Tuluá climate
Tuluá is warmest in March, with average highs of 24 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 16 °C. June is the wettest month (1,116 mm) and January the driest (738 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Tuluá averages 10,796 mm of rain and 64 days above 25 °C.
Colombia · population 221,684 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month March 24 °C
- Coldest month July 16 °C
- Driest month January 738 mm
- Wettest month June 1,116 mm
- Least cloud January 91 % cloud
- Hottest on record September 31 °C
- Coldest on record January 12 °C
What to expectTuluá through the year
Tuluá changes little through the year. Average daily highs stay between 24 and 24 °C, so no month stands out as a season in the way it would further from the equator.
Counted across a normal year, 64 days a year reach 25 °C, 0 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 31 °C, in September.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 738 mm in January to 1,116 mm in June. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.5 °C | 738 mm | 91 % |
| February | 23.9 °C | 747 mm | 91 % |
| March | 24.1 °C | 790 mm | 93 % |
| April | 23.9 °C | 935 mm | 96 % |
| May | 23.7 °C | 1,080 mm | 97 % |
| June | 23.7 °C | 1,116 mm | 96 % |
| July | 23.8 °C | 1,090 mm | 95 % |
| August | 24.1 °C | 1,003 mm | 94 % |
| September | 23.8 °C | 922 mm | 95 % |
| October | 23.3 °C | 824 mm | 96 % |
| November | 22.9 °C | 770 mm | 95 % |
| December | 23.2 °C | 780 mm | 92 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.5 °C | 15.9 °C | 19.5 °C | 29.1 °C | 11.6 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 23.9 °C | 16.0 °C | 19.8 °C | 29.5 °C | 12.2 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 24.1 °C | 16.5 °C | 20.1 °C | 28.8 °C | 12.8 °C | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 23.9 °C | 16.6 °C | 20.0 °C | 28.4 °C | 12.8 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 23.7 °C | 16.3 °C | 19.8 °C | 28.3 °C | 12.4 °C | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 23.7 °C | 15.8 °C | 19.6 °C | 28.3 °C | 12.4 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 23.8 °C | 15.7 °C | 19.5 °C | 28.8 °C | 12.4 °C | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 24.1 °C | 15.7 °C | 19.7 °C | 29.8 °C | 12.8 °C | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 23.8 °C | 15.8 °C | 19.6 °C | 30.9 °C | 12.0 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 23.3 °C | 16.3 °C | 19.6 °C | 29.5 °C | 12.7 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 22.9 °C | 16.5 °C | 19.5 °C | 27.7 °C | 12.2 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 23.2 °C | 16.2 °C | 19.5 °C | 27.8 °C | 11.8 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 738 mm | 30 | 12 h/day | 91 % | 89 % | 7.5 km/h |
| February | 747 mm | 27 | 12 h/day | 91 % | 89 % | 7.6 km/h |
| March | 790 mm | 30 | 12 h/day | 93 % | 88 % | 7.6 km/h |
| April | 935 mm | 29 | 12 h/day | 96 % | 90 % | 7.5 km/h |
| May | 1,080 mm | 30 | 12 h/day | 97 % | 90 % | 7.6 km/h |
| June | 1,116 mm | 30 | 12 h/day | 96 % | 90 % | 7.8 km/h |
| July | 1,090 mm | 30 | 12 h/day | 95 % | 89 % | 8.2 km/h |
| August | 1,003 mm | 30 | 12 h/day | 94 % | 88 % | 8.6 km/h |
| September | 922 mm | 29 | 12 h/day | 95 % | 89 % | 8.4 km/h |
| October | 824 mm | 30 | 12 h/day | 96 % | 89 % | 7.7 km/h |
| November | 770 mm | 29 | 12 h/day | 95 % | 90 % | 7.4 km/h |
| December | 780 mm | 30 | 12 h/day | 92 % | 90 % | 7.4 km/h |
How Tuluá compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuluá | 24 °C | 16 °C | 10,796 mm | 64 |
| Palmira · Colombia | 23 °C | 16 °C | 7,494 mm | 10 |
| Armenia · Colombia | 23 °C | 14 °C | 5,718 mm | 15 |
| Cali · Colombia | 25 °C | 17 °C | 3,225 mm | 146 |
| Buenaventura · Colombia | 27 °C | 22 °C | 10,797 mm | 279 |
| Pereira · Colombia | 22 °C | 14 °C | 12,420 mm | 18 |
| Buenaventura · Colombia | 27 °C | 22 °C | 27,443 mm | 266 |
Where Tuluá ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The coolest places in South America in January | 48thof 50 | 24 °C |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Tuluá’s climate
When is the best time to visit Tuluá?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. March, April, May sit closest to 20 °C on average, March is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Tuluá get?
In March, the warmest month, daily highs average 24 °C. About 0 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 31 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 16 °C in July, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Tuluá?
June, averaging 1,116 mm over 30 days with rain. The driest month is January with 738 mm. The year as a whole averages 10,796 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Tuluá rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.