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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Chocontá Colombia

The climate in Chocontá is cool and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 42°F to 64°F and is rarely below 34°F or above 68°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Chocontá for warm-weather activities are from early June to early July, from mid July to late August, and from early December to early March.

Climate in Chocontá

coolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNowNow25%25%8%8%overcastprecipitation: 8.3 inprecipitation: 8.3 in1.6 in1.6 inmuggy: 0%muggy: 0%0%0%drydrytourism score: 2.8tourism score: 2.82.22.2
Chocontá weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

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

Average High and Low Temperature in Chocontá

Average High and Low Temperature in ChocontáJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 1664°FJan 1664°F42°F42°FNov 863°FNov 863°FApr 2963°FApr 2963°FJun 2461°FJun 2461°FSep 261°FSep 261°F46°F46°F48°F48°F46°F46°F45°F45°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 64°F64°F64°F63°F63°F61°F60°F60°F61°F63°F63°F64°F
Temp. 53°F53°F54°F55°F54°F53°F53°F52°F53°F53°F54°F53°F
Low 43°F44°F46°F47°F47°F46°F46°F45°F44°F46°F46°F44°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 Chocontá

Average Hourly Temperature in ChocontáJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowvery coldcoldcoldcoolvery cold
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.

Ferndale, California, United States (3,971 miles away); Carmel Valley Village, California, United States (3,733 miles); and Natubleng, Philippines (10,645 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Chocontá (view comparison).

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In Chocontá, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Chocontá begins around June 4 and lasts for 3.7 months, ending around September 27.

The clearest month of the year in Chocontá is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 24% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 27 and lasts for 8.3 months, ending around June 4.

The cloudiest month of the year in Chocontá is April, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 92% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Chocontá

Cloud Cover Categories in ChocontáclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 725%Aug 725%Apr 138%Apr 138%Jun 417%Jun 417%Sep 2717%Sep 2717%NowNowpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastmostly clearclear
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 81%86%90%92%89%81%77%76%81%89%89%84%
Clearer 19%14%10%8%11%19%23%24%19%11%11%16%

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

The wetter season lasts 8.7 months, from March 16 to December 7, with a greater than 52% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Chocontá is May, with an average of 23.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.3 months, from December 7 to March 16. The month with the fewest wet days in Chocontá is January, with an average of 8.8 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 Chocontá is May, with an average of 23.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 78% on May 7.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Chocontá

Daily Chance of Precipitation in ChocontáwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%May 778%May 778%Jan 1726%Jan 1726%Mar 1652%Mar 1652%Dec 752%Dec 752%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 8.8d11.0d16.5d22.2d23.3d18.6d16.6d16.9d19.4d23.2d20.2d13.5d

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. Chocontá experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Chocontá. The month with the most rain in Chocontá is May, with an average rainfall of 7.7 inches.

The month with the least rain in Chocontá is January, with an average rainfall of 1.6 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Chocontá

Average Monthly Rainfall in ChocontáJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inApr 288.3 inApr 288.3 inJan 121.6 inJan 121.6 inOct 177.6 inOct 177.6 inJul 293.7 inJul 293.7 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 1.6″2.6″4.2″7.7″7.7″5.1″3.8″4.0″5.4″7.5″6.3″3.3″

The length of the day in Chocontá does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 25 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 50 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 12 hours, 25 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Chocontá

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in ChocontáJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 1912 hr, 6 minMar 1912 hr, 25 minJun 2012 hr, 25 minJun 2012 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2211 hr, 50 minDec 2111 hr, 50 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 11.9h12.0h12.1h12.2h12.4h12.4h12.4h12.3h12.1h12.0h11.9h11.8h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:39 AM on October 23, and the latest sunrise is 31 minutes later at 6:11 AM on February 3. The earliest sunset is at 5:35 PM on November 10, and the latest sunset is 37 minutes later at 6:12 PM on July 18.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Chocontá

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in ChocontáJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMOct 235:39 AMOct 235:39 AM6:12 PMJul 186:12 PMJul 18Nov 105:35 PMNov 105:35 PM6:11 AMFeb 36:11 AMFeb 3daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Chocontá

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in ChocontáJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606060707070808000001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060607070708090NowNow
northeastsouthwest
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 Chocontá

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 Chocontá, 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 Chocontá

Humidity Comfort Levels in ChocontáJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 90%Aug 90%Mar 180%Mar 180%drydry
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 Chocontá experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.1 months, from May 20 to September 24, with average wind speeds of more than 3.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Chocontá is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.9 months, from September 24 to May 20. The calmest month of the year in Chocontá is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 2.5 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Chocontá

Average Wind Speed in ChocontáwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mphJul 255.0 mphJul 255.0 mphNov 92.5 mphNov 92.5 mphMay 203.7 mphMay 203.7 mphSep 243.7 mphSep 243.7 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) 3.33.63.53.43.74.64.94.74.02.92.52.8

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Chocontá is from the east throughout the year.

Wind Direction in Chocontá

Wind Direction in ChocontáJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNoweastnorthsouthwest
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 Chocontá 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 times of year to visit Chocontá for general outdoor tourist activities are from early June to early July, from mid July to late August, and from early December to early March, with a peak score in the first week of January.

Tourism Score in Chocontá

Tourism Score in Chocontábest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810102.82.82.22.2NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Chocontá for hot-weather activities is from early February to late March, with a peak score in the third week of February.

Beach/Pool Score in Chocontá

Beach/Pool Score in Chocontábest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810100.10.10.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitation
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).

The growing season in Chocontá typically lasts for 11 months (342 days), from around January 24 to around December 31, rarely starting after March 24, or ending before August 28.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Chocontá

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Chocontágrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Jan 2450%Jan 2450%Dec 3150%Dec 3190%Mar 2490%Mar 2490%Aug 2890%Aug 28Jul 1399%Jul 1399%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolcomfortable
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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Chocontá should appear around January 21, only rarely appearing before January 18 or after January 25.

Growing Degree Days in Chocontá

Growing Degree Days in ChocontáJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F200°F200°F400°F400°F600°F600°F800°F800°F1,000°F1,000°F1,200°F1,200°F1,400°F1,400°F1,600°F1,600°F1,800°F1,800°FJan 2190°FJan 2190°FJul 11900°FJul 11900°FDec 311,629°FDec 311,629°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 1.8 months, from July 29 to September 23, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.7 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Chocontá is August, with an average of 5.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 1.8 months, from October 20 to December 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Chocontá is November, with an average of 4.7 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Chocontá

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in ChocontábrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhAug 276.0 kWhAug 276.0 kWhNov 104.6 kWhNov 104.6 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) 5.45.45.25.05.05.35.65.95.85.14.75.0

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Chocontá are 5.145 deg latitude, -73.686 deg longitude, and 8,714 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Chocontá contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,096 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 8,856 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,761 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (12,073 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Chocontá is covered by cropland (35%), grassland (29%), trees (22%), and shrubs (14%), within 10 miles by trees (40%) and grassland (29%), and within 50 miles by trees (52%) and grassland (23%).

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

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, El Dorado International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Chocontá.

At a distance of 71 kilometers from Chocontá, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Chocontá according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

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.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . 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.

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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