Climate and average weather in Galeras
In Galeras, the weather is muggy, sweltering, wet, and mostly clear and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near sweltering levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around May.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Galeras typically varies from 24°C to 34°C, and is rarely below 23°C or above 37°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while October is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Galeras for warm-weather activities is from early December to early February.
- Hottest
- Feb
- 34°
- Coldest
- Oct
- 24°
- Wettest
- May
- 271 mm
- Driest
- Jan
- 23 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1907 mm
- 252 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.5–12.5 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 80 m
- 9.2°N
- Clearest
- Jan
- 42% cloud
Galeras weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early December to early February.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Galeras, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Galeras stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is February, with an average high of 34°C and low of 25°C; the coolest is October, with an average low of 24°C and high of 31°C.
Days typically run about 8°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 24 |
| Feb | 34 | 25 |
| Mar | 34 | 25 |
| Apr | 33 | 25 |
| May | 32 | 25 |
| Jun | 32 | 25 |
| Jul | 32 | 25 |
| Aug | 32 | 25 |
| Sep | 31 | 24 |
| Oct | 31 | 24 |
| Nov | 31 | 24 |
| Dec | 32 | 24 |
How hot and cold Galeras really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Galeras feels like about 40°C (around April 5). Nearly every day a year carries some heat stress, and 193 of them tip into dangerous heat (feels-like above 39°C), peaking in April.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 38 |
| Air high (°C) | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Air low (°C) | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 33 | 24 | 24 |
| Feb | 39 | 34 | 25 | 25 |
| Mar | 40 | 34 | 25 | 25 |
| Apr | 40 | 33 | 25 | 25 |
| May | 40 | 32 | 25 | 25 |
| Jun | 40 | 32 | 25 | 25 |
| Jul | 40 | 32 | 25 | 25 |
| Aug | 39 | 32 | 24 | 25 |
| Sep | 38 | 31 | 24 | 24 |
| Oct | 37 | 31 | 24 | 24 |
| Nov | 37 | 31 | 24 | 24 |
| Dec | 38 | 32 | 24 | 24 |
Average hourly temperature in Galeras
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on February afternoons, near 34°C, and coldest before dawn in October, near 24°C.
Galeras weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33° / 24° | 23 | 5.5 | 11.5 | 4.0 |
| Feb | 34° / 25° | 25 | 6.1 | 11.7 | 3.1 |
| Mar | 34° / 25° | 64 | 13 | 11.9 | 2.7 |
| Apr | 33° / 25° | 177 | 24.3 | 12.2 | 2.3 |
| May | 32° / 25° | 271 | 28.9 | 12.4 | 2.2 |
| Jun | 32° / 25° | 223 | 26.1 | 12.5 | 2.4 |
| Jul | 32° / 25° | 189 | 24.8 | 12.5 | 2.5 |
| Aug | 32° / 25° | 219 | 26.3 | 12.3 | 2.4 |
| Sep | 31° / 24° | 233 | 28 | 12.1 | 2.4 |
| Oct | 31° / 24° | 242 | 29.2 | 11.8 | 2.4 |
| Nov | 31° / 24° | 170 | 25.3 | 11.6 | 2.8 |
| Dec | 32° / 24° | 73 | 14.8 | 11.5 | 3.7 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Galeras gets about 1907 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 7.8 months, from around Apr 6 to Nov 29, peaking in October at about 95% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jan 26.
