Climate and average weather in Suárez

In Suárez, 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 November.

Best: early January to late December

Over the course of the year, the temperature in Suárez typically varies from 14°C to 23°C, and is rarely below 13°C or above 24°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 Suárez for warm-weather activities is from early January to late December.

Hottest
Feb
23°
Coldest
Oct
15°
Wettest
Nov
415 mm
Driest
Aug
206 mm
Rain / yr
3536 mm
351 wet days
Daylight
11.8–12.2 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
1,075 m
3.0°N
Clearest
Jan
85% cloud

Suárez is municipality in Cauca, Colombia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Suárez 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 December.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

Temperatures in Suárez stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is February, with an average high of 23°C and low of 15°C; the coolest is October, with an average low of 15°C and high of 22°C.

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

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
Jan2215
Feb2315
Mar2315
Apr2315
May2215
Jun2215
Jul2214
Aug2214
Sep2215
Oct2215
Nov2215
Dec2215

Average hourly temperature in Suárez

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 23°C, and coldest before dawn in October, near 15°C.

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

Suárez 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
Jan22° / 15°24028.511.83.7
Feb23° / 15°23626.311.93.6
Mar23° / 15°31930.1123.5
Apr23° / 15°36129.512.13.4
May22° / 15°33330.312.13.4
Jun22° / 15°26029.412.23.4
Jul22° / 14°22530.112.23.4
Aug22° / 14°20629.712.13.5
Sep22° / 15°23228.9123.4
Oct22° / 15°39930.211.93.4
Nov22° / 15°41528.911.93.4
Dec22° / 15°31329.411.83.5

Chance of rain

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

Suárez gets about 3536 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, and that barely changes with the seasons — rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.

November is the wettest month by volume, with 415 mm over about 29 wet days; August is the driest, with 206 mm.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%110%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmostly drysome rainoften wetvery wetApr 26 · 99%Jan 6 · 92%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan9229
Feb9426
Mar9730
Apr9830
May9830
Jun9829
Jul9730
Aug9630
Sep9629
Oct9730
Nov9729
Dec9529

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, Suárez collects about 3536 mm of rain across 351 wet days — roughly 295 mm in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. November is the wettest month with 415 mm, while August is the driest at just 206 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 33% of the year’s total.

050100150200250300350400450500JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec240236319361333260225206232399415313
Rainfall (mm)Rain days
Jan24029
Feb23626
Mar31930
Apr36130
May33330
Jun26029
Jul22530
Aug20630
Sep23229
Oct39930
Nov41529
Dec31329

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

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

The clearer part of the year begins around December 10 and lasts for 2.9 months, ending around March 6. The clearest month is February, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 5% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 7 and lasts for 3.5 months, ending around June 22. The cloudiest month is May, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 100% 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 1 · 6%Apr 18 · 0%mostly cloudyovercastclearercloudier
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan496
Feb595
Mar199
Apr0100
May0100
Jun199
Jul298
Aug298
Sep199
Oct0100
Nov0100
Dec397

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, Suárez barely changes through the year: days stay near 12 h 12 min of light in every season.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan11.86:216:11
Feb11.96:246:18
Mar12.06:176:16
Apr12.16:056:09
May12.15:596:07
Jun12.26:026:12
Jul12.26:086:17
Aug12.16:086:14
Sep12.06:016:02
Oct11.95:545:50
Nov11.95:565:48
Dec11.86:085:58

Sunny days

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

Suárez gets about 0 sunny days a month gloomy — and it barely shifts through the year, holding between 0 and 0 days every month. Clear skies here are a flat line, not a season.

05JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecgloomyJul 220 daysJan 10 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan0Gloomy
Feb0Gloomy
Mar0Gloomy
Apr0Gloomy
May0Gloomy
Jun0Gloomy
Jul0Gloomy
Aug0Gloomy
Sep0Gloomy
Oct0Gloomy
Nov0Gloomy
Dec0Gloomy

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 Suárez, how humid it feels changes noticeably over the year.

The more humid part of the year lasts 4.5 months, from around March 1 to July 16. The muggiest month is May, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 92% of the time.

The most comfortable stretch runs from around September 19 to February 28, and October is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 30% of the time.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecOct 18 · 33%May 7 · 6%humidcomfortablecomfortablehumidcomfortable
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
Jan29701
Feb23752
Mar17812
Apr12862
May8893
Jun12880
Jul19810
Aug16840
Sep19810
Oct30700
Nov29710
Dec26740

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

0510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmJul 30 · 4 km/hApr 18 · 3 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan3calm
Feb3calm
Mar3calm
Apr3calm
May3calm
Jun3calm
Jul4calm
Aug4calm
Sep3calm
Oct3calm
Nov3calm
Dec3calm

Best time to visit Suárez

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

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

Around late December, Suárez 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. In Suárez it holds close to 3.7 all year, so any month is about as good as another for general outdoor tourist activities.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDectravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitation

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
Jan3.7fair
Feb3.6fair
Mar3.5poor
Apr3.4poor
May3.4poor
Jun3.4poor
Jul3.4poor
Aug3.5fair
Sep3.4poor
Oct3.4poor
Nov3.4poor
Dec3.6fair

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. In Suárez it holds close to 2.7 all year, so any month is about as good as another for hot-weather activities.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitation

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 Suárez, 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.

Suárez packs about the same all year — highs hold near 23°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 February, Suárez sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

UV index (midday) in Suárez 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 Suárez peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 22 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 16Jul 22UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Average hourly UV index in Suárez

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 March the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 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
Feb86.5
Mar8.57
Apr86
May86.5
Jun86
Jul86
Aug86
Sep86.5
Oct86
Nov7.55.5
Dec86

Air quality in Suárez 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 Suárez is worst in September — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1329 µg/m³Nov 1419 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayFrost-free year round

Suárez 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. Suárez banks about 3,092 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around April.

01,0002,0003,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°C·days)
Jan261
Feb242
Mar272
Apr265
May272
Jun255
Jul257
Aug257
Sep247
Oct257
Nov249
Dec258

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.

Suárez receives about 4.3 kWh/m² a day of solar energy — bright — and it stays remarkably steady, holding between 3.8 and 4.7 kWh/m² all year. For solar panels, output here is a flat line, not a seasonal wave.

0123456JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdimmoderatebrightFeb 264.7 kWhNov 143.8 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan4.4Bright
Feb4.7Bright
Mar4.7Bright
Apr4.3Bright
May4.1Bright
Jun4.2Bright
Jul4.4Bright
Aug4.7Bright
Sep4.5Bright
Oct4.1Bright
Nov3.8Moderate
Dec4.0Bright

Where is Suárez?

Suárez sits at 3.0°N, 76.7°W, 1,075 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Morales, 23 km away.

Topography around Suárez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suárez has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 795 m around an average of 1,249 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,939 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,351 m.

The land around Suárez is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (40%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
795 m
16 km
1,939 m
80 km
5,351 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Nearby: Morales 23 km · Santander de Quilichao 24 km · Jamundí 39 km · Piendamo 40 km · Puerto Tejada 44 km · Villa Rica 52 km · Corinto 54 km · Cali 57 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 Suárez (2.9539°, -76.6964°, elevation 1,075 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).