46 · 83 % cloudNovember: ↑ 05:42 · ↓ 17:27 · 11 h 46 · 83 % cloud↑ 05:55 · ↓ 17:35 · 11 h 40 · 66 % cloudDecember: ↑ 05:55 · ↓ 17:35 · 11 h 40 · 66 % cloud

daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud

Jan 11 h 43 53 % cloud
Feb 11 h 53 59 % cloud
Mar 12 h 04 73 % cloud
Apr 12 h 18 88 % cloud
May 12 h 29 92 % cloud
Jun 12 h 35 90 % cloud
Jul 12 h 32 87 % cloud
Aug 12 h 23 86 % cloud
Sep 12 h 10 87 % cloud
Oct 11 h 57 89 % cloud
Nov 11 h 46 83 % cloud
Dec 11 h 40 66 % cloud

daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud

Times on the 15th of each month, in local time: daylight saving where and when it applies, standard time in the other months.

Effect of climate change

Today's climate (1996–2025) compared with 1961–1990:

In short

Temperature +1.0 °C warmer
Rain mm −26 % rain days −22 % there were 117 rain days a year in 1961–1990

Year by year

Temperature of each year

−2.4 °C+2.4 °C

Against 1961–1990 the mean temperature of today (1996–2025) has changed by +1.0 °C; in the last ten years by +1.7 °C. Warmest year: 2024 (+2.6 °C), coldest: 1950 (−2.0 °C).

April and May warmed the most (+1.3 and +1.3 °C), August the least (+0.8 °C).

Warming stripes: after an idea by Ed Hawkins (University of Reading), showyourstripes.info, CC BY 4.0.

Rain of each year (% against 1961–1990)

−100−500+50+100 %19501960197019801990200020102020 19501960197019801990200020102020−100−500+50+100 %

more rain than in 1961–1990less rain

Rain in a year: −6 % every ten years.