May is the wettest month by volume, with 271 mm over about 29 wet days; January is the driest, with 23 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 19 | 21 | 43 | 80 | 93 | 87 | 80 | 85 | 93 | 94 | 84 | 48 |
| Rain days | 6 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 15 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | 6 |
| Feb | 21 | 6 |
| Mar | 43 | 13 |
| Apr | 80 | 24 |
| May | 93 | 29 |
| Jun | 87 | 26 |
| Jul | 80 | 25 |
| Aug | 85 | 26 |
| Sep | 93 | 28 |
| Oct | 94 | 29 |
| Nov | 84 | 25 |
| Dec | 48 | 15 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Galeras collects about 1907 mm of rain across 252 wet days — roughly 159 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. May is the wettest month with 271 mm, while January is the driest at just 23 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 39% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 23 | 25 | 64 | 177 | 271 | 223 | 189 | 219 | 233 | 242 | 170 | 73 |
| Rain days | 6 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 15 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23 | 6 |
| Feb | 25 | 6 |
| Mar | 64 | 13 |
| Apr | 177 | 24 |
| May | 271 | 29 |
| Jun | 223 | 26 |
| Jul | 189 | 25 |
| Aug | 219 | 26 |
| Sep | 233 | 28 |
| Oct | 242 | 29 |
| Nov | 170 | 25 |
| Dec | 73 | 15 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Galeras, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around November 27 and lasts for 4.2 months, ending around April 4. The clearest month is January, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 71% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around April 5 and lasts for 7.8 months, ending around November 26. The cloudiest month is August, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 95% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 71 | 69 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
| Cloudier (%) | 29 | 31 | 53 | 84 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 83 | 55 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 71 | 29 |
| Feb | 69 | 31 |
| Mar | 47 | 53 |
| Apr | 16 | 84 |
| May | 6 | 94 |
| Jun | 8 | 92 |
| Jul | 8 | 92 |
| Aug | 5 | 95 |
| Sep | 5 | 95 |
| Oct | 7 | 93 |
| Nov | 17 | 83 |
| Dec | 45 | 55 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around May 22, brings about 12 h 30 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 11 h 30 min — a swing of roughly 1 hour.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.5 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:24 | 6:24 | 6:12 | 5:54 | 5:44 | 5:45 | 5:51 | 5:55 | 5:53 | 5:51 | 5:58 | 6:12 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:55 | 6:06 | 6:08 | 6:06 | 6:09 | 6:16 | 6:20 | 6:13 | 5:56 | 5:39 | 5:33 | 5:40 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.5 | 6:24 | 5:55 |
| Feb | 11.7 | 6:24 | 6:06 |
| Mar | 11.9 | 6:12 | 6:08 |
| Apr | 12.2 | 5:54 | 6:06 |
| May | 12.4 | 5:44 | 6:09 |
| Jun | 12.5 | 5:45 | 6:16 |
| Jul | 12.5 | 5:51 | 6:20 |
| Aug | 12.3 | 5:55 | 6:13 |
| Sep | 12.1 | 5:53 | 5:56 |
| Oct | 11.8 | 5:51 | 5:39 |
| Nov | 11.6 | 5:58 | 5:33 |
| Dec | 11.5 | 6:12 | 5:40 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Galeras averages about 5 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 0 and 17 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.0 months, from around Dec 3 to Apr 2. The sunniest month is January, with roughly 16 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is September, down near 0 sunny days — about 98% fewer than the January peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 17 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | Bright |
| Feb | 14 | Bright |
| Mar | 9 | Mixed |
| Apr | 2 | Gloomy |
| May | 0 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 1 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 1 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 0 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 0 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 1 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 2 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 9 | Mixed |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
Galeras is humid all year round — on a typical day the air feels at least humid, and there is no real dry season to wait for.
