Popayán monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Popayán

Popayán average temperature chart (Celsius) Popayán average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Popayán (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 21.7 21.7 21.8 21.6 21.7 21.8 22.4 22.9 22.8 21.4 20.9 21.2
°F 71.1 71.1 71.2 70.8 71 71.2 72.3 73.2 73.1 70.5 69.6 70.2

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Popayán monthly rainfall chart (mm) Popayán monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Popayán (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 185 171 189 215 158 97 52 53 104 292 326 280
inches 7.3 6.7 7.4 8.4 6.2 3.8 2 2.1 4.1 11.5 12.8 11
Rainy days 16 15 17 19 18 13 10 9 12 21 22 20

Average annual rainfall in Popayán: 2047.234mm (806 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Popayán

Popayán average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Popayán
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.6 5.3 4.5 3.8 4.1 4.8 5.4 5.4 4.9 4 4.1 4.9

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Popayán average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Popayán average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Popayán (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 11.2 11.4 11.6 11.6 11.7 11.2 10.8 10.8 10.9 11.2 11.3 11.4
Max °C 22 22 22.1 21.8 21.9 22.1 22.7 23.2 23.1 21.7 21.1 21.5
Min °F 52.2 52.5 52.8 52.9 53.1 52.1 51.4 51.4 51.6 52.1 52.3 52.4
Max °F 61.9 62.1 62.2 62.1 62.2 61.9 62.1 62.6 62.6 61.5 61.2 61.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Popayán average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Popayán average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Popayán in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.5 26.4 26.3 26.6 27.1 27 26.8 26.6 26.4 26.5 26.5 26.5
°F 79.8 79.5 79.3 79.9 80.8 80.6 80.2 79.8 79.6 79.6 79.7 79.7

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Popayán average winspeed by month (km/h) Popayán average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Popayán (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 12 12 11 11 10 10 12 11 10 10 9 11
mph 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Popayán relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Popayán
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
82% 81% 82% 83% 83% 80% 75% 73% 75% 82% 84% 84%

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Popayán weather stats

Popayán weather statistics
Hottest month: August 22.9°C 73.2°F
Driest month: July 52mm 2ins
Sunniest month: January 5.6hrs
Coldest month: November 20.9°C 69.6°F
Wettest month: November 326mm 12.8ins
Warmest sea: May 27.1°C 80.8°F
Map showing location of Popayán (2.43823, -76.61316) Popayán map pin © Google

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