Climate and average weather in Patía

In Patía, the weather is warm, wet, and mostly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near warm levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around April.

Best: late June to early September

Over the course of the year, the temperature in Patía typically varies from 17°C to 28°C, and is rarely below 15°C or above 31°C. August is the hottest month of the year, while November is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Patía for warm-weather activities is from late June to early September.

Hottest
Aug
28°
Coldest
Nov
17°
Wettest
Apr
593 mm
Driest
Aug
169 mm
Rain / yr
5123 mm
307 wet days
Daylight
11.9–12.1 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
910 m
2.1°N
Clearest
Jan
77% cloud

Patía 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 late June to early September.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Daily average highs and lows in Patía, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.

Temperatures in Patía stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is August, with an average high of 28°C and low of 17°C; the coolest is November, with an average low of 17°C and high of 24°C.

Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 11°C) in August.

15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
Jan2517
Feb2517
Mar2517
Apr2517
May2617
Jun2617
Jul2717
Aug2817
Sep2717
Oct2617
Nov2417
Dec2517

Average hourly temperature in Patía

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 August afternoons, near 28°C, and coldest before dawn in November, near 17°C.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM

Patía weather by month

Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°42628.211.93.9
Feb25° / 17°41825.411.93.8
Mar25° / 17°54629.4123.7
Apr25° / 17°59329123.5
May26° / 17°53628.712.13.7
Jun26° / 17°33423.312.14.3
Jul27° / 17°20217.512.15.2
Aug28° / 17°16915.512.15.3
Sep27° / 17°32023.3124.2
Oct26° / 17°47329123.7
Nov24° / 17°56228.911.93.6
Dec25° / 17°5452911.93.8

Chance of rain

How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.

Patía gets about 5123 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 8.4 months, from around Sep 23 to Jun 6, peaking in April at about 97% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Aug 5.

April is the wettest month by volume, with 593 mm over about 29 wet days; August is the driest, with 169 mm.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%110%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwetterdrierwettermostly drysome rainoften wetvery wetApr 19 · 97%Aug 5 · 43%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan9128
Feb9225
Mar9429
Apr9629
May9229
Jun7823
Jul5618
Aug5116
Sep7823
Oct9329
Nov9729
Dec9329

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, Patía collects about 5123 mm of rain across 307 wet days — roughly 427 mm in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. April is the wettest month with 593 mm, while August is the driest at just 169 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 33% of the year’s total.

050100150200250300350400450500550600650700JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec426418546593536334202169320473562545
Rainfall (mm)Rain days
Jan42628
Feb41825
Mar54629
Apr59329
May53629
Jun33423
Jul20218
Aug16916
Sep32023
Oct47329
Nov56229
Dec54529

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.

In Patía, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around June 10 and lasts for 3.3 months, ending around September 16. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 22% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 17 and lasts for 2.9 months, ending around December 13. The cloudiest month is November, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 96% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAug 7 · 24%Oct 29 · 3%partly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearercloudier
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan1882
Feb1387
Mar694
Apr496
May595
Jun1387
Jul1981
Aug2278
Sep1288
Oct595
Nov496
Dec1387

Daylight, sunrise and sunset

DaylightNight

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. Close to the equator, Patía barely changes through the year: days stay near 12 h 06 min of light in every season.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan11.96:216:14
Feb11.96:256:21
Mar12.06:186:17
Apr12.06:076:10
May12.16:026:07
Jun12.16:056:12
Jul12.16:116:17
Aug12.16:106:14
Sep12.06:026:03
Oct12.05:555:52
Nov11.95:565:51
Dec11.96:086:01

Sunny days

How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.

Patía averages about 1 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 0 and 3 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 3.1 months, from around Jun 17 to Sep 17. The sunniest month is August, with roughly 3 sunny days (gloomy).

The greyest month is November, down near 0 sunny days — about 98% fewer than the August peak.

0510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecgreyersunniergreyergloomymixedAug 83 daysNov 30 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan2Gloomy
Feb1Gloomy
Mar0Gloomy
Apr0Gloomy
May0Gloomy
Jun1Gloomy
Jul2Gloomy
Aug3Gloomy
Sep1Gloomy
Oct0Gloomy
Nov0Gloomy
Dec1Gloomy

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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.