The stickiest month is January, when it feels muggy, oppressive or miserable about 100% of the time. Even in January, the mildest month, the air is dry or comfortable only 0% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humid (%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muggy (%) | 9 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oppressive (%) | 73 | 73 | 67 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 32 | 35 | 45 |
| Miserable (%) | 18 | 8 | 24 | 67 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 68 | 65 | 54 |
| Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 9 | 73 | 18 |
| Feb | 1 | 18 | 73 | 8 |
| Mar | 0 | 9 | 67 | 24 |
| Apr | 0 | 1 | 32 | 67 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 11 | 89 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 | 11 | 89 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 | 17 | 83 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 | 17 | 83 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 | 24 | 76 |
| Oct | 0 | 0 | 32 | 68 |
| Nov | 0 | 0 | 35 | 65 |
| Dec | 0 | 1 | 45 | 54 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Galeras is steady company: average speeds sit near 6 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | calm |
| Feb | 7 | calm |
| Mar | 7 | calm |
| Apr | 6 | calm |
| May | 5 | calm |
| Jun | 6 | calm |
| Jul | 6 | calm |
| Aug | 6 | calm |
| Sep | 6 | calm |
| Oct | 5 | calm |
| Nov | 6 | calm |
| Dec | 6 | calm |
Best time to visit Galeras
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Galeras throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late January, Galeras is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Galeras for general outdoor tourist activities is from early December to early February, with a peak score in the first week of January.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
| Rating | fair | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | fair |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.0 | fair |
| Feb | 3.1 | poor |
| Mar | 2.7 | poor |
| Apr | 2.3 | poor |
| May | 2.2 | poor |
| Jun | 2.4 | poor |
| Jul | 2.5 | poor |
| Aug | 2.4 | poor |
| Sep | 2.4 | poor |
| Oct | 2.4 | poor |
| Nov | 2.8 | poor |
| Dec | 3.7 | fair |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Galeras for hot-weather activities is from mid December to early March, with a peak score in the last week of January.
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).
What to pack for Galeras, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
Galeras packs about the same all year — highs hold near 34°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, sun protection and rain gear.
In February, Galeras sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Galeras by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Galeras peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | Extreme |
| Feb | 12 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 12 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 13 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 10 | Very high |
| Dec | 10 | Very high |
Average hourly UV index in Galeras
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in March the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 7 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 5.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Feb | 8 | 6 |
| Mar | 8 | 6 |
| Apr | 8 | 6 |
| May | 8 | 6 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Jul | 8 | 6 |
| Aug | 8 | 6 |
| Sep | 8 | 6 |
| Oct | 8 | 6 |
| Nov | 7.5 | 5 |
| Dec | 7 | 5 |
Air quality in Galeras by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Galeras is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 14 | 21 | 34 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Moderate |
| Feb | 21 | Moderate |
| Mar | 34 | Moderate |
| Apr | 27 | Moderate |
| May | 22 | Moderate |
| Jun | 20 | Moderate |
| Jul | 20 | Moderate |
| Aug | 17 | Moderate |
| Sep | 14 | Moderate |
| Oct | 13 | Moderate |
| Nov | 12 | Moderate |
| Dec | 13 | Moderate |
Growing season
Galeras is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Galeras banks about 6,691 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around February.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 577 | 554 | 612 | 564 | 566 | 545 | 565 | 560 | 531 | 541 | 524 | 552 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 577 |
| Feb | 554 |
| Mar | 612 |
| Apr | 564 |
| May | 566 |
| Jun | 545 |
| Jul | 565 |
| Aug | 560 |
| Sep | 531 |
| Oct | 541 |
| Nov | 524 |
| Dec | 552 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Galeras receives about 5.0 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 4.3 and 5.8 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 3.8 months, from around Dec 27 to Apr 20. The brightest month is February, averaging about 5.7 kWh/m² (bright).
The dimmest month is November, down near 4.3 kWh/m² — roughly 24% less than the February peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.4 | Bright |
| Feb | 5.8 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.7 | Bright |
| Apr | 5.1 | Bright |
| May | 4.6 | Bright |
| Jun | 4.8 | Bright |
| Jul | 5.1 | Bright |
| Aug | 5.0 | Bright |
| Sep | 4.7 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.5 | Bright |
| Nov | 4.3 | Bright |
| Dec | 4.7 | Bright |
Where is Galeras?
Galeras sits at 9.2°N, 75.0°W, 80 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is San Luis de Sincé, 14 km away.
Topography around Galeras
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Galeras.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Galeras has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 79 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 706 m.
The land around Galeras is covered by grassland (91%) within 3 km, grassland (92%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) within 80 km.
Colombia travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 3
- Reconsider Travel
- Power plugs
- Type A / B
- 120 / 240 V · 60 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 38% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $8,562
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.0 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 74%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 24.9
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 15.4
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- English
- Low
- EF EPI 480
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Galeras (9.1609°, -75.0481°, elevation 80 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).