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Last and first frost dates in Popayán

Colombia

Popayán 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 Popayán

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 °C17 January

Frost dates near Popayán

CityDistanceLast spring frostFirst autumn frost
Cali113 km——
Palmira126 km——
Pasto155 km——
Neiva157 km——
Tuluá188 km——

Weather in Popayán by month

Average weather in Popayán over 2016–2025: the warmest month is September. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–May and July–October (20–21.6 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in September, average 12.5 °C. About 3117 mm of rain falls in a year, on 325 days; October is the wettest month (317 mm) and July the driest (185 mm).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy days
January20.112.921027
February20.113.325027
March2013.530730
April2013.529729
May2013.625829
June19.91323626
July20.913.118522
August21.512.620022
September21.612.526024
October20.21331730
November19.813.230029
December19.813.129730

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).