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Last and first frost dates in Barranquilla

Colombia

Barranquilla had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

Last spring frostnone in ten years
First autumn frostnone in ten years

Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.

There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

When the soil warms up in Barranquilla

The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).

SoilDate
5 °Calready in the first week of January
10 °Calready in the first week of January
15 °Calready in the first week of January
18 °Calready in the first week of January

Frost dates near Barranquilla

CityDistanceLast spring frostFirst autumn frost
Santa Marta72 km——
Cartagena (Colombia)101 km——
Valledupar178 km——
Sincelejo197 km——
Montería273 km——

Seeds, seedlings and markets in Barranquilla

Within 15 km of Barranquilla OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 4 farm-supply shops, 3 plant nurseries and 18 markets (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest market to the city centre is Mercado Sredni, 3 km away.

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Weather in Barranquilla by month

Average weather in Barranquilla over 2016–2025: the warmest month is April. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (29.7–30.9 °C). Months that average 30 °C or more by day: March–October and December (30–30.9 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in February, average 25.1 °C. About 1311 mm of rain falls in a year, on 174 days; October is the wettest month (235 mm) and February the driest (2 mm).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy days
January29.725.2122
February29.925.121
March30.225.392
April30.925.7569
May30.925.915719
June30.525.816022
July30.62612116
August30.825.817922
September30.825.618325
October30.225.123527
November29.825.117323
December3025.7246

Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).