Climate and average weather in Piedecuesta

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

Best: early January to late March

Over the course of the year, the temperature in Piedecuesta typically varies from 12°C to 22°C, and is rarely below 11°C or above 24°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Piedecuesta for warm-weather activities are from early January to late March and mid December to late December.

Hottest
Feb
22°
Coldest
Jul
13°
Wettest
May
509 mm
Driest
Jan
163 mm
Rain / yr
4286 mm
339 wet days
Daylight
11.6–12.4 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
1,014 m
7.0°N
Clearest
Jan
68% cloud

Piedecuesta 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 January to late March.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

Temperatures in Piedecuesta stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is February, with an average high of 22°C and low of 13°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 13°C and high of 21°C.

Days typically run about 8°C warmer than nights year-round.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
Jan2112
Feb2213
Mar2213
Apr2114
May2114
Jun2114
Jul2113
Aug2113
Sep2113
Oct2113
Nov2113
Dec2113

Average hourly temperature in Piedecuesta

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 22°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 13°C.

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

Piedecuesta 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
Jan21° / 12°16323.711.64.5
Feb22° / 13°18221.511.84.5
Mar22° / 13°26226.9123.9
Apr21° / 14°3822912.13.4
May21° / 14°50930.712.33.2
Jun21° / 14°48929.712.43.2
Jul21° / 13°41530.212.43.3
Aug21° / 13°33629.812.23.3
Sep21° / 13°37429.5123.3
Oct21° / 13°43530.811.83.2
Nov21° / 13°42929.411.73.3
Dec21° / 13°31027.511.63.9

Chance of rain

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

Piedecuesta gets about 4286 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 8.2 months, from around Apr 2 to Dec 7, peaking in June at about 100% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jan 27.

May is the wettest month by volume, with 509 mm over about 31 wet days; January is the driest, with 163 mm.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%110%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdrierwettermostly drysome rainoften wetvery wetJun 10 · 100%Jan 27 · 76%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan7724
Feb7722
Mar8727
Apr9629
May9931
Jun9930
Jul9730
Aug9730
Sep9830
Oct9931
Nov9829
Dec8828

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, Piedecuesta collects about 4286 mm of rain across 339 wet days — roughly 357 mm in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. May is the wettest month with 509 mm, while January is the driest at just 163 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 33% of the year’s total.

050100150200250300350400450500550600JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec163182262382509489415336374435429310
Rainfall (mm)Rain days
Jan16324
Feb18222
Mar26227
Apr38229
May50931
Jun48930
Jul41530
Aug33630
Sep37430
Oct43531
Nov42929
Dec31028

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

In Piedecuesta, 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 December 7 and lasts for 3.7 months, ending around March 30. The clearest month is January, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 35% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 31 and lasts for 8.2 months, ending around December 6. The cloudiest month is October, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 99% 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%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan 31 · 35%May 12 · 1%mostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastclearercloudier
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan3565
Feb3070
Mar1585
Apr496
May199
Jun298
Jul397
Aug397
Sep397
Oct199
Nov496
Dec2080

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. The longest day, around May 25, brings about 12 h 24 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 11 h 36 min — a swing of roughly 0 h 48 min.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan11.66:125:51
Feb11.86:146:00
Mar12.06:036:00
Apr12.15:485:57
May12.35:395:58
Jun12.45:406:05
Jul12.45:476:09
Aug12.25:496:03
Sep12.05:455:48
Oct11.85:425:33
Nov11.75:475:28
Dec11.66:005:36

Sunny days

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

Piedecuesta 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 4 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 3.5 months, from around Dec 6 to Mar 23. The sunniest month is January, with roughly 4 sunny days (gloomy).

The greyest month is April, down near 0 sunny days — about 96% fewer than the January peak.

0510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecsunniergreyersunniergloomymixedJan 314 daysApr 200 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan4Gloomy
Feb3Gloomy
Mar2Gloomy
Apr0Gloomy
May0Gloomy
Jun0Gloomy
Jul0Gloomy
Aug0Gloomy
Sep0Gloomy
Oct0Gloomy
Nov0Gloomy
Dec2Gloomy

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 Piedecuesta, the air stays dry or comfortable essentially all year. Even in May, the muggiest month, it feels humid or worse only about 7% of the time — humidity is not something you need to plan around here.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan 4 · 100%May 12 · 92%comfortabledrycomfortablehumidcomfortable
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
Jan57430
Feb50490
Mar33661
Apr12835
May4897
Jun9891
Jul22780
Aug21790
Sep18820
Oct14861
Nov17822
Dec42580

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

0510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmFeb 19 · 3 km/hJun 10 · 3 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan3calm
Feb3calm
Mar3calm
Apr3calm
May3calm
Jun3calm
Jul3calm
Aug3calm
Sep3calm
Oct3calm
Nov3calm
Dec3calm

Best time to visit Piedecuesta

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

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

Around late March, Piedecuesta 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 Piedecuesta for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid December to late March, with a peak score in the last week of January.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationJan 29 · 4.6

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
Jan4.5fair
Feb4.4fair
Mar3.9fair
Apr3.4poor
May3.2poor
Jun3.2poor
Jul3.3poor
Aug3.3poor
Sep3.3poor
Oct3.2poor
Nov3.3poor
Dec3.9fair

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 Piedecuesta for hot-weather activities is from mid December to late March, with a peak score in the second week of February.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationFeb 13 · 3.0

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 Piedecuesta, 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.

Piedecuesta packs about the same all year — highs hold near 22°C. Across the year the things worth having are rain gear and sun protection.

Light clothing
Warm layer
Winter coat
Rain gear
Sun protection
Windbreaker

In February, Piedecuesta sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

UV index (midday) in Piedecuesta 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 Piedecuesta peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 15Dec 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Average hourly UV index in Piedecuesta

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 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
Feb86.5
Mar86.5
Apr86
May86.5
Jun86
Jul86
Aug86
Sep86.5
Oct7.56
Nov7.55.5
Dec7.55.5

Air quality in Piedecuesta 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 Piedecuesta is worst in March — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1824 µg/m³Dec 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayFrost-free year round

Piedecuesta 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. Piedecuesta banks about 2,575 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around May.

01,0002,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°C·days)
Jan212
Feb198
Mar226
Apr222
May230
Jun212
Jul213
Aug215
Sep208
Oct214
Nov210
Dec215

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.

Piedecuesta receives about 4.6 kWh/m² a day of solar energy — bright — and it stays remarkably steady, holding between 4.1 and 5.1 kWh/m² all year. For solar panels, output here is a flat line, not a seasonal wave.

0123456JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdimmoderatebrightFeb 245.1 kWhMay 284.1 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan4.9Bright
Feb5.1Bright
Mar5.1Bright
Apr4.6Bright
May4.1Bright
Jun4.1Bright
Jul4.3Bright
Aug4.7Bright
Sep4.7Bright
Oct4.5Bright
Nov4.3Bright
Dec4.5Bright

Where is Piedecuesta?

Piedecuesta sits at 7.0°N, 73.0°W, 1,014 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Floridablanca, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Piedecuesta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piedecuesta has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 941 m around an average of 1,096 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,276 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,409 m.

The land around Piedecuesta is covered by trees (58%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
941 m
16 km
3,276 m
80 km
4,409 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
Nearby: Floridablanca 9.0 km · Girón 16 km · Bucaramanga 17 km · Málaga 48 km · San Gil 49 km · El Carmen de Chucurí 60 km · Pamplona 62 km · Socorro 62 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 Piedecuesta (6.9879°, -73.0495°, elevation 1,014 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).