Weather forecast: these are the temperatures in Medellín

Temperature, probability of rain, cloudiness and ultraviolet rays are some of the data you should know before leaving home. (Infobae/Jovani Pérez)

In the era of climate change, a hot summer day can quickly turn into a heavy rain that causes flooding in just a few minutes, so it is becoming more common for people to try to be prepared when faced with temperature fluctuations.

Below is the weather report expected in the next few hours for Medellin this Saturday:

Regardless of whether you will take advantage of the day to take a walk or simply go to the office to work, knowing the weather forecast for the next few hours It can help avoid getting wet in the rain or unnecessarily carrying an umbrella and coat.

For this Saturday, it is estimated that in Medellin will have an 84% chance of rainwith a maximum temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 16°. Cloud cover will be 96% and at night there will be a 43% chance of rain.

Weather forecast for Medellin (Illustrative image Infobae)

Located in the central part of the Aburrá Valley, Medellin has a mainly humid subtropical climate..

Medellin is characterized by a pleasant climate, neither too hot nor too cold, with average temperatures ranging from 16 to 26 degrees Celsius.

During the day the maximum temperature The average temperature ranges between 26 and 28 degrees Celsius. While in the early morning the minimum temperature It ranges from 17 to 18 degrees Celsius.

The Colombian city has two rainy seasonsThe first one goes from the end of March to the beginning of July, the second one starts in the last days of September until the beginning of December.

The rest of the year, Medellin’s climate is drymainly in the months of January and February.

The Colombian city mainly has a humid subtropical climate. (Mayor’s Office of Medellin)

The weather in Colombia is very diversehe climate is affected due to its geographical complexity such as the coasts of the Caribbean Sea to the north, the current of the Pacific Ocean, as well as the mountain ranges that cross it from north to south.

According to IDEAM There are at least four types of climate in the country: tropical, dry, temperate and cold high mountain.

In the case of the tropical climatesfour subtypes are identified: rainforest or equatorial, rainforest or monsoon, savannah with dry winter and savannah with dry summer.

He tropical rainforest or equatorial It covers areas such as the center and north of the Amazon, the entire Pacific Region, parts of Antioquia, western Santander, Boyacá and Cundinamarca, the Catatumbo area and the Amazonian foothills. While the tropical rainforest or monsoon It reaches the Llanero foothills and the southern ends of the Caribbean region.

The savannah with dry winter includes most of the Caribbean and Orinoquia regions, as well as the low-lying sectors in Santander and Antioquia. As for the Savannah with dry summer. adds the inter-Andean valleys in Tolima, Huila, Valle, Cauca and Nariño.

For the dry climatein Colombia they perceive the very hot arid or desert and very hot semiarid or steppeThe first is perceived in the upper part of Guajira and the second in the middle and lower areas of the same department and sectors of the Caribbean coast.

He temperate climate It is felt in the middle and lower areas of the three mountain ranges of the Colombian country; while the high mountain coldas its name suggests, in the upper levels of the three mountain ranges.