Weather in Risaralda

Calculated from weather data of Matecaña International Airport (SKPE) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	27.0	29.3	25.6	26.1	26.6	28.3
February	27.7	29.1	27.1	26.3	27.1	29.1
March	26.9	29.1	25.6	26.0	25.8	28.3
April	26.3		26.3	25.6	26.1	26.8
May	26.3		27.1	25.8	26.6	26.8
June	26.2		27.3	24.6	26.1	26.1
July	26.7		27.6	25.8	26.6	25.8
August	27.3		28.1	26.1	25.6	26.8
September	27.0		28.3	25.8	26.3	26.5
October	26.0		26.3	25.3	26.1	26.3
November	26.1		26.8	25.6	25.6	26.3
December	26.4		27.0	25.1	25.6	26.3
Average	26.9	29.2	26.9	25.7	26.2	26.9

22nd highest temperature of Colombia

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	18.2	20	17	18	18	19
February	18.3	19	18	18	19	19
March	18.3	20	18	18	18	19
April	18.0		17	18	19	19
May	18.3		19	19	18	20
June	18.1		18	18	18	19
July	18.0		18	18	18	19
August	17.8		19	18	18	19
September	18.0		18	18	18	18
October	17.3		18	18	18	17
November	17.9		18	18	18	18
December	17.9		19	18	18	18
Average	18.2	19.5	18.0	17.9	18.0	18.5

8th lowest temperature of Colombia

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	28	13	0	0	13
25 °C or warmer	87	286	209	258	286
20 °C or warmer	91	365	352	365	366
0 °C or colder	0	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	3.8	1	8	5	4	1
February	5.4	4	3	11	9	4
March	7.1	5	13	8	7	4
April	7.3		9	9	9	8
May	10.1		8	11	8	8
June	8.0		8	13	7	8
July	6.4		9	10	5	9
August	5.5		7	6	11	6
September	5.1		1	6	9	6
October	7.4		6	11	8	4
November	7.5		6	7	12	6
December	4.9		6	3	11	5
Average	6.2	3.1	7.0	8.5	8.2	5.5

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	8.3	9	9	8	8	9
February	8.4	9	8	9	9	9
March	8.3	8	8	9	8	9
April	8.1		8	8	8	8
May	7.9		9	8	8	8
June	7.6		8	8	8	8
July	7.9		8	8	8	8
August	8.3		8	8	8	8
September	8.5		9	8	8	9
October	8.2		8	8	8	10
November	8.1		8	8	8	8
December	8.1		8	8	8	8
Average	8.2	8.4	8.2	8.1	8.0	8.4

20th highest wind speed of Colombia

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	W	W	NW	W	NW
February	W	NW	W	NW	W
March	W	W	SW	NW	W
April		NW	W	NW	NE
May		N	SE	NW	NW
June		NW	S	NW	NW
July		NW	W	NW	NW
August		N	N	W	NW
September		N	SW	N	NW
October		SE	NW	W	E
November		NW	W	W	W
December		W	NW	W	NW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Risaralda weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Risaralda?

The warmest month is February with an average temperature of 28 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Risaralda?

The coldest month is October with an average daytime temperature of 26 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Risaralda?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in May with a probability of around 10.1 %.

Which month is the driest in Risaralda?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in January. The probability is about 3.9 %.