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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Olaya Herrera Colombia

The climate in Olaya Herrera is comfortable and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 57°F to 76°F and is rarely below 55°F or above 80°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Olaya Herrera for warm-weather activities is from early June to late September.

Climate in Olaya Herrera

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Olaya Herrera weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The temperature in Olaya Herrera varies so little throughout the year that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss hot and cold seasons.

Average High and Low Temperature in Olaya Herrera

Average High and Low Temperature in Olaya HerreraJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 2775°FJul 2775°FSep 1376°FSep 1376°F57°F57°F58°F58°FNov 975°FNov 975°FFeb 775°FFeb 775°F60°F60°F60°F60°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 74°F75°F75°F75°F75°F74°F75°F76°F76°F75°F74°F74°F
Temp. 66°F66°F66°F66°F66°F65°F64°F65°F66°F66°F66°F66°F
Low 60°F60°F60°F60°F59°F58°F57°F57°F58°F59°F60°F60°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Olaya Herrera

Average Hourly Temperature in Olaya HerreraJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoolcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Musanze, Rwanda (7,411 miles away) and Berastagi, Indonesia (12,037 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Olaya Herrera (view comparison).

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In Olaya Herrera, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Olaya Herrera begins around May 24 and lasts for 4.0 months, ending around September 26.

The clearest month of the year in Olaya Herrera is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 40% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 26 and lasts for 8.0 months, ending around May 24.

The cloudiest month of the year in Olaya Herrera is March, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 89% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Olaya Herrera

Cloud Cover Categories in Olaya HerreraclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 3042%Jul 3042%Mar 1110%Mar 1110%May 2426%May 2426%Sep 2626%Sep 2626%NowNowmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 85%89%89%86%77%65%60%61%70%83%86%85%
Clearer 15%11%11%14%23%35%40%39%30%17%14%15%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Olaya Herrera varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 8.2 months, from September 26 to May 31, with a greater than 31% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Olaya Herrera is November, with an average of 15.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.9 months, from May 31 to September 26. The month with the fewest wet days in Olaya Herrera is August, with an average of 3.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Olaya Herrera is November, with an average of 15.0 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 52% on November 4.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Olaya Herrera

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Olaya HerrerawetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Nov 452%Nov 452%Aug 1211%Aug 1211%Sep 2631%Sep 2631%May 3131%May 3131%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 11.0d10.4d12.7d14.5d12.1d6.8d4.2d3.8d7.3d13.6d15.0d13.5d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Olaya Herrera experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Olaya Herrera. The month with the most rain in Olaya Herrera is November, with an average rainfall of 4.1 inches.

The month with the least rain in Olaya Herrera is August, with an average rainfall of 0.7 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Olaya Herrera

Average Monthly Rainfall in Olaya HerreraJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 inNov 94.2 inNov 94.2 inAug 80.6 inAug 80.6 inApr 123.9 inApr 123.9 inJan 232.4 inJan 232.4 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 2.5″2.7″3.2″3.9″2.9″1.7″0.8″0.7″1.8″3.5″4.1″3.2″

The length of the day in Olaya Herrera does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 11 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 12 hours, 3 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 12 hours, 12 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Olaya Herrera

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Olaya HerreraJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 1912 hr, 6 minMar 1912 hr, 12 minJun 2012 hr, 12 minJun 2012 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 3 minDec 2112 hr, 3 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.2h12.2h12.2h12.2h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:51 AM on November 1, and the latest sunrise is 31 minutes later at 6:22 AM on February 10. The earliest sunset is at 5:55 PM on November 3, and the latest sunset is 31 minutes later at 6:26 PM on February 14.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Olaya Herrera during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Olaya Herrera

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Olaya HerreraJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNov 15:51 AMNov 15:51 AM6:26 PMFeb 146:26 PMFeb 14Nov 35:55 PMNov 35:55 PM6:22 AMFeb 106:22 AMFeb 10daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Olaya Herrera

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Olaya HerreraJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050506060606070707080800000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606060707070708065NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Olaya Herrera

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Olaya Herrera, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Olaya Herrera

Humidity Comfort Levels in Olaya HerreraJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 20%Jul 20%NowNowcomfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Olaya Herrera experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from June 5 to September 10, with average wind speeds of more than 5.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Olaya Herrera is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.8 months, from September 10 to June 5. The calmest month of the year in Olaya Herrera is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Olaya Herrera

Average Wind Speed in Olaya HerrerawindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphJul 306.8 mphJul 306.8 mphFeb 83.3 mphFeb 83.3 mphJun 55.1 mphJun 55.1 mphSep 105.1 mphSep 105.1 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 3.53.43.43.54.25.76.56.34.73.53.43.4

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Olaya Herrera varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 5.0 days, from November 10 to November 15, with a peak percentage of 32% on November 14. The wind is most often from the north for 3.7 weeks, from November 15 to December 11, with a peak percentage of 34% on December 2. The wind is most often from the east for 11 months, from December 11 to November 10, with a peak percentage of 34% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Olaya Herrera

Wind Direction in Olaya HerreraENEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNoweastnorthwestsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Olaya Herrera throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Olaya Herrera for general outdoor tourist activities is from early June to late September, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Tourism Score in Olaya Herrera

Tourism Score in Olaya Herrerabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.46.44.74.7NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Olaya Herrera for hot-weather activities is from late June to late September, with a peak score in the third week of August.

Beach/Pool Score in Olaya Herrera

Beach/Pool Score in Olaya Herrerabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810103.53.52.32.3NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Olaya Herrera are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Olaya Herrera

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Olaya HerreraJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days in Olaya Herrera

Growing Degree Days in Olaya HerreraJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°FJan 790°FJan 790°FApr 221,800°FApr 221,800°FDec 315,688°FDec 315,688°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.0 months, from July 22 to September 21, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Olaya Herrera is August, with an average of 5.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from October 26 to April 27, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Olaya Herrera is December, with an average of 4.5 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Olaya Herrera

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Olaya HerrerabrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhAug 225.7 kWhAug 225.7 kWhDec 44.5 kWhDec 44.5 kWhOct 264.7 kWhOct 264.7 kWhApr 274.7 kWhApr 274.7 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 4.64.64.64.74.85.15.45.75.54.94.64.5

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Olaya Herrera are 1.248 deg latitude, -77.491 deg longitude, and 5,466 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Olaya Herrera contains extreme variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 4,465 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 5,259 feet. Within 10 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (11,440 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (15,453 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Olaya Herrera is covered by trees (35%), cropland (26%), grassland (23%), and shrubs (17%), within 10 miles by trees (38%) and cropland (29%), and within 50 miles by trees (56%) and cropland (16%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Olaya Herrera, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Olaya Herrera is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Olaya Herrera, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

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