Climate Change Chart of San Andrés and Providencia, Colombia

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, monthly mean temperature shows a difference of +0.95 °C compared with the earlier reference period; this unweighted mean summarizes the months and does not imply the same change in every month or describe daytime highs. The largest monthly increase was in November, with a difference of +1.25 °C.

Changes in rainfall

Mean daily rainfall averaged across calendar months shows a difference of -2.70 mm/day in the more recent period, rather than a change in monthly rainfall totals. The largest monthly decrease was in July, at a difference of -6.52 mm/day; these averages do not establish how often rain fell or what conditions will be on a particular day.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration averaged across calendar months shows a difference of +0.37 hours/day. The largest increase occurred in July, with a difference of +1.60 hours/day, while the largest decrease was in January, at a difference of -0.13 hours/day. These monthly averages describe typical daily sunshine duration within each month, not guaranteed sunshine for a visit.