Climate of Cali
Under Koppen's climate classification, Cali features a tropical savanna climate. The local climate is semi-tropical as the Western Mountain Range screens the flow of humidity from the Pacific coast towards the interior of the country. In the afternoons Cali enjoys a fresh cross breeze that originates in the west and blows east. The Western Mountain Range rises from an average of 2,000 meters above sea level in the northern part of the city to approximately 4,000 meters to the south. Because of this variation in altitude, the weather in the northwest portion of the city is drier than in the southwest. The average annual precipitation varies between 900 mm to 1,800 mm depending on the metropolitan zone for a citywide average of approximately 1,000 mm. Cali's average temperature is 24°C (74°F) with an average low temperature of 19°C (66°F) and a high of 30°C (86°F).
Due to its proximity to the equator there are no major seasonal variations. However, locals refer to the dry season as the city's "summer" period and call the rainy season "winter." There are typically two rainy seasons: from April to May and from October to November. Regardless, rain can be expected to fall at any point during the year nourishing the city's permanent green and lush vegetation.
| Weather data for Santiago de Cali |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Record high °C (°F) |
37
(98) |
37
(98) |
36
(96) |
36
(96) |
36
(97) |
36
(96) |
36
(96) |
36
(97) |
34
(94) |
34
(94) |
34
(94) |
36
(97) |
35
(95) |
| Average high °C (°F) |
30
(86) |
31
(87) |
31
(88) |
31
(88) |
30
(86) |
29
(85) |
29
(85) |
29
(85) |
30
(86) |
30
(86) |
30
(86) |
30
(86) |
30
(86) |
| Average low °C (°F) |
19
(67) |
19
(67) |
19
(67) |
19
(67) |
20
(68) |
20
(68) |
19
(67) |
19
(67) |
18
(65) |
18
(65) |
19
(67) |
19
(67) |
19
(67) |
| Record low °C (°F) |
14
(57) |
13
(55) |
14
(57) |
14
(57) |
12
(54) |
12
(54) |
13
(55) |
13
(55) |
12
(53) |
12
(54) |
12
(54) |
13
(55) |
13
(55) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) |
48
(1.89) |
61
(2.4) |
103
(4.06) |
123
(4.84) |
97
(3.82) |
65
(2.56) |
28
(1.1) |
46
(1.81) |
69
(2.72) |
115
(4.53) |
99
(3.9) |
65
(2.56) |
908
(35.75) |
| Source: 2008-09-26 |
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