![]() ![]() The country’s topographic diversity defines the three recognized climatic zones: the high elevation cold zones (tierra fria), located above 2,000 meters (m) in elevation, with mean annual temperatures ranging between 13✬–17✬, a temperate zone (tierra templada), located between 1,000 m–2,000 m, with mean annual temperatures of approximately 18✬, and a tropical zone (tierra caliente), which covers all areas below 1,000 m and mean annual temperatures of 24✬–27✬.Ĭolombia’s climate is tropical along the coast and the eastern lowlands, and cooler in the highlands and Andes. Average annual rainfall is 2,630 mm but there is significant variability across the country. ![]() The West Pacific coast and in the Andean interior receive the highest rainfall amounts (approximately 6 mm–7,000 mm per year), while the drier steppe climates in the north and south west receive less than 500 mm per year. The Andean regions experience a bimodal pattern of rains during April–June and October–December, while the northern Caribbean region, due to its proximity to the equator, experiences a single rainy season between May–October. Inter-annual rainfall variability is influenced by the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). Cape Coral is a city located in Lee County, Florida, United States, on the Gulf of Mexico. The ENSO brings droughts and warmer weather and La Niña is associated with floods and cooler weather in Colombia, particularly between June and August. ![]()
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