Riohacha weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇴 Colombia · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Riohacha is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with February and March close behind. Riohacha averages about 2,757 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,757
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 94/100
- Rain / year
- 931 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 188k
- Elevation
- 13 m
When is the best time to visit Riohacha?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Riohacha is January, then February and March. The dullest month is October (68/100, 213 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Riohacha?
Riohacha gets a lot of sun: around 2,757 hours a year. January (94/100) is noticeably better than October (68). It ranks #2 of 49 destinations in Colombia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,819 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around October, carries about 51% of the annual 931 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 94 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 4 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 94 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 4 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 93 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 13 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 89 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 34 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 72 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 126 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 79 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 89 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 85 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 55 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 79 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 87 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 70 | 31° / 88°F | 27° / 81°F | 140 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 68 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 213 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 72 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 124 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 88 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 42 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Riohacha by month
The sea off Riohacha is warmest in May at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 28°C / 82°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Valledupar Colombia · 126 km · best in Jan · 2,523 h sun/yr
- Santa Marta Colombia · 149 km · best in Jan · 2,935 h sun/yr
- Barranquilla Colombia · 214 km · best in Jan · 2,640 h sun/yr
- Cartagena Colombia · 307 km · best in Jan · 2,547 h sun/yr
- Oranjestad Aruba · 335 km · best in Mar · 3,176 h sun/yr
- Cúcuta Colombia · 403 km · best in Nov · 1,616 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Maracaibo Venezuela · 169 km · 2,738 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Paraguaná Venezuela · 303 km · 3,065 h sun/yr · best in Mar
Head-to-head
How Riohacha compares month by month: Riohacha vs Barranquilla · Riohacha vs Santa Marta · Riohacha vs Valledupar · Riohacha vs Oranjestad · all comparisons
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