In Patía, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.

The more humid part of the year lasts 8.3 months, from around October 5 to June 15. The muggiest month is April, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 99% of the time.

The most comfortable stretch runs from around June 16 to October 4, and August is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 62% of the time.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAug 7 · 65%Apr 28 · 1%muggyhumidcomfortabledryhumidcomfortablehumid
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
Jan06878
Feb068212
Mar048214
Apr018513
May02889
Jun117802
Jul842500
Aug1547380
Sep530650
Oct112862
Nov04878
Dec04907

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 Patía is steady company: average speeds sit near 3 km/hcalm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.

0510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmAug 13 · 3 km/hApr 21 · 3 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan3calm
Feb3calm
Mar3calm
Apr3calm
May3calm
Jun3calm
Jul3calm
Aug3calm
Sep3calm
Oct3calm
Nov3calm
Dec3calm

Best time to visit Patía

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Patía throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.

Around late August, Patía 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 Patía for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to early September, with a peak score in the first week of August.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationAug 4 · 5.6

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).

Travel score (0–10)Rating
Jan3.9fair
Feb3.8fair
Mar3.7fair
Apr3.5fair
May3.7fair
Jun4.3fair
Jul5.2fair
Aug5.2fair
Sep4.2fair
Oct3.7fair
Nov3.6fair
Dec3.8fair

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 Patía for hot-weather activities is from early July to early September, with a peak score in the first week of August.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationAug 6 · 5.9

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 Patía, by month

EssentialRecommendedOptional

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.

Patía packs about the same all year — highs hold near 28°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection.

Light clothing
Warm layer
Winter coat
Rain gear
Sun protection
Windbreaker

In August, Patía sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

UV index (midday) in Patía by month

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Patía peaks around February 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 12 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 16Aug 10UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Average hourly UV index in Patía

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 February the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM
UV ≥ 3 (h/day)UV ≥ 6 (h/day)
Jan86.5
Feb8.56.5
Mar8.56.5
Apr86.5
May86.5
Jun86
Jul86
Aug86
Sep86.5
Oct86
Nov7.56
Dec86

Air quality in Patía by month

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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 Patía is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1716 µg/m³Nov 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Moderate
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayFrost-free year round

Patía is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecfrost-free year round
Frost-free chance (%)Frost nights
Jan1000
Feb1000
Mar1000
Apr1000
May1000
Jun1000
Jul1000
Aug1000
Sep1000
Oct1000
Nov1000
Dec1000

Growing degree days

Degree days (base 10°C)Frost-free shaded

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. Patía banks about 4,128 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around August.

01,0002,0003,0004,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°C·days)
Jan336
Feb306
Mar341
Apr335
May352
Jun346
Jul370
Aug384
Sep359
Oct346
Nov319
Dec333

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.

Patía receives about 4.6 kWh/m² a day of solar energy — bright — and it stays remarkably steady, holding between 4.1 and 5.2 kWh/m² all year. For solar panels, output here is a flat line, not a seasonal wave.

0123456JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdimmoderatebrightAug 305.2 kWhNov 174.1 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan4.7Bright
Feb4.9Bright
Mar4.8Bright
Apr4.5Bright
May4.4Bright
Jun4.5Bright
Jul4.7Bright
Aug5.1Bright
Sep5.1Bright
Oct4.6Bright
Nov4.2Bright
Dec4.4Bright

Where is Patía?

Patía sits at 2.1°N, 77.1°W, 910 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Balboa, 18 km away.

Topography around Patía

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Patía.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Patía has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m around an average of 651 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,844 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,613 m.

The land around Patía is covered by grassland (65%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (43%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
202 m
16 km
1,844 m
80 km
4,613 m
treesgrasslandwater
Nearby: Balboa 18 km · La Unión 52 km · Villa Rica 54 km · Popayán 64 km · San Lorenzo 65 km · Providencia 72 km · Buesaco 77 km · Piendamo 86 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
Roman Catholic 64%Protestant 17%none 14%atheist 1%

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 Patía (2.069°, -77.0527°, elevation 910 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).